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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 E-   022100
 C#m- x46654
 Ebm- x68876
Intro: 
Piano: B--F#-E- x2
Then B--F#-E- x2 E--
Verse 1:
BHow long would you
wait and watch
your F#world turn
aEway another Bhour
another day standing
F#to your own Egrave
and If I G#mdie before
I get back to New
EYork I won't have
Banything to F#show
all my G#mlife I
hesitate and
watch the Eworld
passed by it Bnever
seems to F#change
Chorus 1:
And be Bfree
from this F#a--Eching
Never Bbe where
     F#   E  E--
I name in
Verse 2:
BWhat else can I
say I got this
F#all inside the
Ecage I sit on Bfire
the weather plan
no one F#hears it
in my Ebrain and
and If I G#mdie before
I get back to New
EYork I won't have
Banything to F#share
Chorus 2:
And be Bfree
from this F#a--Eching
Never Bbe where
     F#   E  B--B--
I name in
Interlude:
B  Ebm F#  Ebm E  C#m
B  Ebm F# Ebm E
Verse 3:
C#mall my G#mlife I
hesitate and
watch the Eworld
passed by it Bnever
seems to F#change
and If I G#mdie before
I get back to New
EYork I won't have
Banything to F#show
Chorus 3:
And be Bfree
from this F#a--Eching
Never Bbe where
I F#name Ein
And be Bfree
from this F#a--Eching
Never Bbe where
     F#   E   B   EbmB(hold)
I name in

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New York

by GOB

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Ebm

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

C#m

- x46654

Ebm

- x68876

Intro:

B F# E

Piano: ---- x2

B F# E E

Then ---- x2 --

Verse 1:

How long would you

wait and watch

your world turn

E B

away another hour

another day standing

F# E

to your own grave

G#m

and If I die before

I get back to New

York I won't have

B F#

anything to show

G#m

all my life I

hesitate and

watch the world

passed by it never

seems to change

Chorus 1:

And be free

F# E

from this a--ching

Never be where

F# E E

I name in

Verse 2:

What else can I

say I got this

all inside the

E B

cage I sit on fire

the weather plan

no one hears it

in my brain and

G#m

and If I die before

I get back to New

York I won't have

B F#

anything to share

Chorus 2:

And be free

F# E

from this a--ching

Never be where

F# E B B

----

I name in

Interlude:

B Ebm F# Ebm E C#m

B Ebm F# Ebm E

Verse 3:

C#m G#m

all my life I

hesitate and

watch the world

passed by it never

seems to change

G#m

and If I die before

I get back to New

York I won't have

B F#

anything to show

Chorus 3:

And be free

F# E

from this a--ching

Never be where

F# E

I name in

And be free

F# E

from this a--ching

Never be where

F# E B Ebm

B(hold)

I name in

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