New York Town Chords by Rick James
Tempo:
66.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Gb
Eb
Bbm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
New York City.
I need a cab.
[E] Yo, taxi!
[Eb]
[Dbm] [N] What's the matter man?
Where you going buddy?
Um, we're going to the 120th district, make a stop.
Nah, no [Eb] way, I'm sorry man, I [Ab] ain't going on your behalf.
[Dbm] Sorry, you can't take me [Gm] up there.
Nah, nah, get out of my way.
I'm not going to go home.
[Ab] We're just going to put you on the [Dbm] little street here, man.
Just like that.
Wow, it's just a [Bb] trip.
[Eb] Come on, little cab.
[Ab] What's the problem with this?
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Db] When I wake up and get down, I go to New York town.
There I can party all night.
I walk in the yard, you're everywhere.
The streets of that New Guinea delight.
The ladies [Eb] there are [Bbm] everywhere.
By the time the sun, and I [Db] get up and [Eb] [Bbm] we're talking.
I can never stop getting it on.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the shouts [Bbm] out [Ab] loud.
[Db] Under [Gb] the brown [Ab] highways.
[Gb] In Old New York [Ab] [Gb] town.
We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white [Ab] shouts.
They're loud as they [Gb] come.
There's [Ab] always a party [Gb] in Old New York [Ab] [Eb] town.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Dbm] [Eb] [Abm] [Eb]
[Bb] And I [Db] want to get high, but for my death I die.
A city where you never, I walk in Central Park.
I'm from the dark, I'm a vocal, [Bb] hanging around.
The more the [Dbm] weekend goes, [Eb] the [Db] hair is frowned.
And the soup of hours is fine as can [Bb] be.
The [Db] girls trick, [Bbm] they say, what's half a stick.
And it's the only place where you can be free.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts out [Ab] loud.
Under the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] [Gb] In Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they [Gb] come.
[Ab] There's always a party in [Gb] Old New York [Ab] town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts.
[Ab] Under [Db] the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] In [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they come.
[Gb] There's always [Ab] a party in [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb] No, [Bbm] no, no, [Bb] no.
No, [Db] no, [Db] no, no.
O-o [Eb]-o-o-o-o-o no!
[Bbm] Yes.
We are.
No!
Same.
No, no, no, [Eb] no!
Yes.
[N]
I need a cab.
[E] Yo, taxi!
[Eb]
[Dbm] [N] What's the matter man?
Where you going buddy?
Um, we're going to the 120th district, make a stop.
Nah, no [Eb] way, I'm sorry man, I [Ab] ain't going on your behalf.
[Dbm] Sorry, you can't take me [Gm] up there.
Nah, nah, get out of my way.
I'm not going to go home.
[Ab] We're just going to put you on the [Dbm] little street here, man.
Just like that.
Wow, it's just a [Bb] trip.
[Eb] Come on, little cab.
[Ab] What's the problem with this?
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Db] When I wake up and get down, I go to New York town.
There I can party all night.
I walk in the yard, you're everywhere.
The streets of that New Guinea delight.
The ladies [Eb] there are [Bbm] everywhere.
By the time the sun, and I [Db] get up and [Eb] [Bbm] we're talking.
I can never stop getting it on.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the shouts [Bbm] out [Ab] loud.
[Db] Under [Gb] the brown [Ab] highways.
[Gb] In Old New York [Ab] [Gb] town.
We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white [Ab] shouts.
They're loud as they [Gb] come.
There's [Ab] always a party [Gb] in Old New York [Ab] [Eb] town.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Dbm] [Eb] [Abm] [Eb]
[Bb] And I [Db] want to get high, but for my death I die.
A city where you never, I walk in Central Park.
I'm from the dark, I'm a vocal, [Bb] hanging around.
The more the [Dbm] weekend goes, [Eb] the [Db] hair is frowned.
And the soup of hours is fine as can [Bb] be.
The [Db] girls trick, [Bbm] they say, what's half a stick.
And it's the only place where you can be free.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts out [Ab] loud.
Under the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] [Gb] In Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they [Gb] come.
[Ab] There's always a party in [Gb] Old New York [Ab] town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts.
[Ab] Under [Db] the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] In [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they come.
[Gb] There's always [Ab] a party in [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb] No, [Bbm] no, no, [Bb] no.
No, [Db] no, [Db] no, no.
O-o [Eb]-o-o-o-o-o no!
[Bbm] Yes.
We are.
No!
Same.
No, no, no, [Eb] no!
Yes.
[N]
Key:
Ab
Gb
Eb
Bbm
Db
Ab
Gb
Eb
_ _ New York City.
I need a cab.
[E] Yo, taxi!
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] [N] What's the matter man?
Where you going buddy?
Um, we're going to the 120th district, make a stop.
Nah, no [Eb] way, I'm sorry man, I [Ab] ain't going on your behalf.
[Dbm] Sorry, you can't take me [Gm] up there.
Nah, nah, get out of my way.
I'm not going to go home.
[Ab] We're just going to put you on the [Dbm] little street here, man.
Just like that.
Wow, it's just a [Bb] trip.
[Eb] Come on, little cab.
_ _ [Ab] What's the problem with this?
[Bbm] _
_ [Eb] [Db] When I wake up and get down, I go to New York town.
There I can party all night.
I walk in the yard, you're everywhere.
The streets of that New Guinea delight.
The ladies [Eb] there are [Bbm] everywhere.
By the time the sun, and I [Db] get up and [Eb] [Bbm] we're talking.
I can never stop getting it on.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the shouts [Bbm] out [Ab] loud.
[Db] Under [Gb] the brown [Ab] highways.
[Gb] In Old New York [Ab] [Gb] town.
We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white [Ab] shouts.
They're loud as they [Gb] come.
There's [Ab] always a party [Gb] in Old New York [Ab] _ [Eb] town.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] And I [Db] want to get high, but for my death I die.
A city where you never, I walk in Central Park.
I'm from the dark, I'm a vocal, [Bb] hanging around.
The more the [Dbm] weekend goes, [Eb] the [Db] hair is frowned.
And the soup of hours is fine as can [Bb] be.
The [Db] girls trick, [Bbm] they say, what's half a stick.
And it's the only place where you can be free.
_ [Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts out [Ab] loud.
Under the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] _ [Gb] In Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they [Gb] come.
_ [Ab] There's always a party in [Gb] Old New York [Ab] town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts.
[Ab] Under [Db] the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] In [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they come.
[Gb] There's always [Ab] a party in [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] No, [Bbm] no, no, _ [Bb] no.
No, [Db] no, _ [Db] _ no, no.
O-o [Eb]-o-o-o-o-o no!
[Bbm] Yes.
We are.
No!
Same.
No, no, no, [Eb] no!
Yes.
_ _ _ [N] _
I need a cab.
[E] Yo, taxi!
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] [N] What's the matter man?
Where you going buddy?
Um, we're going to the 120th district, make a stop.
Nah, no [Eb] way, I'm sorry man, I [Ab] ain't going on your behalf.
[Dbm] Sorry, you can't take me [Gm] up there.
Nah, nah, get out of my way.
I'm not going to go home.
[Ab] We're just going to put you on the [Dbm] little street here, man.
Just like that.
Wow, it's just a [Bb] trip.
[Eb] Come on, little cab.
_ _ [Ab] What's the problem with this?
[Bbm] _
_ [Eb] [Db] When I wake up and get down, I go to New York town.
There I can party all night.
I walk in the yard, you're everywhere.
The streets of that New Guinea delight.
The ladies [Eb] there are [Bbm] everywhere.
By the time the sun, and I [Db] get up and [Eb] [Bbm] we're talking.
I can never stop getting it on.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the shouts [Bbm] out [Ab] loud.
[Db] Under [Gb] the brown [Ab] highways.
[Gb] In Old New York [Ab] [Gb] town.
We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white [Ab] shouts.
They're loud as they [Gb] come.
There's [Ab] always a party [Gb] in Old New York [Ab] _ [Eb] town.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] And I [Db] want to get high, but for my death I die.
A city where you never, I walk in Central Park.
I'm from the dark, I'm a vocal, [Bb] hanging around.
The more the [Dbm] weekend goes, [Eb] the [Db] hair is frowned.
And the soup of hours is fine as can [Bb] be.
The [Db] girls trick, [Bbm] they say, what's half a stick.
And it's the only place where you can be free.
_ [Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts out [Ab] loud.
Under the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] _ [Gb] In Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they [Gb] come.
_ [Ab] There's always a party in [Gb] Old New York [Ab] town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] shouts.
[Ab] Under [Db] the [Gb] brown highways.
[Ab] In [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Gb] We [Ab] heard the [Bbm] white shouts.
[Ab] They're loud as they come.
[Gb] There's always [Ab] a party in [Gb] Old New [Ab] York town.
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] No, [Bbm] no, no, _ [Bb] no.
No, [Db] no, _ [Db] _ no, no.
O-o [Eb]-o-o-o-o-o no!
[Bbm] Yes.
We are.
No!
Same.
No, no, no, [Eb] no!
Yes.
_ _ _ [N] _