New York City Serenade chords and lyrics - PETE YORN

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[Intro 1]
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[G]Billy,

[Verse 1]
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[Em]he's down by the railroad [Am]trac[G]ks[C]
Sit[G]tin' low in the back [Em]seat
of [Am]his C[G]adillac[C]
And [G]Diamond [Em]Jackie, oh,
she's so [Am]intact[G][C][G]
As she falls so [Em]softly [Am]beneath [C]him[G]
[C]Jackie'[G]s hee[Am]ls are static
Billy's got cleat[Em]s on his boots
Together they're gonna [Am]boogaloo down Broadway
and come back [Em]home with the news
Yeah, it's [Am]midnight in Manhattan,
this [G]ain't no [C]time to get cute
It's [D]a mad dog's promenade, so walk [G]tall
[Em]Or, [Am]baby,
[G]don't walk [C]at all

[Interlude 1]
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Fish [G]lady,

[Verse 2]
fish [Em]lady, fish lady,
she breaks down them [Am]tenement [G]walls
Won't take corner boys,
ain't got [Em]no money and they're [Am]so ea[G]sy
I say, "Hey there, baby, won't you take my hand,
move [Em]with me down [Am]Broadway[C]
[G]I say, "Mama, won't you take my arm and move wit[Em]h me,
move with me down [Am]Broadway"[C]
I'm a [Em]young [G]man,
I talk it real loud
[Em]I say a young man,
I'm gonna walk it really proud [Am]for ya
So [Em]shake it [G]away
Shake away the city life
[Em]Shake away the street life
And [Am]hook up to the [Em]train
[G]Hook up to the night [Em]train[G]
[Em]Ah, [Am]hook up to the t[C]rain
But I know [Am]that she won't take the train,
no, she [Em]won't take the train
[Am]She won't take the train, no,
she [Em]won't take the train
She [Am]won't take the train, no,
she won't take the train
She [Em]won't take the train,
no, she won't take the train
She's [C]afraid them tracks are gonna
[G]slow [C]her down
[G]And when [D]she turns, this boy'll be gone
[G]So [Em]long
Sometimes,
[Am]you [C]gotta walk on[G][C][G]

[Interlude 2]
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Hey, [Em]jazz [G]man Hey,

[Verse 3]
[Em]vibes man
Won't you sing [Am]me a serenade
[Em]In t[C]he dee[G]per blue,
you'll be play[Em]in' in your [Am]parade[C]
[G]So sav[Am]e your notes,
don't y'spend 'em [Em]on the blues, boys
Yeah, save [Am]your notes,
don't spend 'em [Em]on the darlin' so long
Straight for [Am]the church
note ringin'
[G]Vibes man, [C]sting a trash can
[D]Listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
[G]He's [Em]singi[Am]n'[Em][C]
He's [G]singin'[Em]
He's [Am]singin'[C][Em]
[Am]He's [Em]singi[G]n'
He's [Em]singin'
Singin'
[Am]He's [D]singin'[C][G]
[D][Em][D]
[G]He's singin'

[Outro 1]
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