Chords for Yardbirds - New York City Blues
Tempo:
92.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
If you've ever been to New York City, [Dm] [C] you know [Gm] what I'm talking [G] about.
Yes you do.
[F] Well if [C] you've ever been [Em] to New York City, [G] [C] you [Em] know what [A#] I'm talking [G] about.
They got [D] such pretty little girls in that big town.
[C] Make a man want to jump around.
[G] I met a [C] [D]
[Dm] [G] little girl there.
She was about 5'8".
I said, I want you to love me.
She said, wow man, that'd be great.
[C] I got long [A] hair back.
[C] She took me back, back to see her [G] pad.
[Bm]
[G]
[F] About [D] the first thing I saw right there, [A] [C] was a big black shiny shotgun [A#] in the [G] hands of her dad.
[D] This [G] [D] is how it was.
[G] Oh no.
[C]
[G]
[Gm]
[Bm] [C] [C]
I can't.
[F#] [G]
I can't.
[C] [D]
[C]
[F] [Gm]
[D] [G] Wow.
[C]
[G]
I
[C]
[F] [C] [Gm]
[G]
[D]
[Cm]
[G] [B]
[C] [G] [C#]
finally learned my lesson.
[C] Long time ago, [D] [G] next to the woman that I date.
I've got to know, [C] I've got to know a family too.
[Gm] [A#]
Yes indeed, [C] I've got to know a [G] family too.
I [F]
[B] [D] want to be built for the shotgun hoes.
[C] Mister, [B] this song is [C#] just for you.
[G] [B] [C#] [G]
[D] [G]
If you've ever been to New York City, [Dm] [C] you know [Gm] what I'm talking [G] about.
Yes you do.
[F] Well if [C] you've ever been [Em] to New York City, [G] [C] you [Em] know what [A#] I'm talking [G] about.
They got [D] such pretty little girls in that big town.
[C] Make a man want to jump around.
[G] I met a [C] [D]
[Dm] [G] little girl there.
She was about 5'8".
I said, I want you to love me.
She said, wow man, that'd be great.
[C] I got long [A] hair back.
[C] She took me back, back to see her [G] pad.
[Bm]
[G]
[F] About [D] the first thing I saw right there, [A] [C] was a big black shiny shotgun [A#] in the [G] hands of her dad.
[D] This [G] [D] is how it was.
[G] Oh no.
[C]
[G]
[Gm]
[Bm] [C] [C]
I can't.
[F#] [G]
I can't.
[C] [D]
[C]
[F] [Gm]
[D] [G] Wow.
[C]
[G]
I
[C]
[F] [C] [Gm]
[G]
[D]
[Cm]
[G] [B]
[C] [G] [C#]
finally learned my lesson.
[C] Long time ago, [D] [G] next to the woman that I date.
I've got to know, [C] I've got to know a family too.
[Gm] [A#]
Yes indeed, [C] I've got to know a [G] family too.
I [F]
[B] [D] want to be built for the shotgun hoes.
[C] Mister, [B] this song is [C#] just for you.
[G] [B] [C#] [G]
Key:
C
G
D
Gm
F
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you've ever been to New York City, [Dm] _ _ [C] you know [Gm] what I'm talking [G] about. _ _
_ Yes you do. _ _
_ [F] Well if [C] you've ever been [Em] to New York City, [G] _ _ [C] you [Em] know what [A#] I'm talking [G] about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ They got [D] such pretty little girls in that big town.
_ [C] Make a man want to jump around.
[G] I met a [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] little girl there.
_ _ She was about 5'8".
I said, I want you to love me.
She said, wow man, that'd be great.
[C] I got long [A] hair back.
_ [C] She took me back, _ back to see her [G] pad.
_ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] About [D] the first thing I saw right there, [A] _ [C] was a big black shiny shotgun [A#] in the [G] hands of her dad.
[D] This _ _ [G] _ _ [D] is how it was.
[G] Oh no. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [C] _
_ I can't. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I can't.
[C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] [G] Wow. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ finally learned my lesson.
_ _ [C] Long _ time ago, _ [D] _ [G] next to the woman that I date.
_ _ _ I've got to know, [C] I've got to know a family too.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A#]
Yes indeed, [C] I've got to know a [G] family too.
I _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] [D] want to be built for the shotgun hoes.
_ [C] _ _ Mister, [B] this song is [C#] just for you.
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you've ever been to New York City, [Dm] _ _ [C] you know [Gm] what I'm talking [G] about. _ _
_ Yes you do. _ _
_ [F] Well if [C] you've ever been [Em] to New York City, [G] _ _ [C] you [Em] know what [A#] I'm talking [G] about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ They got [D] such pretty little girls in that big town.
_ [C] Make a man want to jump around.
[G] I met a [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] little girl there.
_ _ She was about 5'8".
I said, I want you to love me.
She said, wow man, that'd be great.
[C] I got long [A] hair back.
_ [C] She took me back, _ back to see her [G] pad.
_ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] About [D] the first thing I saw right there, [A] _ [C] was a big black shiny shotgun [A#] in the [G] hands of her dad.
[D] This _ _ [G] _ _ [D] is how it was.
[G] Oh no. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [C] _
_ I can't. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I can't.
[C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] [G] Wow. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ finally learned my lesson.
_ _ [C] Long _ time ago, _ [D] _ [G] next to the woman that I date.
_ _ _ I've got to know, [C] I've got to know a family too.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A#]
Yes indeed, [C] I've got to know a [G] family too.
I _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] [D] want to be built for the shotgun hoes.
_ [C] _ _ Mister, [B] this song is [C#] just for you.
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _