New York Town chords by Lonesome Val

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Now I lay me down to sleep
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And I pray the Lord, my soul, to keep
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I used to pray for money,
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I used to pray for world peace,
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I used to pray for everybody else but me.
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Roll your boat gently down the stream
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With a gun in deep pockets,
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life is but a dream
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Then along comes Mary,
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eating a bowl of daisies,
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she's the kind of kid who
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always gets to me.
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The princess of 10th Avenue
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is just another whore to you
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As I lay me down,
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down in New York town
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Give me your tired, your hungry,
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give me your poor
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Oh, let them all eat cake and soup du jour
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Last night I saw Jesus on 42nd Street
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Yeah, I'm always walkin' in
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to celebrities
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Debutantes in limousines
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Movie picture peep show queens
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As I lay me down
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Down in New York town
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Wall Street hijinks
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The cow jumped over the moon
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Stole a million bucks
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And the wife of a well -known tycoon
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Give me a quarter for the jukebox
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Tell me the one about Goldilocks
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Cause if sin's believin'
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Then believin' can't come too soon
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I walk these streets with soccer teams
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In purple, orange, high -top Nikes
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As I lay me down,
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down in New York town
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Lay me down, down in New York town
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Well you could say I picked
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him up at O .T .B.
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We grabbed the next greyhound
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to Atlantic City
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The sun had come up,
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the sun had come down
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Well, we were Mr. and Mrs.
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before we left that town
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The ruby red lit roulette wheel
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The cards ran cold, was a dirty deal
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As I laid me down,
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down in New York town
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Oh, now I lay me down to sleep
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And I pray the Lord all our souls to keep
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I pray for the sinners, I pray for the meek
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I pray for all us pilgrims
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just waitin' to be released
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East and west, north and south
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I open wide my mouth and lay me down,
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down in New York town
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Lay me down, down in New York town
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Lay me down, down in New York town you