New York's My Home Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Lis[Bm]ten,[D][Bm][A][D]
all you New Yorkers,
there's a rumor going round
That some of you good people
want to leave this town
But you'd better consult with me
before you go
Yeah? Cause I've been to
all those places
and I [Bm]know Chicago?
Well, [D]Chicago's all right
It's got Marshall Field and Soldiers Field
And it's on a nice [Bm]lake
But it hasn't [D]got the Hansons in the park
It [G]hasn't got the skyline after dark
That's why [D]New York's my home
Let me never leave it
[Bm]New York's my home, sweet [G]home
San [A]Francisco?
[D]San Francisco is a lovely place
It's got lots of hills and lots of thrills
And it's near an ocean of some [Bm]size
But it hasn't [D]got the Bowery or the Bronx
It hasn't [G]got the Harlem,
honky -tonks
That's why [D]New York's my home
It's my favorite city,
[Bm]New York's my home, sweet [G]home
St. Louis?
[D]Lots of people like St. Louis
It's got lots of shoes
and the St. Louis blues
And one of our larger rivers runs [Bm]by
But it hasn't [D]got the opera in the Met
It [G]hasn't got a famous string quartet
That's why [D]New York's my home
Not a place to visit,
[Bm]New York's my home,
sweet [G]home
[Bm]Hollywood?
[D]Hollywood's got movie stars
and movie czars
And cocktail bars and shiny cars
And a wonderful climate, they [Bm]say
But it hasn't [D]got the handy subway trains
You [Dm]sel dom [G]find a taxi when it rains
That's why [D]New York's my home
Ain't your California,
New York's [Bm]my home, sweet ho[D]me
So [G]save your time and trouble
Save your railroad [Dm]fare[Bdim]
[G]Save [C]your time [Edim]and trouble
[C]Save [Edim]your ra[G]ilroad fare
[D]Cause when you leave New York,
you don't go anywhere
[G]So brother Ben,
you'd better [Em]stay [Edim]right th[A]ere
We have to [Em]go now, [G]it's getting real late
[Em]An d Purdue an[D]d the office
had a quarter of mate
[Am]We enjoyed[D] it so much,
had [A]a real nice [D]time
Thanks an awful lot.
Come [A]and see us s[D]oon.[Gm][D][Bm][Em]
[Bm]Well, [D]I guess that's it.
You're going [Eb]back tomorrow.[D]
[Gm]I can't le[Bbdim]ave you. I j[C#dim]ust can'[Dm]t. Steven,
[A]look.
New York gave us two wonderful days,
and [Dm]we should say thank you and run
just as fast as we can.
We have [A]to come down to
[F#]Earth sometime.
[G]That's just it. [Bb]We don't.
Maybe other people do, but we [Ab]don't.
[Abaug]I'm happy[F#] up here where we are,
and I want to [B]stay.
But, [Ab]Stephen, we can't just...
We can [B]find our place
[Ebm]In the sun[F#] I'm[F#m] afrai[F#]d to run[B]
I know [F#]my heart [Edim]would lose
[Bbdim]its way.[Eb]
Never leave me, never leave me.
Let me stay [F#]with you.
Never me, never leave me.
[Eb]Oh -[C#dim]ah,
[Eb]Oh -[F#]ah,[C#m][Ebdim]
[Abaug]Oh -ah[Ab][Abaug][C#m][Abaug][A][C#m]