New yorks not for me Chords
by Jim Croce
New yorks not for me by Jim Croce is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Amaj7, A7, F#, Bm, Fm, F#m and A/D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro: A Amaj7 A7 F# Bm Fm A *(notes)
A Amaj7 A7 F#
things are spinning round me and all my thoughts were cloudy
Bm Fm A *(notes)
and i had begun to doubt all the things that were me
A Amaj7 A7 F#
being in so many places you know i've run so many races
Bm Fm A
i've looked into the empty faces of the people of the night
F#m A F#m
something is just not right cause i know that i've got
A F#m A F#m
to get out of here i'm so alone don't you know that i got
Bm__ (A A/D A A7)
to get out of here cause new york's not my home
A Amaj7 A7 F#
though all the streets are crowded there's something strange
Bm Fm A
about it i've lived there about a year and i never once felt
*(notes) A Amaj7 A7
at home i thought i made the big time i learned a lot
F# Bm
of lessons off the quick and know i'm telling you that they were
Fm A F#m
not the nice kind it's been so long since i have felt fine
A F#m A F#m
that's the reason that i've got to get out of here i'm so alone
A F#m
don't you know that i got to get out of here
Bm__
cause new york's not my home
(interlude) chords: (2x) A Amaj7 A7 F# Bm Fm A *(notes)
A F#m A F#m
that's the reason that i've got to get out of here i'm so alone
A F#m
don't you know that i got to get out of here
Bm__
cause new york's not my home
chords: (2x) A Amaj7 A7 F# Bm Fm A *(notes)