Steven Hull's Ozark Mountain Daredevils Site presents:

New York
(Steve Cash)
13, 1997

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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are two acoustic guitars and two electric guitars in this one. I'm going to show you the chords and a tip or two - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

Click here if you want only the lyrics.

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THE CHORDS:

A
(GUITAR & DRUMS INTRO)


Welcome to the city, welcome to disaster


You see a pretty girl, but you're walkin' right past her


You give it up, get it back, turn around and ask her

G
She don't talk back so you talk a little faster

 
A
Winkin' in a snapshot, wavin' like a bigshot


You're feelin' pretty good 'til you think you hear a gunshot


Another punk outta junk, breakin' in a pawn shop


Cops yell freeze so you take another snapshot

G A
Ah ... it's New York

G A
Ah ... it's New York
 
D A
I guess everything my daddy told me was right

D E
When you're in the Big Apple then you better learn to take a bite
 

A G A
(HARP SOLO)
 
D A
I guess everything my daddy told me was right

D E
When you're in the Big Apple then you better learn to take a bite
 
A
Workin' in a hotel, workin for the housedick


You stop a little girl who's pullin' in her own tricks


Talk awhile, get a smile, make another sidekick


It won't last long but it beats feelin' homesick

(HARP DITTY)
 
Jumpin' in a taxi, gotta see the band play


It's on a little sidestreet, a little off of Broadway


You make a turn, then you learn, you're goin' down the wrong way


The cabby wants a tip 'cause he got you there the hard way
 
G A
Ah ... it's New York

G A
Ah ... it's New York

G A
Ah ... it's New York

G A
Ah ... it's New York

A G
(GUITAR STUFF)


A
It's New York

G
(GUITAR & HARP STUFF)

A
It's New York

G
A G
A.......
(GUITAR & HARP STUFF)

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THE TAB:

The chords and fingerings for the electric guitars are:

A

1 -|| --------------------------------
2 -|| ---------------1----------------2
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| ---------------1----------------2
5 -|| -----0--------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

G

1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

D

1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------

E

1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| ----0----------------------------0
3 -|| ----------1----------------------1
4 -|| ----------------3----------------2
5 -|| ----------------2----------------2
6 -|| ----0----------------------------0

 

The chords and fingerings for the acoustic guitars are:

A

1 -|| --1------------------------------5
2 -|| --1------------------------------5
3 -|| ------2--------------------------6
4 -|| -----------4---------------------7
5 -|| -----------3---------------------7
6 -|| --1------------------------------5

G

1 -|| --1------------------------------3
2 -|| --1------------------------------3
3 -|| ------2--------------------------4
4 -|| -----------4---------------------5
5 -|| -----------3---------------------5
6 -|| --1------------------------------3

D

1 -|| --1------------------------------5
2 -|| -----------3---------------------7
3 -|| -----------3---------------------7
4 -|| -----------3---------------------7
5 -|| --1------------------------------5
6 -|| ----------------------------------

E

1 -|| --1------------------------------7
2 -|| -----------3---------------------9
3 -|| -----------3---------------------9
4 -|| -----------3---------------------9
5 -|| --1------------------------------7
6 -|| ----------------------------------

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TIPS

Most of the Song

The chord symbols do not pertain to any number of beats.

The electric guitars play the A chord like this:

A

1 -|| -------------------------------
2 -|| -------------------------------
3 -|| -------------------------------
4 -|| ------2-----------------------
5 -|| ------0-----------------------
6 -|| -------------------------------

When you play the A chord with your 1st finger on the 2nd fret, you can play the low note (g) that you hear once in a while with your 2nd finger:

A

1 -|| -----------------------------------
2 -|| -----------------------------------
3 -|| -----------------------------------
4 -|| ------2---------------------------
5 -|| ------0---------------------------
6 -|| --------------3p-------------------

When you hit that low note, bend it toward the 2nd finger - that's what the 'p' means - to pull it.

Here is what the tab would look like for playing the A chord for pretty much the whole song.

A

1 -|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 -|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 -|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 -|| ------2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--------
5 -|| ------0-0-0-2-0-----0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-2-0-----0-0-0-0-0--------
6 -|| -------------------3p-----------------------------------3p---------------------

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I hope you enjoyed playing this one.

Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!

Thanks for stopping by - steve

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Lyrics are copyright 1997?, Steve Cash

chords & music interpreted by steven hull

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Created 11 July 1999
Updated 11 July 1999
 


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