Chords for Statler Brothers - New York City - K-ROSE
Tempo:
157.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
F
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [D] [F]
[G] [C]
She came to me shortly [D] after Christmas [F]
Said she [G] hated Spalding New [C] Year's Eve
But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season And [F]
what we [G] had feared was now [C]
believed
She said she'd leave come [D] Monday morning [F] Catch a plane [G] if I'd split [C] the fare
She'd had friends who lived in New [D] York City [F] She'd look them up [G] and have a baby [C]
there
[F] And now she's alone in New [C] York City [F]
Living like Lord I wonder [C]
how
[Am] An angel in hell in New [D] York City [F] But I [C] can't think [G] about [C] that now
[D] [F]
[A]
[D] Honey will you tell him Bible [E]
stories [G] And give him all [A] the love I never [D]
could
And never tell him too much about [E] his daddy [G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's good
He'll have to learn it all from [E] his mother [G]
How to count [A] and say his [D]
ABC's
But when you're preaching prayers to [E] say at bedtime [G]
Leave all God [A] bless daddy who won't [D] you please
[G] And now they're alone in New [D] York City [G]
Living like Lord I [D] wonder how
[Bm] Two angels in hell in New [E] York City [G] But I [A] can't think about [D] that now
[Bm] I [G]
can't think about that now
[G] [C]
She came to me shortly [D] after Christmas [F]
Said she [G] hated Spalding New [C] Year's Eve
But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season And [F]
what we [G] had feared was now [C]
believed
She said she'd leave come [D] Monday morning [F] Catch a plane [G] if I'd split [C] the fare
She'd had friends who lived in New [D] York City [F] She'd look them up [G] and have a baby [C]
there
[F] And now she's alone in New [C] York City [F]
Living like Lord I wonder [C]
how
[Am] An angel in hell in New [D] York City [F] But I [C] can't think [G] about [C] that now
[D] [F]
[A]
[D] Honey will you tell him Bible [E]
stories [G] And give him all [A] the love I never [D]
could
And never tell him too much about [E] his daddy [G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's good
He'll have to learn it all from [E] his mother [G]
How to count [A] and say his [D]
ABC's
But when you're preaching prayers to [E] say at bedtime [G]
Leave all God [A] bless daddy who won't [D] you please
[G] And now they're alone in New [D] York City [G]
Living like Lord I [D] wonder how
[Bm] Two angels in hell in New [E] York City [G] But I [A] can't think about [D] that now
[Bm] I [G]
can't think about that now
Key:
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G
F
C
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[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She came to me shortly _ [D] after _ Christmas _ _ _ _ [F]
Said she [G] hated Spalding New [C] Year's _ Eve
_ _ _ But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season _ _ _ And [F] _
what we [G] had feared was now [C] _
_ believed
She _ _ said _ she'd leave come [D] Monday _ _ morning _ _ [F] Catch a plane [G] if I'd split [C] the fare
_ _ She'd _ _ _ had friends who lived in New [D] York City _ _ _ _ [F] She'd look them up [G] and have a baby [C] _
there
_ _ _ _ [F] And now she's alone in New [C] York City _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Living _ like Lord I wonder [C] _
_ how
_ _ _ [Am] An _ angel in hell in New [D] York City _ _ _ _ _ [F] But I [C] can't think [G] about [C] that now
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Honey will you tell him Bible [E] _
_ stories _ _ _ [G] And give him all [A] the love I never [D] _
could
_ _ _ And never tell him too much about [E] his _ daddy _ _ _ [G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's _ good
_ _ _ He'll have to learn it all from [E] his _ _ mother _ _ _ [G]
How to count [A] and say his _ [D] _
_ _ ABC's
_ _ But when you're preaching prayers to [E] say at _ bedtime _ _ _ _ [G]
Leave all God [A] bless daddy who won't [D] you _ please
_ _ _ [G] And now they're alone in New [D] York City _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Living _ like Lord I [D] wonder _ _ how
_ _ [Bm] Two _ angels in hell in New [E] York City _ _ _ _ [G] But I _ [A] can't think about [D] that now
_ [Bm] _ I _ [G] _
_ _ _ can't think about that _ now _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She came to me shortly _ [D] after _ Christmas _ _ _ _ [F]
Said she [G] hated Spalding New [C] Year's _ Eve
_ _ _ But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season _ _ _ And [F] _
what we [G] had feared was now [C] _
_ believed
She _ _ said _ she'd leave come [D] Monday _ _ morning _ _ [F] Catch a plane [G] if I'd split [C] the fare
_ _ She'd _ _ _ had friends who lived in New [D] York City _ _ _ _ [F] She'd look them up [G] and have a baby [C] _
there
_ _ _ _ [F] And now she's alone in New [C] York City _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Living _ like Lord I wonder [C] _
_ how
_ _ _ [Am] An _ angel in hell in New [D] York City _ _ _ _ _ [F] But I [C] can't think [G] about [C] that now
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Honey will you tell him Bible [E] _
_ stories _ _ _ [G] And give him all [A] the love I never [D] _
could
_ _ _ And never tell him too much about [E] his _ daddy _ _ _ [G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's _ good
_ _ _ He'll have to learn it all from [E] his _ _ mother _ _ _ [G]
How to count [A] and say his _ [D] _
_ _ ABC's
_ _ But when you're preaching prayers to [E] say at _ bedtime _ _ _ _ [G]
Leave all God [A] bless daddy who won't [D] you _ please
_ _ _ [G] And now they're alone in New [D] York City _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Living _ like Lord I [D] wonder _ _ how
_ _ [Bm] Two _ angels in hell in New [E] York City _ _ _ _ [G] But I _ [A] can't think about [D] that now
_ [Bm] _ I _ [G] _
_ _ _ can't think about that _ now _ _ _ _ _