New York City Serenade chords by Pete Yorn
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Intro 1
(G major) (E minor) (A minor) (C major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (E minor) (A minor) (C major)
(G major) Billy,
Verse 1
(G major)
(E minor) he's down by the rail (A minor) road tracks (G major) (C major)
Sit (G major) tin' low in the back (E minor) seat
of his (A minor) Cadillac (G major) (C major)
And (G major) Diamond Jackie, (E minor) oh,
she's so (A minor) intact (G major) (C major) (G major)
As she falls so softly (E minor) beneath (A minor) him (C major) (G major)
(C major) Jack (G major) ie's (A minor) heels are static
Billy's got cleat (E minor) s on his boots
Together they're gonna (A minor) boogaloo down Broadway
and come back (E minor) home with the news
Yeah, it's (A minor) midnight in Manhattan,
this (G major) ain't no time (C major) to get cute
It's (D major) a mad dog's promenade, so walk tall (G major)
Or, (E minor) (A minor) baby,
(G major) don't walk (C major) at all
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Interlude 1
(E minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (E minor) (A minor) (C major)
Fish (G major) lady,
Verse 2
fish lady, (E minor) fish lady,
she breaks down them (A minor) tenement walls (G major)
Won't take corner boys,
ain't got no money (E minor) and they're so (A minor) easy (G major)
I say, "Hey there, baby, won't you take my hand,
move (E minor) with me down Broadway (A minor) (C major)
(G major) I say, "Mama, won't you take my arm and move (E minor) with me,
move with me down (A minor) Broadway" (C major)
I'm a (E minor) young (G major) man,
I talk it real loud
(E minor) I say a young man,
I'm gonna walk it really proud (A minor) for ya
So (E minor) shake it away (G major)
Shake away the city life
Shake (E minor) away the street life
And (A minor) hook up to the train (E minor)
(G major) Hook up to the night train (E minor) (G major)
(E minor) Ah, (A minor) hook up to the train (C major)
But I know (A minor) that she won't take the train,
no, she (E minor) won't take the train
(A minor) She won't take the train, no,
she (E minor) won't take the train
She (A minor) won't take the train, no,
she won't take the train
She (E minor) won't take the train,
no, she won't take the train
She's (C major) afraid them tracks are gonna
(G major) slow her down (C major)
And when (G major) (D major) she turns, this boy'll be gone
So (G major) long (E minor)
Sometimes,
(A minor) (C major) you gotta walk on (G major) (C major) (G major)
Interlude 2
(E minor) (A minor) (C major)
Hey, jazz (E minor) (G major) man Hey,
Verse 3
vibes man (E minor)
Won't you sing (A minor) me a serenade
(E minor) (C major) In (G major) the deeper blue,
you'll be play (E minor) in' in your (A minor) parade (C major)
(G major) So save (A minor) your notes,
don't y'spend 'em (E minor) on the blues, boys
Yeah, save (A minor) your notes,
don't spend 'em (E minor) on the darlin' so long
Straight for the (A minor) church
note ringin'
(G major) Vibes man, sting (C major) a trash can
(D major) Listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
He's (G major) (E minor) singin' (A minor) (E minor) (C major)
He's singin' (G major) (E minor)
He's singin' (A minor) (C major) (E minor)
(A minor) He's (E minor) singin' (G major)
He's singin' (E minor)
Singin'
He's (A minor) singin' (D major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (E minor) (D major)
(G major) He's singin'
Outro 1
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(G major) (E minor) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (E minor) (A minor) (G major)
(E minor)
(A minor) (E minor) (C major) (G major)
(E minor) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (G major)
New York City Serenade
Pete Yorn
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