Intro: B (hold) 
Verse 1: 
               E                       B 
Call on your angels, come down to the city 
                 F#                             B 
Crowd around the big tree, all you strangers who know me. 
              E                 B 
Bring your compassion, your understanding, 
              F#                              B 
Lord, how we need it on this New York City Christmas. 
          F#            E                B      E  B 
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas 
        F#                 E                B     E  B 
And a prayer for peace on Earth within our time. 
             G#m                     E 
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah", 
           B                F# 
And we understand them , now more than ever.  
 
Verse 2: 
                  E                         B 
So call on your angels, you're beaten and broken 
                 F#                                     B 
It's time that we mend them , so they don't fade with the season 
                       E                              G#m 
Let our mercy be the gifts we lay, from Brookland to Broadway, 
             F#                                            B 
And celebrate, each and every day of this New York City Christmas. 
 
Chorus:           
          F#            E                B      E  B 
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas 
        F#                 E                B     E  B 
And a prayer for peace on Earth within our time. 
             G#m                     E 
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah", 
           B                F#                                 
And we understand them , now more than ever.   
 
Bridge: (Listen to the song for the rythm ) 
                    E      B    E - B      E - B - F# - F#   
Merry New York Christmas!  
 
Verse 3: 
                  E                       B 
So call on your angels, come down to the city, 
                  F#                             B 
Gather 'round the big tree, all you strangers who know me. 
             E                   B 
Bring your compassion, bring your forgiveness, 
              F#                               B 
Lord, how we need it on this New York City Christmas. 
 
Chorus:           
          F#            E                B      E  B 
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas 
        F#                 E                B       E  B 
And a prayer for peace on Earth, it's not too late. 
             G#m                     E 
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah", 
           B                F#                                 
And we understand them , we hear them say... 
 
Outro: 
          E                  B              E                 B 
Merry Christmas!  (New York Christmas)  Ah yeah.  (New York Christmas)  Yes,  
                    E                   B         F# (hold) 
a New York City Christmas.  (New York Christmas) 
                   B (draw out) 
Merry New York Christmas.