Chord Construction and Pattern
Aadd9 007600 I’ve been wandering’
c#min7 446454 early and late
F#7sus4 242422 from new york ci-
F#7 242322 ty to the
bm7 224232 golden
E7 020100 gate, and it don’t
E6 002120 look
bm7 224232 like
c#min7 446454 i’ll ever
D 000232 stop my
E7sus4 020200 wan-
E7 020100 der-
Aadd9 007600 in'.
[Intro]
Aadd9 Aadd9
[Verse 1]
Aadd9 C#m7
I've been wand'rin' early and late,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
From New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
[Verse 2]
Aadd9 C#m7
My daddy was an engineer, my brother drives a hack,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
My sister takes in laun- dry while the baby balls the jack.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
[Verse 3]
Aadd9 C#m7
I've been in the army, I've worked on a farm,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
And all I've got to show is the muscle in my arm.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
[Verse 4]
Aadd9 C#m7
My ma, she died when I was young,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
My daddy took to steal- in' and he got hung.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
[Verse 5]
Aadd9 C#m7
Snakes in the ocean, eels in the sea,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
I let a red-headed wom- an make a fool out of me.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
[Verse 6]
Aadd9 C#m7
I've been wand'rin' early and late,
F#7sus4 (F#7) Bm7 E7
From New York Ci- ty to the Golden Gate.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
And it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
E7 (E6) Bm7 C#m7 D E7sus4 E7 Aadd9
No, it don't look like I'll ever stop my wan- der- in'.
EXIT
Aadd9 Aadd9