A New York Christmas Chords by Rob Thomas

A New York Christmas
Rob Thomas
Tabbed by Bob (bcburrjr@aol.com)

I tabbed this using a capo for easier chord formations. My first tab, please send me any 
or comments. Great song...good luck & merry xmas.

CAPO: II
Intro: A (hold)

Verse 1:
               D                       A
Call on your angels, come down to the city
                 E                              A
Crowd around the big tree, all you strangers who know me.
              D                 A
Bring your compassion, your understanding,
              E                               A
Lord, how we need it on this New York City Christmas.

Chorus:
           E            D                A      D  A
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas
         E                 D                A     D  A
And a prayer for peace on Earth within our time.
             G#m                     D
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah",
           A                E
And we understand them, now more than ever.

Verse 2:
                  D                         A
So call on your angels, you're beaten and broken
                 E                                      A
It's time that we mend them, so they don't fade with the season
                       D                              A
Let our mercy be the gifts we lay, from Brookland to Broadway,
             E                                             A
And celebrate, each and every day of this New York City Christmas.

Chorus:
           E            D                A      D  A
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas
         E                 D                A     D  A
And a prayer for peace on Earth within our time.
             G#m                     D
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah",
           A                E
And we understand them, now more than ever.

Bridge:
                    D      A    D-A      D-A-E-E
Merry New York Christmas!

Verse 3:
                  D                       A
So call on your angels, come down to the city,
                  E                              A
Gather 'round the big tree, all you strangers who know me.
             D                   A
Bring your compassion, bring your forgiveness,
              E                                A
Lord, how we need it on this New York City Christmas.

Chorus:
          E             D                A      D  A
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas
        E                  D                A       
 A
And a prayer for peace on Earth, it's not too late.
             G#m                     D
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah",
           A                E
And we understand them, we hear them say...

Outro:
          D                  A              D                 A
Merry Christmas!  (New York Christmas)  Ah yeah.  (New York Christmas)  Yes,
                    D                  A          E (hold)
a New York City Christmas.  (New York Christmas)
                   A (draw out)
Merry New York Christmas.

END

G#m 222XXX (relative to capo II)