New York City chords by The Statler Brothers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1

She came to me shortly after Christmas

Said she hated spoiling New Year's Eve

But the truth doesn't wait to come in season

And what we had feared was now believed

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Verse 2

She said she'd leave come Monday mornin'

Catch a plane if I'd split the fare

She had friends who lived in New York City

She'd look them up and have the baby there

Chorus 1
F 
C 
And  (F major) now she's alone in New York  (C major) City
F 
C 
 (F major) Livin' like Lord I wonder  (C major) how
Am 
D 
An angel  (A minor) in hell in New York  (D major) City
F 
G 
C 
But  (F major) I  can't  (G major) think about that  (C major) now
D 
F 
Am 
 (D major)  (F major)  (A minor) 

Verse 3
D 
E 
 (D major) Honey, will you tell him Bible stories  (E major) 
G 
A 
D 
And  (G major) give him all the love  (A major) I never could?  (D major) 
E 
But never tell him too much about his  (E major) daddy
G 
A 
'Cause  (G major) there's not too much  (A major) to say
D 
that's  (D major) good

Verse 4
D 
E 
He'll  (D major) have to learn it all from his  (E major) mother
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) How to count and  (A major) say his AB (D major) C's
But when you teach him prayers
E 
to say at  (E major) bedtime
G 
A 
 (G major) Leave out "God bless  (A major) daddy,"
D 
won't you please?  (D major) 

Chorus 2
G 
D 
And  (G major) now they're alone in New York  (D major) City
G 
D 
 (G major) Livin' like, Lord, I wonder  (D major) how
Bm 
E 
Two  (B minor) angels in hell in New York  (E major) City
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
But  (G major) I  can't  (A major) think about that  (D major) now  (B minor) 
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) I  can't  (A major) think about that  (D major) now
D 
 (D major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 157

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of New York City by The Statler Brothers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn New York City the way The Statler Brothers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.