Key: G major•
Verse 1
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C
I was raised in New York City
Dm
F
where the money grows on trees
G
Dm
G
And the flowers are liquidy
D
G
C
and the people look diseased
Come up from New Jersey
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G
D
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C
I watched a roller derby on the 730 news
G
Em
I thought I'd be a folk singer,
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G
Dm
Bb
G
I went down to McDougal Street
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Em
But the Union Hall was closed
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G
A
Bb
and stars out on the road
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C
an ti -money songs
I went back up to Broadway,
D
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C
with a heartless body next to me
He wanted to make some money fast
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C
I got derailed at 42nd Street
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Em
Dm
I asked some lady for the time,
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A
Bb
she asked me to her room
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C
She said, I've got a water bed,
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Cm
C
I said, I've got the flu
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Em
D
You look just like a friend of mine,
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Bb
I never liked you well
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C
F
G
She's so big she wants cards
C
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C
of the Crackin' Liberty Bell
I went into the Taco Bell
to have my stomach pumped
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Em
I moved down to Long Island,
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G
A
bought a color TV
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C
G
Eb
I watch the doctor shows,
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G
I'm a soul poppin' queen
D
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Em
I think I got pneumonia,
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A
I'm sure I got TB
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C
F
May not be a hell of a life,
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C
Dm
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Em
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D
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Em
but it's not enough for me
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D
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Em
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D
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D
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Em
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C
I'll see you next time.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C Dm F D...
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