Chords for A Duck In New York City
Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#
B
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
[E] [E] [A]
There was a little duck in New York City, which is not exactly perfect [E] for a duck.
Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big buildings, pavement, [A] and trucks.
[E] [A] But if you are a duck in New York City, [C#] [A] you do the very best with what [D] you've got.
You don't go waddling [A] after dark, you take a taxi [E] to the park, and you find a [G#] fire hydrant.
[A] When it's hot.
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] His [A] apartment [E] was too small to [A] have a bathtub, so he had to go out waddling on [E] the street.
He'd pretend that he was swimming up the pavement, even though it [G#m] often hurt his [A] little feet.
But he loved to [E] see the [A] Nicks down at the gardens, and he loved the [C#] shows down on the [D] avenue.
And he [C#] said, I feel at home in New [A] York City, [E] because everyone [G#] is [A] quackers too.
Now this little duck wasn't always in New York City.
He grew up in a pond way in the prairies.
He was just a little tiny duck, but he had big ideas.
While other ducks were just thinking, go to one end of the pond, back to the other end of the pond,
he was dreaming of going to New York City.
He thought, if I could go there and get a show on Broadway, if they just had that Ibsen revival,
I could be a star, I'd just know it.
So he [F#m] practiced his singing and dancing, and [E] while other ducks were [A] fast asleep in the reeds,
you could hear it coming from the far end of the pond.
Quack, [A] quackity, quack, [E] quackity, [A] quack, [E] quack, quackity, [A] quack.
Start spreading the [E] news [A]
[C#m] [E] today.
I [A] wanna be a part of it.
New York, [F#] New York.
[B] So if [D] you are a duck [B] in New York City, it's not exactly perfect [F#] for a duck.
[G#] [F#] Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big [F#] buildings, pavement, [B] and trucks.
[F#] [B] But if you are a duck in New York City, [F#m] [B] you do the very best [E] with what you've got.
You don't go waddling after dark, you take a taxi to the park, [F#] and you find [C#m] a fire [B] hydrant when it's hot.
[F#] [B] Oh [F#] yeah, [B] New [F#] York [B] is ducky.
[E] [E] [A]
There was a little duck in New York City, which is not exactly perfect [E] for a duck.
Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big buildings, pavement, [A] and trucks.
[E] [A] But if you are a duck in New York City, [C#] [A] you do the very best with what [D] you've got.
You don't go waddling [A] after dark, you take a taxi [E] to the park, and you find a [G#] fire hydrant.
[A] When it's hot.
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] His [A] apartment [E] was too small to [A] have a bathtub, so he had to go out waddling on [E] the street.
He'd pretend that he was swimming up the pavement, even though it [G#m] often hurt his [A] little feet.
But he loved to [E] see the [A] Nicks down at the gardens, and he loved the [C#] shows down on the [D] avenue.
And he [C#] said, I feel at home in New [A] York City, [E] because everyone [G#] is [A] quackers too.
Now this little duck wasn't always in New York City.
He grew up in a pond way in the prairies.
He was just a little tiny duck, but he had big ideas.
While other ducks were just thinking, go to one end of the pond, back to the other end of the pond,
he was dreaming of going to New York City.
He thought, if I could go there and get a show on Broadway, if they just had that Ibsen revival,
I could be a star, I'd just know it.
So he [F#m] practiced his singing and dancing, and [E] while other ducks were [A] fast asleep in the reeds,
you could hear it coming from the far end of the pond.
Quack, [A] quackity, quack, [E] quackity, [A] quack, [E] quack, quackity, [A] quack.
Start spreading the [E] news [A]
[C#m] [E] today.
I [A] wanna be a part of it.
New York, [F#] New York.
[B] So if [D] you are a duck [B] in New York City, it's not exactly perfect [F#] for a duck.
[G#] [F#] Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big [F#] buildings, pavement, [B] and trucks.
[F#] [B] But if you are a duck in New York City, [F#m] [B] you do the very best [E] with what you've got.
You don't go waddling after dark, you take a taxi to the park, [F#] and you find [C#m] a fire [B] hydrant when it's hot.
[F#] [B] Oh [F#] yeah, [B] New [F#] York [B] is ducky.
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ There was a little duck in New York City, _ _ which is not exactly perfect [E] for a duck.
_ Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big buildings, pavement, [A] and trucks.
[E] _ [A] But if you are a duck in New York City, [C#] _ [A] you do the very best with what [D] you've got. _
You don't go waddling [A] after dark, you take a taxi [E] to the park, and you find a [G#] fire hydrant.
[A] When it's hot.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] His [A] apartment [E] was too small to [A] have a bathtub, _ so he had to go out waddling on [E] the street.
_ He'd pretend that he was swimming up the pavement, _ even though it [G#m] often hurt his [A] little feet.
_ But he loved to [E] see the [A] Nicks down at the gardens, _ and he loved the [C#] shows down on the [D] avenue.
_ And he [C#] said, I feel at home in New [A] York City, _ [E] because everyone [G#] is [A] quackers too.
Now this little duck wasn't always in New York City.
He grew up in a pond way in the prairies.
He was just a little tiny duck, but he had big ideas.
While other ducks were just thinking, go to one end of the pond, back to the other end of the pond,
he was dreaming of going to New York City.
He thought, if I could go there and get a show on Broadway, if they just had that Ibsen revival,
I could be a star, I'd just know it.
So he [F#m] practiced his singing and dancing, and [E] while other ducks were [A] fast asleep in the reeds,
you could hear it coming from the far end of the pond.
Quack, _ [A] quackity, quack, [E] quackity, [A] quack, [E] quack, quackity, [A] quack.
Start spreading the [E] news _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] today.
I _ _ _ [A] wanna be a part of it.
New York, [F#] New York. _ _ _ _
_ [B] So if [D] you are a duck [B] in New York City, _ it's not exactly perfect [F#] for a duck.
[G#] _ _ [F#] Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big [F#] buildings, pavement, [B] and trucks.
[F#] _ [B] But if you are a duck in New York City, [F#m] _ [B] you do the very best [E] with what you've got.
You don't go waddling after dark, you take a taxi to the park, [F#] and you find [C#m] a fire [B] hydrant when it's hot.
[F#] _ [B] Oh [F#] yeah, [B] New [F#] York _ [B] is ducky. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ There was a little duck in New York City, _ _ which is not exactly perfect [E] for a duck.
_ Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big buildings, pavement, [A] and trucks.
[E] _ [A] But if you are a duck in New York City, [C#] _ [A] you do the very best with what [D] you've got. _
You don't go waddling [A] after dark, you take a taxi [E] to the park, and you find a [G#] fire hydrant.
[A] When it's hot.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] His [A] apartment [E] was too small to [A] have a bathtub, _ so he had to go out waddling on [E] the street.
_ He'd pretend that he was swimming up the pavement, _ even though it [G#m] often hurt his [A] little feet.
_ But he loved to [E] see the [A] Nicks down at the gardens, _ and he loved the [C#] shows down on the [D] avenue.
_ And he [C#] said, I feel at home in New [A] York City, _ [E] because everyone [G#] is [A] quackers too.
Now this little duck wasn't always in New York City.
He grew up in a pond way in the prairies.
He was just a little tiny duck, but he had big ideas.
While other ducks were just thinking, go to one end of the pond, back to the other end of the pond,
he was dreaming of going to New York City.
He thought, if I could go there and get a show on Broadway, if they just had that Ibsen revival,
I could be a star, I'd just know it.
So he [F#m] practiced his singing and dancing, and [E] while other ducks were [A] fast asleep in the reeds,
you could hear it coming from the far end of the pond.
Quack, _ [A] quackity, quack, [E] quackity, [A] quack, [E] quack, quackity, [A] quack.
Start spreading the [E] news _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] today.
I _ _ _ [A] wanna be a part of it.
New York, [F#] New York. _ _ _ _
_ [B] So if [D] you are a duck [B] in New York City, _ it's not exactly perfect [F#] for a duck.
[G#] _ _ [F#] Instead of little ponds with little lilies, there are great big [F#] buildings, pavement, [B] and trucks.
[F#] _ [B] But if you are a duck in New York City, [F#m] _ [B] you do the very best [E] with what you've got.
You don't go waddling after dark, you take a taxi to the park, [F#] and you find [C#m] a fire [B] hydrant when it's hot.
[F#] _ [B] Oh [F#] yeah, [B] New [F#] York _ [B] is ducky. _ _ _ _