Key: B
[Intro]
G#m F# C#/E# Emaj7 (x2)
[Verse]
G#m F#
The days were long and the night so cold
C#/E# E
The pages turn and the tale unfolds
G#m F# C#/E# E
He left me for another lady
G#m F#
She stood so tall and she never slept
C#/E# E
There was not one moment he could regret
G#m F# C#/E# E
He left me for another lady
E B D#
He took my hand one day and told me
D#/G
He was leaving
G#m F#
Me disbelieving
E B
And I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
D# D#/G G#m F#
Had to let him go
[Chorus]
E B
Her name was New York, New York and she
D# D#/G G#m F#
Took his heart away from mine
E B
Her name was New York, New York and she
D# D#/G G#m F# E2 Em6
She had poisoned his sweet mind. Mm .. mm .. mmmm
[Verse]
G#m F#
The wolves they howl for my lost soul
C#/E# E
I fell down a deep black hole
G#m F# C#/E# E
He left me for another lady
G#m F#
She poured the drinks and she poured the power
C#/E# E
Diamond girl who could talk for hours
G#m F# C#/E# E
He left me for another lady
E B
Now I am on my own
D#
He told me
D#/G
He was leaving
G#m F#
And I was pleading
E B
And I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
D# D#/G G#m F#
Had to let him go
[Chorus]
E
The greatest times
C#m C#m7
I don't want to hear it
G#m
Your new life tonight
F#
I don't want to hear it
E
The newfound friends
[Verse]
C#m C#m7
She introduced you to
G#m
I don't want to know them
F#
I just want to be with you
E C#/F
Please don't make me go to
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E C#/F E B
New York New York
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
D# D#/G G#m F#
She took your heart away from mine
E B
Her name was New York, New York
D# D#/G G#m F#
She poisoned your sweet mind
E B
Her name was New York, New York
D# D#/G G#m F#
She took your heart away from mine
E B
Her name was New York, New York
D# D#/G G#m F#
She poisoned your sweet mind
E Em6....
She poisoned your sweet mind...