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ALL CHORDS AND TAB RELATIVE TO CAPO 5TH FRET
         E A D G B e
G        3 2 0 0 3 3
Em7/G    0 2 2 0 3 3
C        x 3 2 0 1 0
D        x x 0 2 3 2
Dsus4    x x 0 2 3 3
Em       0 2 2 0 0 0
Cadd9/G  x 3 2 0 3 3
Gmaj     x 2 0 0 3 3
F# (?)   2 x 0 0 3 3
           G  Em7/     G          C          D  Dsus4  
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francois Truffaut, 
      G  Em7/     G             C      D  
Robert Zimmerman and de Niro 
CParis, EmTexas - Cend of the Dworld 
CNew York, EmNew York, 
        C        D  Cadd9/    G      Gmaj  D  
good bye girl 
And they Gmeet 
on Blaker F#Street 
       Em7/        G   C(let ring)
or the Park that is Central 
oh Dno 
  Cadd9/     G     Gmaj   D  
I watched the sun go down 
    D  Cadd9/  G     Gmaj   D  
down down beneath the ground 
                    D  Cadd9/G  
and it's a new day, 
it's a Gmaj9new dawn, D  
in CNew DAmsterGdam. 
The Cstranger in the Emmoonlight, D  Em  
looks Cstranger in the Emmoonlight D  
Solo Chords:
C   Em   D   Em
   C     Em   D(let ring)  Dsus4(let ring)
Solo Tab:
A String  ---------0-2--5--2-0---   -----------0-0----0-2-5
E String  0--3--0-3------------3-   -0--3--0-3-------------
And they Gmeet 
on Blaker F#Street 
       Em7/         G    C(let ring)
or the Park that is Central 
oh Dno 
  Cadd9/     G     Gmaj   D  
I watched the sun go down 
    D  Cadd9/  G     Gmaj   D  
down down beneath the ground 
                    D  Cadd9/G  
and it's a new day, 
it's a Gmaj9new dawn, D  
in CNew DAmsterGdam. 
Solo Chords:
C   Em   C   Em
C   Em   D
C   Em   C   Em
C   Em   D   Dsus4
Solo Tab:
A String  ----0-2-5--2--0----   ----0-2-5--2--0+---
E String  0-3---------------3   0-3----------------
A String  ----0-2-5--2--0----   ----0-2-5--2--0-2-5
E String  0-3---------------3   0-3---------------- 
And they Gmeet 
on Blaker F#Street 
       Em7/        G    C(let ring)
or the Park that is Central 
Oh Dno 
  Cadd9/     G     Gmaj   D  
I watched the sun go down 
    D  Cadd9/  G     Gmaj   D  
down down beneath the ground 
                    D  Cadd9/G  
and it's a new day, 
it's a Gmaj9new dawn, D  
in CNew DAmsterGdam. 

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New Amsterdam

by Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dsus4

Cadd9

Gmaj

Gmaj9

ALL CHORDS AND TAB RELATIVE TO CAPO 5TH FRET

E A D G B e

G 3 2 0 0 3 3

Em7/G 0 2 2 0 3 3

C x 3 2 0 1 0

D x x 0 2 3 2

Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

Cadd9/G x 3 2 0 3 3

Gmaj x 2 0 0 3 3

F# (?) 2 x 0 0 3 3

G Em7 G C D Dsus4

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francois Truffaut,

G Em7 G C D

Robert Zimmerman and de Niro

C Em C D

Paris, Texas - end of the world

C Em

New York, New York,

C D Cadd9 G Gmaj D

good bye girl

And they meet

on Blaker Street

Em7 G C

/ (let ring)

or the Park that is Central

oh no

Cadd9 G Gmaj D

I watched the sun go down

D Cadd9 G Gmaj D

down down beneath the ground

D Cadd9 G

and it's a new day,

Gmaj9 D

it's a new dawn,

C D G

in New Amsterdam.

C Em D Em

The stranger in the moonlight,

C Em D

looks stranger in the moonlight

Solo Chords:

C Em D Em

C Em D Dsus4

(let ring) (let ring)

Solo Tab:

A String ---------0-2--5--2-0--- -----------0-0----0-2-5

E String 0--3--0-3------------3- -0--3--0-3-------------

And they meet

on Blaker Street

Em7 G C

/ (let ring)

or the Park that is Central

oh no

Cadd9 G Gmaj D

I watched the sun go down

D Cadd9 G Gmaj D

down down beneath the ground

D Cadd9 G

and it's a new day,

Gmaj9 D

it's a new dawn,

C D G

in New Amsterdam.

Solo Chords:

C Em C Em

C Em D

C Em C Em

C Em D Dsus4

Solo Tab:

A String ----0-2-5--2--0---- ----0-2-5--2--0+---

E String 0-3---------------3 0-3----------------

A String ----0-2-5--2--0---- ----0-2-5--2--0-2-5

E String 0-3---------------3 0-3----------------

And they meet

on Blaker Street

Em7 G C

/ (let ring)

or the Park that is Central

Oh no

Cadd9 G Gmaj D

I watched the sun go down

D Cadd9 G Gmaj D

down down beneath the ground

D Cadd9 G

and it's a new day,

Gmaj9 D

it's a new dawn,

C D G

in New Amsterdam.

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