Intro riff:
A5 A/6 A7#3
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you play that repeatedly through the verse.
Verse 1:
A5
You know I've been to New York
A/6
Uptown and down
A7#3
And if you been there
A/6
Well you've been around
A5
And I couldn't care less
A/6
If you lov'd me or not,
A7#3 A/6
Oh yes, But I almost forgot
Chorus:
D5 E5 A5
How are the people back home?
D5 E5 A5
Tell them I've got a show of my own
D5 E5
Don't say
A5
You think that I've grown.
Verse 2:
A5
I've grown used to the people
A/6
Tellin' me I'm pretty
A7#3
And used to the nights
A/6
With the boys in the city,
A5
And they couldn't care less
A/6
If I loved them or not,
A7#3
I've been looking real hard,
A/6
But I don't know for what
Chorus:
D5 E5 A5
How are the people back home?
D5 E5 A5
Tell them I got a show of my own
D5 E5 A5
But sometimes I wish I'd never left home.
Verse 3:
A5
I've been to New York
A/6
Uptown and Down
A7#3
And if you been there
A/6
Well you've been around
A5
And I couldn't care less
A/6
If you lov'd me or not,
A7#3
No I couldn't care less
A/6 A5 A/6 A7#3
But I guess care a whole lot
A5
I've been to New York
A/6
Uptown and down,
A7#3
And if you been there
A/6
Well you've been around
A5
And I couldn't care less
A/6
If you lov'd me or not,
A7#3 A/6
Oh yes, I guess
A5
I care a whole
A/6 A7#3 A/6
Lot.
A5 A/6 A7#3
Yeah, I wouldn't be here if I didn't care
A/6 A5 A/6 A7#3 A/6 A5
a whole lot.