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West Side Highway

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[Verse 1]
A
N.C.                               A  
There's a million Jews in New York
N.C.                  F#m  E  
And I'm one of them!
AThere's a million stars in the sky
And a F#mmillion cars on the west side highEway
[Pre-Chorus 1]
ABack at home, I didn't feel this F#mfreeE  
AUp and down the boulevard, F#mI could hear them scream
[Chorus 1]
"Hey Dfaggot", "How Amuch?",
"I'm gonna Dkick your ass motherAfucker"
But I F#mheld my head up Bmhigh
Let them Dsuffocate Aand die
DIn their Eordinary Alives
[Verse 2]
AThere's two hundred punks in the park
And I'm one of them!F#m  E  
AThere's a place to go
After F#mall these years of feeling alone
[Pre-Chorus 2]
ABack at home, walking down the F#mstreet
People Apulled their kids aside
Like F#mI was some kind of disease
[Chorus 2]
But as Dmuch as I Atried to hide
And Dplug my ears, it Ahurt inside
It Dcurled up Aand wounded my Epride
[Solo]
A F#m A F#m
D E D E
A F#m A F#m
D E D E
[Verse 3]
AThere's a million Jews in New York
And I'm one of them!F#m  E  
AThere's a million stars in the sky
And a F#mmillion cars on the west side highEway
[Pre-Chorus 3]
AAs I ride, I can feel the F#mstreetE  
ALike a river (like a river), F#mit flows rapidly
[Chorus 3]
Through the Dcity, it proApels
Me towards a Dtragic, bloody Acrash, oh well
An F#minch from death Bmseems to be
The Donly place to Afind some peace
The Donly place to Aride a bike and
DFeel alive and Afind a sense of Epride (pride)
And diBmgniAtyA  

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West Side Highway

by Pinhead Gunpowder

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F#m

[Verse 1]

N.C.

There's a million Jews in New York

F#m E

N.C.

And I'm one of them!

There's a million stars in the sky

F#m E

And a million cars on the west side highway

[Pre-Chorus 1]

A F#m E

Back at home, I didn't feel this free

A F#m

Up and down the boulevard, I could hear them scream

[Chorus 1]

D A

"Hey faggot", "How much?",

D A

"I'm gonna kick your ass motherfucker"

F#m Bm

But I held my head up high

D A

Let them suffocate and die

D E A

In their ordinary lives

[Verse 2]

There's two hundred punks in the park

F#m E

And I'm one of them!

There's a place to go

F#m

After all these years of feeling alone

[Pre-Chorus 2]

A F#m

Back at home, walking down the street

People pulled their kids aside

F#m

Like I was some kind of disease

[Chorus 2]

D A

But as much as I tried to hide

D A

And plug my ears, it hurt inside

D A E

It curled up and wounded my pride

[Solo]

A F#m A F#m

D E D E

A F#m A F#m

D E D E

[Verse 3]

There's a million Jews in New York

F#m E

And I'm one of them!

There's a million stars in the sky

F#m E

And a million cars on the west side highway

[Pre-Chorus 3]

A F#m E

As I ride, I can feel the street

A F#m

Like a river (like a river), it flows rapidly

[Chorus 3]

D A

Through the city, it propels

D A

Me towards a tragic, bloody crash, oh well

F#m Bm

An inch from death seems to be

D A

The only place to find some peace

D A

The only place to ride a bike and

D A E

Feel alive and find a sense of pride (pride)

Bm A A

And dignity

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