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Verse 1
I (C major) like New York (E minor) in (C major) the springtime
When the (D major) pimps come out to play
And (C major) all the (G major) city's going gay
And it's a (C major) symphony in (G major) vain (Bdim)
I (C major) like New York (E minor) in the summer
(A minor) When (C major) the (D major) buildings start to drool
An (C major) (D major) d all the (G major) rapists play the fool,
falling in (C major) love with you.
Any time I hear an (A major) old -time
show (B major) on the ra (C major) dio, (A major)
I (D major) cry after back on days.
Even (G major) I (A major) am amazed (B flat major)
when 42nd (Bdim) (G major) (C major) Street comes out (G major) to play
in (D major) the pic (A major) ture show an (G major) d the (C major) radio.
(A major) Oh, what's the (D major) thing about
a new sensation? (G major)
(C major) Mas (G major) turbation, copulation, (C major)
(G major) on (C major) (F major) the TV (G major) if (C major) you're (F major) patient.
(G major) (C major) I like the recession.
(A minor) (G major) The (D major) call girls change the rates.
(G major) Back news, pitchy hay.
Nix (C major) on can't (G major) get nay.
I like (C major) New York (G major) in the springtime (A minor)
when (C major) the pimps (D major) come out to play
I must (G major) return to take a good old bath
Outro 1
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