Verse 1:
F                                             Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're bringing me down
F                                                  Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're bringing me down
       F                      Dm             Dbaug
Like a rat in a cage, pulling minimum wage
F                                               Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're bringing me down

Verse 2:
F                                              Dm    Dbaug
  New York you're safer, and you're wasting my time
F                                         Dm    Dbaug
  Our records all show you are filthy but fine
         F                               Dm                Dbaug
But they shuttered your stores, when you opened the doors
F                                                   Dm    Dbaug
  To the cops who were bored once they'd run out of crime

Verse 3:
F                                                Dm    Dbaug
  New York you're perfect, please don't change a thing
F                                                   Dm    Dbaug
  Your mild billionaire mayor's now convinced he's a king
       F                      Dm              Dbaug
So the boring collect, I mean all disrespect
F                                                  Dm    Dbaug
  In the neighborhood bars I'd once dreamt I would drink

Verse 4:
F                                             Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're freaking me out
F                                                   Dm    Dbaug
  There's a ton of the twist but we're fresh out of shout
       F                           Dm                      Dbaug
Like a death in the hall, that you hear through your wall
F                                             Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're freaking me out

Verse 5:
F                                             Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're bringing me down
F                                             Dm    Dbaug
  New York I love you, but you're bringing me down
       F                          Dm                Dbaug
Like a death of the heart, jesus, where do I start?
F                                                 Dm    Dbaug
  but you're still the one pool where I'd happily drown

Outro:
F        F                        Dm
And oh.. take me off your mailing list
    Dbaug                     F
For kids who think it still exists
         F                         Dm
Yes, for those who think it still exists
          Dbaug                   F
Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe you're right
          F                       Dm    Dbaug
Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe you're right
             F                F
Maybe you're right, maybe I'm wrong
                      Dm    Dbaug
And just maybe you're right

    F    F   Dm         Dbaug           F
And Oh........... maybe mother told you true
               F                  Dm
And they're'll always be somebody there for you
                     Dbaug
And you'll never be alone
                F                    F
But maybe she's wrong, and maybe I'm right
                     Dm    Dbaug
And just maybe she's wrong
            F                    F
Maybe she's wrong, and maybe I'm right
                  Dm    Dbaug   (F)
And if so, here's thi - is      song...

Bridge:
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F

Quiet slow piano fade:
   F       Dm   Db
   F       Dm   Db
   F

6/8 Rock coda:
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F    F   Dm   Db
   F
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