New York Town Chords by Rick James

Tempo:
66.8 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

Eb

Bbm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rick James - New York Town chords
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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]
Key:  
Ab
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Gb
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Eb
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Bbm
13421111
Db
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Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
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To learn Rick James - New York Town chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Gb, Ab, Gb, Bbm and Ab. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 33 BPM and then match the original tempo of 67 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ 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] _