A (x02220) G (320033) 
Cadd9 (x32030)
INTRO: AGACadd9G
AGACadd9G (stop)
AGAGCadd9G
 
AGCadd9G VERSE 1: in new york freedom looks like too many choices
AGCadd9 in new york i found a friend
G to drown out the other voices
AG voices on the cell phone voices from home
Cadd9 voices through the hard sell
GA voices down a stairwell in new york
GCadd9G just got a place in new york
AGCadd9 VERSE 2: in new york summers get hot
G well into the hundreds
AGCadd9 you can't walk around the block
G without a change of clothing
AG hot as a hair dryer in your face
Cadd9GA hot as a handbag and a can of mace in new york
GCadd9G i just got a place in new york
AGCadd9G new york (new york) new york
AGCadd9 VERSE 3: in new york you can forget
G forget how to sit still
AGCadd9 tell yourself you will stay in
GAG but it's down to alphaville
Cadd9GAGCadd9G CHORUS 1: new york new york, new york
AGCadd9GA new york, new york
AGCadd9G new york, a-ooo
AGCadd9 VERSE 4: the irish 'been coming here for years
G feel like they own the place
AGCadd9 they got the airport, city hall, asphalt, dance floor
G they even got the police
AG irish, italians, jews and hispanics
Cadd9GA religious nuts, political fanatics in the stew
GCadd9 (living) happily not like me and you
G that's where i lost you
AGCadd9G CHORUS 2: in new york new york, new york
AGCadd9G in new york new york, new york
AGCadd9G new york, a-ooo-oo-oo-ooo
AGCadd9GAGCadd9G new york, a-ooo - ooo - ooo-oo-ooo
AGCadd9G VERSE 5: in new york i lost it all to you and your vices
AGCadd9G still i'm staying on to figure out my mid-life crisis
AGCadd9GA i hit an iceberg in my life, you know i'm still afloat
GCadd9 you lose your balance, lose your wife
G in the queue for the lifeboat
AG you've got to put the women and children first
Cadd9G but you've got an unquenchable thirst for
Cadd9GAG CHORUS 3: new york new york
Cadd9GAG new york new york, new york
Cadd9G VERSE 6: in the stillness of the evening
AG when the sun has had its day
Cadd9G i heard your voice a-whispering
AG come away now
Cadd9GAG CHORUS 4: new new york, new-ooo-ooo
Cadd9GAGA new york, a-ooo-o-o-ooo