VOCAL INTRO CHORD SHAPES VERSE CHORD SHAPES D Bm7 Adim F#dim Em7 A7 D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7 [ch]A7+[/ch] F# F E7 F#m B7 Gdim E9 E9
e|3-2---5----3-----3---0--|-2-1----0---0--3-----0-----2--1-0--2---2--3----2--7--|
B|3-3---4----2-----0---2--|-3-0----0---2--3-----2-----2--1-0--2---4--2----0--7--|
[VOCAL INTRO]D Bm7 D Bm7
Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggra-
Adim F#dim Em7 A7
vate all our cares, we'll save our fares;
D Bm7 D Bm7
I've a cozy little flat in what is known as Old Manhattan,
Adim F#dim Em7 A7
We'll settle down right here in town
[VERSE 1]D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too.
D Fdim Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] D Fdim Em7 A7
It's lovely going through the Zoo.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Bm7
It's very fancy On old De - lancey Street you know.
F# F E7 Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] A7 [ch]A7+[/ch]
The subway charms us so, When balmy breezes blow to and fro.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
And tell me what street compares with Mott Street in July?
D Fdim Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] F#m B7 Fdim B7
Sweet pushcarts gently gli - ding by. The great big
Em7 Gdim F#m Bm7 E9
city's a wondrous toy just made for a girl and boy
D Fdim Em7 A7 D Fdim Em7 A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy.
[VERSE 2] D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll go to Greenwich, where modern men itch to be free,
D Fdim Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] D Fdim Em7 A7
And Bowling Green you'll see with me.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Bm7
We'll bathe at Brighton, the fish you'll frighten when you're in,
F# F E7 Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] A7 [ch]A7+[/ch]
Your ba-thing suit so thin will make the shellfish grin, fin to fin.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
I'd like to take a sail on Ja-maica Bay with you,
D Fdim Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] F#m B7 Fdim B7
And fair Can-arsie's Lakes we'll view The ci - ty's
Em7 Gdim F#m Bm7 E9
bustle cannot destroy the dreams of a girl and boy
D Fdim Em7 A7 D Fdim Em7 A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy.
[VERSE 3]D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds
D Fdim Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] D Fdim Em7 A7
And starve together, dear, in Childs'.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Bm7
We'll go to Coney and eat bologny on a roll,
F# F E7 Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] A7 [ch]A7+[/ch]
In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
And South Pacific is a terrific show they say,
D Fdim Em7 A7 [ch]A7+[/ch] F#m B7 Fdim B7
We both may see it close some day. The ci - ty's
Em7 Gdim F#m Bm7 E9
clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
