Biography:
Singer-songwriter-pianist Taylor Giacoma is quickly becoming known on the indie music scene for a distinctive style that has been described both as folky pop and poppy folk - and is probably neither. Originally learning to sing and play piano by ear and later classically-trained, her music is both easily accessible and remarkably complex. Her lyrics are unusually intellectual and highly narrative, taking the listener on uniquely intimate and yet wonderfully universal journeys of love, loss, and perseverance.
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[Intro]
Dm F5/C Bdim
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim D
[Verse 1]
D D/E D/F# Am
I wake up
G D
I’m amazed that it is morning
Wait for my first cup of
F5 C/E D
Medicinal coffee to percolate
D/E D/F# Am
Turn on the news
G D
I’m amazed the world’s still spinning
But since it is I guess I
F5 C/E
Still have to go to work today
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim D
D D/E D/F# Am
Get ready to go
G D
Gotta make myself look half presentable
After a late night in the
F5 C/E D
City that don’t sleep
D/E D/F# Am
Because I know
G D
This job makes these four walls just rentable
F C/E D
In a city that ain’t cheap
D/E D/F# Am
Walk out the door
G D
I’m not on time, but I’m all right
F C/E D
If I move real fast I might recover
Walk across the street
Am
Like I live life
G
One bit at a time
D
I put one foot in front of the other in front
F C/E Dm
Of the other in front of the other
F5/C Bdim
And it’s an ordinary street
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
F5/C Bdim
At the beginning of an ordinary week
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
The lights are green
Dm/C
The lights are red
Bdim
And I cross the crosswalk
Bdim/G
In the crosstalk
Bb F
Of another busy day in New York City
F/G F/A Dm
[Chorus]
Dm C G
And sometimes I feel
Dm
That it’s more than I can take
C G
And sometimes I fear
Bb
That I won’t be able to fake
The smile I wear
F
To match my well-ironed business casual
Bb
But if I fall apart today
A7
It’ll just be business as usual
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim D
[Verse 2]
D D/E D/F# Am
I make my way
G D
Through a sea of suits and ties and frowns
F C/E D
On their way to something more important
They’re on their phones
Am
In worried tones
G D
Talking to a man about a plan to run a scam
F C/E D7
To make a fortune
D D7 D Asus Am
Tripping over cameras wearing tourists
Gsus G G/D D
Taking pictures of the fire station
G/D D Fadd6
To show the folks back home
Cadd2/E D7
Woah
D D7 D
Tripping over my own two feet
Asus Am Gsus
As I leave the street for the stairs
G
To the station
G/D D
Through the turnstile
G/D
To the platform edge
D Fadd6 Cadd2/E Dm
Of the world below
F5/C Bdim
And it’s an ordinary train
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
F5/C Bdim
At the beginning of an ordinary day
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
The doors open
F5/C
The doors shut
Bdim
And I’m on my way
Bdim/G
On an Uptown A
Bb
To spend another hard-earned day
F F/G F/A Dm
In New York City
[Chorus]
Dm C G
And sometimes I feel
Dm
That it’s more than I can take
C G
And sometimes I fear
Bb
That there’s just too much at stake
F
When the status quo is to
Just get by
Bb
And with every passing day
A7 Bb
I wonder how much harder I can try
[Bridge]
Bb F C
And I love New York City
F F/A F/C Bb
Don’t get me wrong
F C F F/A Bb
There’s nowhere else I’d rather be
F C
Yes I love New York City
F F/A F/C Bb
But sometimes I don’t know
F A7 A7/G A7/F Dm
If it loves me
D5 Dsus D5 Dsus
Am/C C5 Am/C C5
Bm7 G/B Bm7 G/B
BbM7 Gm/Bb
Bb5 Gm/C D5/C D5
Dm Dm/C
Dm/B Dm/Bb
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/A Bdim/G
Dm/F C/E Bdim/D
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm F5/C Bdim
It’s an ordinary morning
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
F5/C Bdim
And at least it’s never boring
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
The people come
F5/C
The people go
Bdim
And you either find yourself
Bdim/G
Or you lose yourself
Bb
Between the hustle and the bustle
F Dm/A Dm/G Dm/F Dm
Of this city
[Chorus]
Dm C G
And sometimes I feel
Dm
