New York City (Who Am I) chords by Splinter

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Verse 1
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Through a maze of yellow
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cabs in New York City
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Passed a guy who's trying to hustle
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you for bread
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42nd Street, I know they all
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told me "keep away"
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But I had to see it sometime
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Make my own mind up, you know
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Now, I think I've seen enough
It's time to go
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Verse 2
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It's a cool night in Manhattan,
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I'm still walking
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And the gates of Central Park
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lie up ahead
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Mustn't wander through alone
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It's not nice there anymore

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Verse 3

Is it really all that violent?

Is there much in what they say?

Found a baseball here but

there's no place to play

Verse 4
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I threw it up in the sky,
let out a desperate cry
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New York City, who am I?
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But no one hears when I call
I never felt so small
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New York City, who am I?
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On the surface, underground
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They may rip you up but never
pull you down
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Verse 5
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There'a a black haze floating
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down the Hudson River
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There's a dark cloud hanging
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up there in the sky
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And a million souls out seeking
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for a place to lay their heads
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Is it really so important?
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Am I wrong to write this song?
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Has it all been said before
about this city?
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Verse 6
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Just then I opened my eyes
I can't believe the size
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New York City, who am I?
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You still got life in the edge
You'll be alive when I'm dead
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New York City, who am I?
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There's nostalgia here I know
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How I wish I'd been around
to watch it grow
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Verse 7
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Just then I opened my eyes
I can't believe the size
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New York City, who am I?
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You still got life in the edge
You'll be alive when I'm dead
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New York City, who am I?
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There's a thousand tales to tell
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Of the happiness and hell
you shelter here
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Verse 8
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Just then I opened my eyes
I can't believe the size
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New York City, who am I?
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You still got life in the edge
You'll be alive when I'm dead
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New York City, who am I?
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There's nostalgia here I know
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How I wish I'd been around to watch it grow