Intro:
Bm
There’s nothing rich folks love more
Gb
Than going downtown and slummin’ it with the poor
G
They pull up in their carriages and gawk
D
At the students in the common
Bb
Just to watch them talk
Bm
Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded
Gb
Uh-oh, but little does he know that
G
His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza
D                              Gb7  
Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at—
Bm7
Work, work! Angelica!
D
Work, work! Eliza!
Bm7
And Peggy! The Schuyler sisters!
D
Angelica!
(nc)
Peggy!
(nc)
Eliza!
Bm7
Work!

Verse:
Bm7
Daddy said to be home by sundown
D
Daddy doesn’t need to know
Bm7
Daddy said not to go downtown
D
Like I said, you’re free to go
Bm7
But—look around, look around, the
D                          G   
Revolution’s happening in New York New York Angelica
Gb7  
Work!
Bm7
It’s bad enough daddy wants to go to war
D
People shouting in the square
Bm7
It’s bad enough there’ll be violence on our shore
D
New ideas in the air
Bm7
Look around, look around—
D                                G   
Angelica, remind me what we’re looking for…
(nc)
She’s lookin’ for me!

Chorus:
                         Gb7        Bm7
Eliza, I’m lookin’ for a mind at work
                           D
I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!
                            Bm7
I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!
D
Whooaaaaa! Whooaaaaa!
Bm7
Work!  
Verse:
Bm7
There’s nothin’ like summer in the city
D 
Someone in a rush next to someone lookin’ pretty
Gmaj7
Excuse me, miss, I know it’s not funny
D 
But your perfume smells like your daddy’s got money
Em
Why you slummin’ in the city in your fancy heels
D  
You searchin for an urchin who can give you ideals?
Gmaj7
Burr, you disgust me
(nc)
Ah, so you’ve discussed me
Gb7  
I’m a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!
Bm7
I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
D 
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane
G   
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
Gbm7 
So listen to my declaration:
Em9
“We hold these truths to be self-evident
Dmaj7  
That all men are created equal”
G   
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
Gb7  
I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!
Bm7
Work!

Chorus:
Bm7
Look around, look around at how
D 
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
G   
Look around, look around at how
Gbm7
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
Em9                     Dmaj7  
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
G   
In the greatest city in the world!
                       Bbmaj7
In the greatest city in the world!

Verse:
Bm7
Cuz I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
D6 
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane
G   
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
Gbm7
So listen to my declaration:
Bm7
We hold these truths to be self evident
D6 
That all men are created equal
Gmaj7
Look around, look around
Gbm7
At how lucky we are to be alive right now!
Em9                     Dmaj7  
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
Gmaj7
In the greatest city in the world
Bbmaj7
In the greatest city in the world!

Outro:
Bm7
Work, work! Angelica!
D
Eliza!
Bm7
And Peggy! The Schuyler sisters!
D
We’re looking for a mind at
Bm7
work!
D6 
Whoa!
G   
In the greatest
           A     D
City in the world
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.