Chords for Dion DiMucci - New York City Song. (1975)
Tempo:
142.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[E] [C#m]
She never listened [G#m] to a word [C#m] or what her [G#] daddy said.
[E] Music and [D#] the parties and [C#m] laughter turned [E] her on.
She lost herself in [C#m] running.
She was a little girl, but she was a little girl.
[F#m] [B] Knowing I was [E] gone.
That's the year [A] my dream [C#m] died in New [A] York City.
[E] That's the year [A] I had to [C#] leave that town.
That's [E] the [A] year before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
[E] That's the year I [B] left without a son.
The bottles are all empty [C#m] and the sand not felt at [E] all.
Thank the law [G#m] of New York [F#m] City, people are [B] strong.
[E] I think of all the good times, [C#m] but they're not my cup of [E] tea.
Lord, ain't it funny [C#m] baby, that [F#m] we've taken different [E] roads.
That's the year [A] my dream [C#m] died in New [A] York City.
[E] That's the year [A] I had to leave [B] that town.
[E] That's the year [A] before my [E] dream died in New York [A] City.
[E] That's the year [F#m] I left [B] without [E] a son.
Music and the parties and
[G#m]
[C#m] laughter turned her on.
[A]
[E] There'll always be a little New [C#m] York City in [E] my heart.
Though this country's [G#m] so low-lying, [C#m] I knew it [G#] right from the start.
[E] Saints of snow [E] don't lay [A] in the old cathedral [E] hall.
Perhaps they knew [C#m] before they met [F#m] that I had to [E] leave it all.
That's the [A] year my dream [C#m] died in New [A] York City.
That's the year I had to [B] leave that town.
[E] That's the year [A] before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
That's the [F#m] year I left [E] without a son.
[A] My dream died in New York City.
[E] That's the [A] year I
[F#]
[B] [E] That's the [A] year my dream died in New York City.
[E] That's the year I
[F#]
[A] [E]
[F#] [B] [B]
[C#] [Em]
[E] [C#m]
She never listened [G#m] to a word [C#m] or what her [G#] daddy said.
[E] Music and [D#] the parties and [C#m] laughter turned [E] her on.
She lost herself in [C#m] running.
She was a little girl, but she was a little girl.
[F#m] [B] Knowing I was [E] gone.
That's the year [A] my dream [C#m] died in New [A] York City.
[E] That's the year [A] I had to [C#] leave that town.
That's [E] the [A] year before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
[E] That's the year I [B] left without a son.
The bottles are all empty [C#m] and the sand not felt at [E] all.
Thank the law [G#m] of New York [F#m] City, people are [B] strong.
[E] I think of all the good times, [C#m] but they're not my cup of [E] tea.
Lord, ain't it funny [C#m] baby, that [F#m] we've taken different [E] roads.
That's the year [A] my dream [C#m] died in New [A] York City.
[E] That's the year [A] I had to leave [B] that town.
[E] That's the year [A] before my [E] dream died in New York [A] City.
[E] That's the year [F#m] I left [B] without [E] a son.
Music and the parties and
[G#m]
[C#m] laughter turned her on.
[A]
[E] There'll always be a little New [C#m] York City in [E] my heart.
Though this country's [G#m] so low-lying, [C#m] I knew it [G#] right from the start.
[E] Saints of snow [E] don't lay [A] in the old cathedral [E] hall.
Perhaps they knew [C#m] before they met [F#m] that I had to [E] leave it all.
That's the [A] year my dream [C#m] died in New [A] York City.
That's the year I had to [B] leave that town.
[E] That's the year [A] before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
That's the [F#m] year I left [E] without a son.
[A] My dream died in New York City.
[E] That's the [A] year I
[F#]
[B] [E] That's the [A] year my dream died in New York City.
[E] That's the year I
[F#]
[A] [E]
[F#] [B] [B]
[C#] [Em]
Key:
E
A
C#m
B
F#m
E
A
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ She _ _ never listened [G#m] to a word [C#m] or what her [G#] daddy said.