That it’s more than I can take
C G
And sometimes I fear
F C/E D7
That I won’t be able to make it one more day
[Outro]
G7
Oh but I will
Eb7 D7
‘Cause I’m in love
G7 A7
Yes I’m in love With New York City
Dm F5/C Bdim
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
Dm F5/C Bdim
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim D
[Verse 1]
D D/E D/F# Am
I wake up
G D
I’m amazed that it is morning
Wait for my first cup of
F5 C/E D
Medicinal coffee to percolate
D/E D/F# Am
Turn on the news
G D
I’m amazed the world’s still spinning
But since it is I guess I
F5 C/E
Still have to go to work today
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim D
D D/E D/F# Am
Get ready to go
G D
Gotta make myself look half presentable
After a late night in the
F5 C/E D
City that don’t sleep
D/E D/F# Am
Because I know
G D
This job makes these four walls just rentable
F C/E D
In a city that ain’t cheap
D/E D/F# Am
Walk out the door
G D
I’m not on time, but I’m all right
F C/E D
If I move real fast I might recover
Walk across the street
Am
Like I live life
G
One bit at a time
D
I put one foot in front of the other in front
F C/E Dm
Of the other in front of the other
F5/C Bdim
And it’s an ordinary street
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
F5/C Bdim
At the beginning of an ordinary week
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
The lights are green
Dm/C
The lights are red
Bdim
And I cross the crosswalk
Bdim/G
In the crosstalk
Bb F
Of another busy day in New York City
F/G F/A Dm
[Chorus]
Dm C G
And sometimes I feel
Dm
That it’s more than I can take
C G
And sometimes I fear
Bb
That I won’t be able to fake
The smile I wear
F
To match my well-ironed business casual
Bb
But if I fall apart today
A7
It’ll just be business as usual
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim D
[Verse 2]
D D/E D/F# Am
I make my way
G D
Through a sea of suits and ties and frowns
F C/E D
On their way to something more important
They’re on their phones
Am
In worried tones
G D
Talking to a man about a plan to run a scam
F C/E D7
To make a fortune
D D7 D Asus Am
Tripping over cameras wearing tourists
Gsus G G/D D
Taking pictures of the fire station
G/D D Fadd6
To show the folks back home
Cadd2/E D7
Woah
D D7 D
Tripping over my own two feet
Asus Am Gsus
As I leave the street for the stairs
G
To the station
G/D D
Through the turnstile
G/D
To the platform edge
D Fadd6 Cadd2/E Dm
Of the world below
F5/C Bdim
And it’s an ordinary train
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
F5/C Bdim
At the beginning of an ordinary day
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
The doors open
F5/C
The doors shut
Bdim
And I’m on my way
Bdim/G
On an Uptown A
Bb
To spend another hard-earned day
F F/G F/A Dm
In New York City
[Chorus]
Dm C G
And sometimes I feel
Dm
That it’s more than I can take
C G
And sometimes I fear
Bb
That there’s just too much at stake
F
When the status quo is to
Just get by
Bb
And with every passing day
A7 Bb
I wonder how much harder I can try
[Bridge]
Bb F C
And I love New York City
F F/A F/C Bb
Don’t get me wrong
F C F F/A Bb
There’s nowhere else I’d rather be
F C
Yes I love New York City
F F/A F/C Bb
But sometimes I don’t know
F A7 A7/G A7/F Dm
If it loves me
D5 Dsus D5 Dsus
Am/C C5 Am/C C5
Bm7 G/B Bm7 G/B
BbM7 Gm/Bb
Bb5 Gm/C D5/C D5
Dm Dm/C
Dm/B Dm/Bb
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/A Bdim/G
Dm/F C/E Bdim/D
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm F5/C Bdim
It’s an ordinary morning
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
F5/C Bdim
And at least it’s never boring
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
The people come
F5/C
The people go
Bdim
And you either find yourself
Bdim/G
Or you lose yourself
Bb
Between the hustle and the bustle
F Dm/A Dm/G Dm/F Dm
Of this city
[Chorus]
Dm C G
And sometimes I feel
Dm
That it’s more than I can take
C G
And sometimes I fear
F C/E D7
That I won’t be able to make it one more day
[Outro]
G7
Oh but I will
Eb7 D7
‘Cause I’m in love
G7 A7
Yes I’m in love With New York City
Dm F5/C Bdim
Dm F5/C Bdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A Bdim Dm
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