Chords for Newsies (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 11. King of New York
Tempo:
84.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Bb
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] You [Bb] don't need [A] money when you're [E] famous, they [G] give you [Bb] whatever you want, [G] gratis.
[E] Such [G] as?
A [Bb] pair of new [Gm] shoes with [E] matching [A] laces.
A [Bb] permanent [G] box at the [E] Chesette [Bb] races.
A Stamion ride with a [Em] sour pickle.
A [Bb] personal [C] bus on a [D] wooden [G] neck.
Oh, [C] look at [Dm] me, I'm the [G] king of New [C] York.
[C]
[G] [C] Suddenly, [Dm] [F] I'm [Bb] respectable, [Eb] staring right at your [D] lousy rich [G] stature.
I'll bend your dog like I'd eat [Em] Mox Pop.
I'll bend my dog and [D] go and [G] deluxe.
And [C] there I'll [Dm] be, ain't I [Bb] pretty?
[Eb] It's my city, [Gm] I'm the king of New York.
[Bb] A gold [A] watch with a [E] chain that's [A] twirling.
My [Bb] very own [A] bed and [Em] an indoor turtling.
A [Bb] barber shop [A] haircut that [E] costs a [G] quarter.
A [Bb] regular [Fm] beat for the [G] star reporter.
[C] And the straight [Dm] punk, she's the [G] king of New York.
[C] Who'd have thought I'd be the [G] king of New York?
[C] We were [Dm] sunk, [F] pale and [Bb] pitiful.
[Eb] Luncheon noodles, [Cm] posters [G] brutal.
Almost a half a [Em] drink.
When she misses out and [D] drowns in [G] ink.
So [C] let's get [Dm] drunk!
Yeah!
[Bb] [Eb] [G] You're king of New York.
I [Bb] gotta be [Bb] either [E] dead or [G] dreaming.
Cause [Bb] look at that [A] paper with [E] my face [B] beaming.
[C] Some are lame, [B] they're rap [Gb] fish is [B] in it.
But [Db] I was a [D] star for [E] one whole [Bb] minute.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[A] [G] [C] [F] [D]
[Dbm] [F] [Ab] [C]
[Fm] [C] [F] [Bbm]
[B] [F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [F] [B] [Dm] [Abm]
[G] [D]
[Gm]
[Db] Hey!
Ha ha [E] ha!
[F] [C] [Ab] Woo!
[G]
[D] [Cm] [G] [Em]
[C] [G] [D] [N]
[Ab] Huh?
[Db] No!
[Gb] [B] [E] Woo!
[Ab] [A] [Bb] Woo! [Fm] Woo!
[C] [Gm]
[D] [C] [E] Woo! Woo!
[D] Woo!
[Am] [C] [Gb] [Dbm] [E]
[E] [Dbm] [Db] [Eb] [Bbm] Woo! [Fm] Woo!
[C] Woo!
Woo!
[Gb] [F] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [Cm] Woo!
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [C] [D] [G] [C] Look at [Dm] me, I'm the [C] king of New York.
[C] [G] [C] Wait and [Dm] see, [F] this is [Bb] gonna make [Eb] both of the lazy,
[Cm] The in their [G] panties.
I'm hot to shoot and bright as the [C] sun.
I'm what I can look, [D] son of a [G] gun.
I [C] [Dm] guarantee, though [Bb] I'm cramped out,
[Eb] I ain't tapped out.
[D] I'm the [G] king, [C] friendly [Dm] king.
Let [Bb] on can just [Eb] snap one picture,
[D] You're the [G] king, [Cm] history.
[Dm] Bombay [Bb] story, [Eb] gods and glory,
I'm the [G] king.
[C] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [G] I'm gonna get it!
[E] Such [G] as?
A [Bb] pair of new [Gm] shoes with [E] matching [A] laces.
A [Bb] permanent [G] box at the [E] Chesette [Bb] races.
A Stamion ride with a [Em] sour pickle.
A [Bb] personal [C] bus on a [D] wooden [G] neck.
Oh, [C] look at [Dm] me, I'm the [G] king of New [C] York.
[C]
[G] [C] Suddenly, [Dm] [F] I'm [Bb] respectable, [Eb] staring right at your [D] lousy rich [G] stature.
I'll bend your dog like I'd eat [Em] Mox Pop.
I'll bend my dog and [D] go and [G] deluxe.
And [C] there I'll [Dm] be, ain't I [Bb] pretty?
[Eb] It's my city, [Gm] I'm the king of New York.
[Bb] A gold [A] watch with a [E] chain that's [A] twirling.
My [Bb] very own [A] bed and [Em] an indoor turtling.
A [Bb] barber shop [A] haircut that [E] costs a [G] quarter.
A [Bb] regular [Fm] beat for the [G] star reporter.
[C] And the straight [Dm] punk, she's the [G] king of New York.
[C] Who'd have thought I'd be the [G] king of New York?
[C] We were [Dm] sunk, [F] pale and [Bb] pitiful.
[Eb] Luncheon noodles, [Cm] posters [G] brutal.
Almost a half a [Em] drink.
When she misses out and [D] drowns in [G] ink.
So [C] let's get [Dm] drunk!
Yeah!
[Bb] [Eb] [G] You're king of New York.
I [Bb] gotta be [Bb] either [E] dead or [G] dreaming.
Cause [Bb] look at that [A] paper with [E] my face [B] beaming.
[C] Some are lame, [B] they're rap [Gb] fish is [B] in it.
But [Db] I was a [D] star for [E] one whole [Bb] minute.
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[A] [G] [C] [F] [D]
[Dbm] [F] [Ab] [C]
[Fm] [C] [F] [Bbm]
[B] [F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [F] [B] [Dm] [Abm]
[G] [D]
[Gm]
[Db] Hey!
Ha ha [E] ha!
[F] [C] [Ab] Woo!
[G]
[D] [Cm] [G] [Em]
[C] [G] [D] [N]
[Ab] Huh?
[Db] No!
[Gb] [B] [E] Woo!
[Ab] [A] [Bb] Woo! [Fm] Woo!
[C] [Gm]
[D] [C] [E] Woo! Woo!
[D] Woo!
[Am] [C] [Gb] [Dbm] [E]
[E] [Dbm] [Db] [Eb] [Bbm] Woo! [Fm] Woo!
[C] Woo!
Woo!
[Gb] [F] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [Cm] Woo!
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [C] [D] [G] [C] Look at [Dm] me, I'm the [C] king of New York.
[C] [G] [C] Wait and [Dm] see, [F] this is [Bb] gonna make [Eb] both of the lazy,
[Cm] The in their [G] panties.
I'm hot to shoot and bright as the [C] sun.
I'm what I can look, [D] son of a [G] gun.
I [C] [Dm] guarantee, though [Bb] I'm cramped out,
[Eb] I ain't tapped out.
[D] I'm the [G] king, [C] friendly [Dm] king.
Let [Bb] on can just [Eb] snap one picture,
[D] You're the [G] king, [Cm] history.
[Dm] Bombay [Bb] story, [Eb] gods and glory,
I'm the [G] king.
[C] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [G] I'm gonna get it!
Key:
G
C
Bb
D
E
G
C
Bb
[A] You [Bb] don't need [A] money when you're [E] famous, they [G] give you [Bb] whatever you want, [G] gratis.
[E] Such [G] as?
A [Bb] pair of new [Gm] shoes with [E] matching [A] laces.
A [Bb] permanent [G] box at the [E] Chesette [Bb] races.
A Stamion ride with a [Em] sour pickle.
A [Bb] personal [C] bus on a [D] wooden [G] neck.
Oh, [C] look at [Dm] me, I'm the [G] king of New [C] York.
[C] _
[G] [C] Suddenly, [Dm] [F] I'm [Bb] respectable, [Eb] staring right at your [D] lousy rich [G] stature.
I'll bend your dog like I'd eat [Em] Mox Pop.
I'll bend my dog and [D] go and [G] deluxe.
And [C] there I'll [Dm] be, ain't I [Bb] pretty?
[Eb] It's my city, [Gm] I'm the king of New York.
[Bb] A gold [A] watch with a [E] chain that's [A] twirling.
My [Bb] very own [A] bed and [Em] an indoor turtling.
A [Bb] barber shop [A] haircut that [E] costs a [G] quarter.
A [Bb] regular [Fm] beat for the [G] star reporter.
[C] And the straight [Dm] punk, she's the [G] king of New York.
[C] Who'd have thought I'd be the [G] king of New York?
[C] We were [Dm] sunk, [F] pale and [Bb] pitiful.
[Eb] Luncheon noodles, [Cm] posters [G] brutal.
Almost a half a [Em] drink.
When she misses out and [D] drowns in [G] ink.
So [C] let's get [Dm] drunk!
Yeah!
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [G] You're king of New York.
I [Bb] gotta be [Bb] either [E] dead or [G] dreaming.
Cause [Bb] look at that [A] paper with [E] my face [B] beaming.
[C] Some are lame, [B] they're rap [Gb] fish is [B] in it.
But [Db] I was a [D] star for [E] one whole [Bb] minute.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _
[Fm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [Dm] _ [Abm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Hey!
Ha ha [E] _ _ ha!
[F] _ [C] [Ab] Woo!
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [N] _ _
[Ab] Huh?
_ [Db] No!
[Gb] _ _ [B] [E] Woo!
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Bb] Woo! _ [Fm] Woo!
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [E] Woo! Woo!
[D] Woo!
[Am] _ _ [C] _ [Gb] _ [Dbm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Dbm] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] Woo! [Fm] Woo!
[C] Woo!
Woo!
_ [Gb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] [Cm] Woo!
[Eb] _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] [C] Look at [Dm] me, I'm the [C] king of New York.
[C] _ [G] [C] Wait and [Dm] see, [F] this is [Bb] gonna make [Eb] both of the lazy,
[Cm] The in their [G] panties.
I'm hot to shoot and bright as the [C] sun.
I'm what I can look, [D] son of a [G] gun.
I [C] [Dm] guarantee, though [Bb] I'm cramped out,
[Eb] I ain't tapped out.
[D] I'm the [G] king, [C] friendly [Dm] king.
Let [Bb] on can just [Eb] snap one picture,
[D] You're the [G] king, [Cm] history.
[Dm] Bombay [Bb] story, [Eb] gods and glory,
I'm the [G] king.
[C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] I'm gonna get it! _ _
[E] Such [G] as?
A [Bb] pair of new [Gm] shoes with [E] matching [A] laces.
A [Bb] permanent [G] box at the [E] Chesette [Bb] races.
A Stamion ride with a [Em] sour pickle.
A [Bb] personal [C] bus on a [D] wooden [G] neck.
Oh, [C] look at [Dm] me, I'm the [G] king of New [C] York.
[C] _
[G] [C] Suddenly, [Dm] [F] I'm [Bb] respectable, [Eb] staring right at your [D] lousy rich [G] stature.
I'll bend your dog like I'd eat [Em] Mox Pop.
I'll bend my dog and [D] go and [G] deluxe.
And [C] there I'll [Dm] be, ain't I [Bb] pretty?
[Eb] It's my city, [Gm] I'm the king of New York.
[Bb] A gold [A] watch with a [E] chain that's [A] twirling.
My [Bb] very own [A] bed and [Em] an indoor turtling.
A [Bb] barber shop [A] haircut that [E] costs a [G] quarter.
A [Bb] regular [Fm] beat for the [G] star reporter.
[C] And the straight [Dm] punk, she's the [G] king of New York.
[C] Who'd have thought I'd be the [G] king of New York?
[C] We were [Dm] sunk, [F] pale and [Bb] pitiful.
[Eb] Luncheon noodles, [Cm] posters [G] brutal.
Almost a half a [Em] drink.
When she misses out and [D] drowns in [G] ink.
So [C] let's get [Dm] drunk!
Yeah!
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [G] You're king of New York.
I [Bb] gotta be [Bb] either [E] dead or [G] dreaming.
Cause [Bb] look at that [A] paper with [E] my face [B] beaming.
[C] Some are lame, [B] they're rap [Gb] fish is [B] in it.
But [Db] I was a [D] star for [E] one whole [Bb] minute.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _
[Fm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [Dm] _ [Abm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Hey!
Ha ha [E] _ _ ha!
[F] _ [C] [Ab] Woo!
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [N] _ _
[Ab] Huh?
_ [Db] No!
[Gb] _ _ [B] [E] Woo!
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Bb] Woo! _ [Fm] Woo!
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [E] Woo! Woo!
[D] Woo!
[Am] _ _ [C] _ [Gb] _ [Dbm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Dbm] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] Woo! [Fm] Woo!
[C] Woo!
Woo!
_ [Gb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] [Cm] Woo!
[Eb] _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] [C] Look at [Dm] me, I'm the [C] king of New York.
[C] _ [G] [C] Wait and [Dm] see, [F] this is [Bb] gonna make [Eb] both of the lazy,
[Cm] The in their [G] panties.
I'm hot to shoot and bright as the [C] sun.
I'm what I can look, [D] son of a [G] gun.
I [C] [Dm] guarantee, though [Bb] I'm cramped out,
[Eb] I ain't tapped out.
[D] I'm the [G] king, [C] friendly [Dm] king.
Let [Bb] on can just [Eb] snap one picture,
[D] You're the [G] king, [Cm] history.
[Dm] Bombay [Bb] story, [Eb] gods and glory,
I'm the [G] king.
[C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] I'm gonna get it! _ _