_ _ [E] _ Music and [D#] the parties and [C#m] laughter turned [E] her on.
_ _ She lost herself in [C#m] running.
_ She was a little girl, but she was a little girl.
[F#m] _ [B] Knowing I was [E] gone.
_ _ _ That's the year [A] my dream [C#m] _ died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ [E] That's the year [A] I had to [C#] leave that town.
_ _ _ That's [E] the _ [A] year before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ [E] That's the year I [B] left without a son.
_ The _ _ _ bottles are all empty [C#m] and the sand not felt at [E] all.
_ _ Thank the law [G#m] of New York [F#m] City, people are [B] strong.
_ [E] I think of all the good times, [C#m] but they're not my cup of [E] tea.
Lord, _ _ ain't it funny [C#m] baby, _ that [F#m] we've taken different [E] roads.
_ _ _ _ That's the year [A] my dream _ _ [C#m] _ died in New [A] York City.
_ _ [E] That's the year [A] I had to leave [B] that town.
_ _ _ [E] That's the _ year [A] before my [E] dream died in New York [A] City.
_ _ _ [E] That's the year [F#m] I left [B] without [E] a son.
Music and the parties _ and _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] laughter turned her on.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ There'll always be a little New [C#m] York City in [E] my heart.
_ _ _ Though this country's [G#m] so low-lying, [C#m] I knew it [G#] right from the start.
_ [E] _ Saints of snow [E] _ don't lay [A] in the old cathedral [E] _ hall.
_ Perhaps they knew [C#m] before they met [F#m] that I had to [E] leave it all.
_ _ _ _ That's the [A] year my dream _ [C#m] _ died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ That's the year I had to [B] leave that town.
_ _ _ _ [E] That's the year [A] before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ That's the [F#m] year I left [E] without a son.
_ [A] _ _ _ My dream died in New York City.
[E] _ That's the [A] year I_
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ That's the [A] year my dream _ _ died in New York City.
_ _ [E] _ That's the year I_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ She _ _ never listened [G#m] to a word [C#m] or what her [G#] daddy said.
_ _ [E] _ Music and [D#] the parties and [C#m] laughter turned [E] her on.
_ _ She lost herself in [C#m] running.
_ She was a little girl, but she was a little girl.
[F#m] _ [B] Knowing I was [E] gone.
_ _ _ That's the year [A] my dream [C#m] _ died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ [E] That's the year [A] I had to [C#] leave that town.
_ _ _ That's [E] the _ [A] year before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ [E] That's the year I [B] left without a son.
_ The _ _ _ bottles are all empty [C#m] and the sand not felt at [E] all.
_ _ Thank the law [G#m] of New York [F#m] City, people are [B] strong.
_ [E] I think of all the good times, [C#m] but they're not my cup of [E] tea.
Lord, _ _ ain't it funny [C#m] baby, _ that [F#m] we've taken different [E] roads.
_ _ _ _ That's the year [A] my dream _ _ [C#m] _ died in New [A] York City.
_ _ [E] That's the year [A] I had to leave [B] that town.
_ _ _ [E] That's the _ year [A] before my [E] dream died in New York [A] City.
_ _ _ [E] That's the year [F#m] I left [B] without [E] a son.
Music and the parties _ and _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] laughter turned her on.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ There'll always be a little New [C#m] York City in [E] my heart.
_ _ _ Though this country's [G#m] so low-lying, [C#m] I knew it [G#] right from the start.
_ [E] _ Saints of snow [E] _ don't lay [A] in the old cathedral [E] _ hall.
_ Perhaps they knew [C#m] before they met [F#m] that I had to [E] leave it all.
_ _ _ _ That's the [A] year my dream _ [C#m] _ died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ That's the year I had to [B] leave that town.
_ _ _ _ [E] That's the year [A] before my [E] dream died in New [A] York City.
_ _ _ That's the [F#m] year I left [E] without a son.
_ [A] _ _ _ My dream died in New York City.
[E] _ That's the [A] year I_
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ That's the [A] year my dream _ _ died in New York City.
_ _ [E] _ That's the year I_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _