When You Got to New York chords by 
Saturday Looks Good To Me 
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Verse 1
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When you got to New York you
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were sleep ing on floor s
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But you were sure it was bet ter
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And you would get hungry
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You didn't have money but
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you drank every night
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Between the sub ways and sun shine
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There just wasn't the time
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to write any let ters
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But it was out of your hands
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You hoped your friends would
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under stand
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You never felt so high in your life
Verse 2
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But now you're out of breath from
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your cheap cigar ettes
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And the wrong side of 7AM
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You can 't sit still but you
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even tually will
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'Cause every night comes to an en d
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So draw up a list of new thing s to resist
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And the people you kissed last year
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Then on the back draw a map to the
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ones that are still there
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Not one part of your sky scraper heart
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Can figure out which is for real
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You can 't come clean when
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you're stuck in between
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These ways that you con stantly feel
Verse 3
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So what do you tell yourself?
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What do you tell the strangers
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that sleep in your room?
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What do you tell your friend s?
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What do you tell the lovers
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that left you too soon?
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Where did they run off to?
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Verse 4
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Give me a reason that I can believe in
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And I will believe in you
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Tell me a reason why I should believe
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'Cause I want to, I want to
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Tell me a story or tell me a secret
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It don't have to be nothing new
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Just hold on to me while we
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walk through the leaves
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If you want to, if you want to
Verse 5
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'Cause I want to know
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What do you tell yourself?
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What do you tell the darkness
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that stays in your room?
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What do you see at night
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When all of last year's lights are no
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longer of interest to you?
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What do you hold on to?
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