Intro: B5 (hold) 
Verse 1: 
               E5                       B5 
Call on your angels, come down to the city 
                 F#5                             B5 
Crowd around the big tree, all you strangers who know me. 
              E5                 B5 
Bring your compassion, your understanding, 
              F#5                              B5 
Lord, how we need it on this New York City Christmas. 
          F#5            E5                B5      E5  B5 
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas 
        F#5                 E5                B5     E5  B5 
And a prayer for peace on Earth within our time. 
             G#5                     E5 
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah", 
           B5                F#5 
And we understand them , now more than ever.  
 
Verse 2: 
                  E5                         B5 
So call on your angels, you're beaten and broken 
                 F#5                                     B5 
It's time that we mend them , so they don't fade with the season 
                       E5                              G#5 
Let our mercy be the gifts we lay, from Brookland to Broadway, 
             F#5                                            B5 
And celebrate, each and every day of this New York City Christmas. 
 
Chorus:           
          F#5            E5                B5      E5  B5 
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas 
        F#5                 E5                B5     E5  B5 
And a prayer for peace on Earth within our time. 
             G#5                     E5 
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah", 
           B5                F#5                                 
And we understand them , now more than ever.   
 
Bridge: (Listen to the song for the rythm ) 
                    E5      B5    E5 - B5      E5 - B5 - F#5 - F#5   
Merry New York Christmas!  
 
Verse 3: 
                  E5                       B5 
So call on your angels, come down to the city, 
                  F#5                             B5 
Gather 'round the big tree, all you strangers who know me. 
             E5                   B5 
Bring your compassion, bring your forgiveness, 
              F#5                               B5 
Lord, how we need it on this New York City Christmas. 
 
Chorus:           
          F#5            E5                B5      E5  B5 
And I'm sending you a Merry New York Christmas 
        F#5                 E5                B5       E5  B5 
And a prayer for peace on Earth, it's not too late. 
             G#5                     E5 
Yeah, the sidewalk angels echo "Hallelujah", 
           B5                F#5                                 
And we understand them , we hear them say... 
 
Outro: 
          E5                  B5              E5                 B5 
Merry Christmas!  (New York Christmas)  Ah yeah.  (New York Christmas)  Yes,  
                    E5                   B5         F#5 (hold) 
a New York City Christmas.  (New York Christmas) 
                   B5 (draw out) 
Merry New York Christmas.
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