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[Intro]
C Am Em G
C Am Em G
[Verse]
  CM7Hey hey, I Am7know it wasn't EmNew York Gwhere I lost my mind
  CM7Hey hey, I Am7know I must have Emleft it
It was Bback home all the time
  CM7And Am7where were you while wEme lay Gso drunk that we died?
  CM7Hey hey, I Am7know, but who could Emblame us, under Bpressure?
[Chorus]
And I Amknow, I should have Dstayed in bed
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedG  
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedG  
CM7 Am7 Em G
[Verse]
  CM7Hey hey, I Am7know it's just a Emtoothache, GI won't even cry
  CM7Hey hey, the Am7candy store presEmcriptions
All Blined up in the aisles
  CM7And Am7where were you while Emwe lay Gshipwrecked in denial?
  CM7Hey hey, it's Am7just a little Empill to help you Bsleep right through the night
[Chorus]
  AmI should have Dstayed in bed
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedG  
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedB  
[Bridge]
Because toCmorrow's gonna be another party
You Emstay too long until the Glights get lonely
Oh Ctomorrow's gonna be another party
EmWait too long til we Gall stay out of the Csun, EmsunG  
CSun, EmsunG  
[Chorus]
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedG  
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedG  
And I CM7knowAm7, I should have Emstayed in bedB  
[Outro]
  CM7I know, I Am7know, it wasn't EmNew York, New GYork
  CM7I know, I Am7know, it wasn't EmNew York, New GYork
    CM7      Am7  EmNew York, New GYork
    CM7      Am7  EmNew York, New GYork

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New York

by Eskimo Joe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CM7

Am7

[Intro]

C Am Em G

[Verse]

CM7 Am7 Em G

Hey hey, I know it wasn't New York where I lost my mind

CM7 Am7 Em

Hey hey, I know I must have left it

It was back home all the time

CM7 Am7 Em G

And where were you while we lay so drunk that we died?

CM7 Am7 Em B

Hey hey, I know, but who could blame us, under pressure?

[Chorus]

Am D

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em G

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em G

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em G

[Verse]

CM7 Am7 Em G

Hey hey, I know it's just a toothache, I won't even cry

CM7 Am7 Em

Hey hey, the candy store prescriptions

All lined up in the aisles

CM7 Am7 Em G

And where were you while we lay shipwrecked in denial?

CM7 Am7 Em B

Hey hey, it's just a little pill to help you sleep right through the night

[Chorus]

Am D

I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em G

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em B

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

[Bridge]

Because tomorrow's gonna be another party

Em G

You stay too long until the lights get lonely

Oh tomorrow's gonna be another party

Em G C Em G

Wait too long til we all stay out of the sun, sun

C Em G

Sun, sun

[Chorus]

CM7 Am7 Em G

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em G

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

CM7 Am7 Em B

And I know, I should have stayed in bed

[Outro]

CM7 Am7 Em G

I know, I know, it wasn't New York, New York

CM7 Am7 Em G

I know, I know, it wasn't New York, New York

CM7 Am7 Em G

New York, New York

CM7 Am7 Em G

New York, New York

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