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From:  Mitch Fishman <mitch@tmbg.org>, <mfishman@uiuc.edu>

"New York City"
by They Might Be Giants

1.
    E              E     A          B
You called me last night on the telephone, and
E             E                    A          B
I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone, you said "It's
E             E        A                B
snowing, it's snowing! God, I hate this weather."
E                  E                 A      B      E        E
Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together

2.
We met in the springtime at a rock-and-roll show
It was on the Bowery when it was time to go
We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night
I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life.

Chorus:
       E               B         A        B
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
    E                C#m       A                     B
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
    A                      B                    E               A
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
        A                B                 B/tacet
But the best thing about New York City is...   you and
E     E     A     B
me

3.
Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Co-op City, Katz's and
Tiffany's
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State where Dylan lived
Coney Island and Times Square, Rockefeller Center
Wish I was there

4.
You wrote me a letter just the other day
Said, "Springtime is coming soon so why don't you come to stay."
I packed my stuff, got on the bus, I can't believe it's true
I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you

Chorus (twice)