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[Verse 1]
CIn New YE7ork, I riAmde the trD7ain
with hFeadphones Gand my tCunes,
because IC'm depressE7ed and lAmife is D7pain,
plus it kFeeps awaGy the loCons.
F7So my favorite bands, they get me through C7my commute
F7and I keep the world at the bay as I kA7eep on mG7y root,
Because Cin New YE7ork, my hAmeadphones plD7ay,
some soFng that Ggoes like Cthis:
[Verse 2]
CYou're alFone, Gyour friends, Amthey're gone,Bbmaj7  
So Cyou're aFlone, Gyour friends, Amthey're gone,Bbmaj7  
So Cyou're aFlone, Gyour friends, Amthey're gone,Bbmaj7  
So Cyou're aFlone, Gso alone,
[Verse 3]
CThen some bE7arberAmshop quarD7tet
walks tFhrough the sGubway Cdoor,
They Cdo a sE7ong and AmI get D7upset,
'cause I Fcan't hear my tGunes anymoCre,
F7Then I say "Thank god, I'm getting off at C7Union Square"
but wF7hen I reach the station, there's aA7nother quartet G7there,
Because Cin New E7York, they're eAmveryD7where,
Fsinging crGap like Cthis:
[Verse 4]
CKnot, knot,
FTie a knot, knot aGround,
Who you Amlove,
And uh-Bbmaj7hold on for good,
CKnot, knot,
FTie a knot, knot aGround,
Who you Amlove,
And uh-Bbmaj7hold on for good,
CKnot, knot,
FTie a knot, knot aGround,
Who you Amlove,
And uh-Bbmaj7hold on for good,
And uh-Bbmaj7hold on for good,
And uh-Bbmaj7hold on for good,
[Verse 5]
And I'm trying to listen to the music on my headpGhones,
FBut the songs together, they just go:
N.C.
*improvised musical mess/screaming*
FI'm trying to focus on sad, sad world on my heGadphones,
But they're messing it up, and now it's all just:
N.C.
*improvised musical mess/screaming*
[Verse 6]
Csus4But then something weird happens, for a Cmoment,
Csus4For a moment, something Cweird,
The:
CYou're Falone, Gyour friendsAm, they're gone,
Bbmaj7Syncs up with,
CKnot, knot,
FTie a knot, knot aGround,
Who you Amlove,
And uh-Bbmaj7hold on for good
And it becomes:
CYou're not not Falone,
Tie a knot knot around your Gfriends who you Amlove,
They're gonna hBbmaj7old on for good
   C  FAnd I'm trying to be Gpessimist Ambut I can'tBbmaj7, I can't because,
   CSFuddenly there's Gmusic no one's ever hAmeard bBbmaj7efore,
   CSFuddenly there's Gmusic no one's ever hAmeard bCsus4efore, before,
[Verse 7]
And I'm tChankful E7for mA7oments like tD7his,
when tFwo musiGcs combCine,
When the "CThump-a-ThE7ump" of a A7stranger's hD7eart
Fthumps alGong with mCine.

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In New York

by Sam Salmond

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Bbmaj7

Csus4

[Verse 1]

C E7 Am D7

In New York, I ride the train

F G C

with headphones and my tunes,

C E7 Am D7

because I'm depressed and life is pain,

F G C

plus it keeps away the loons.

F7 C7

So my favorite bands, they get me through my commute

F7 A7 G7

and I keep the world at the bay as I keep on my root,

C E7 Am D7

Because in New York, my headphones play,

F G C

some song that goes like this:

[Verse 2]

C F G Am Bbmaj7

You're alone, your friends, they're gone,

C F G Am Bbmaj7

So you're alone, your friends, they're gone,

C F G Am Bbmaj7

So you're alone, your friends, they're gone,

C F G

So you're alone, so alone,

[Verse 3]

C E7 Am D7

Then some barbershop quartet

F G C

walks through the subway door,

C E7 Am D7

They do a song and I get upset,

F G C

'cause I can't hear my tunes anymore,

F7 C7

Then I say "Thank god, I'm getting off at Union Square"

F7 A7 G7

but when I reach the station, there's another quartet there,

C E7 Am D7

Because in New York, they're everywhere,

F G C

singing crap like this:

[Verse 4]

Knot, knot,

F G

Tie a knot, knot around,

Who you love,

Bbmaj7

And uh-hold on for good,

Knot, knot,

F G

Tie a knot, knot around,

Who you love,

Bbmaj7

And uh-hold on for good,

Knot, knot,

F G

Tie a knot, knot around,

Who you love,

Bbmaj7

And uh-hold on for good,

Bbmaj7

And uh-hold on for good,

Bbmaj7

And uh-hold on for good,

[Verse 5]

And I'm trying to listen to the music on my headphones,

But the songs together, they just go:

N.C.

*improvised musical mess/screaming*

F G

I'm trying to focus on sad, sad world on my headphones,

But they're messing it up, and now it's all just:

N.C.

*improvised musical mess/screaming*

[Verse 6]

Csus4 C

But then something weird happens, for a moment,

Csus4 C

For a moment, something weird,

The:

C F G Am

You're alone, your friends, they're gone,

Bbmaj7

Syncs up with,

Knot, knot,

F G

Tie a knot, knot around,

Who you love,

Bbmaj7

And uh-hold on for good

And it becomes:

C F

You're not not alone,

G Am

Tie a knot knot around your friends who you love,

Bbmaj7

They're gonna hold on for good

C F G Am Bbmaj7

And I'm trying to be pessimist but I can't, I can't because,

C F G Am Bbmaj7

Suddenly there's music no one's ever heard before,

C F G Am Csus4

Suddenly there's music no one's ever heard before, before,

[Verse 7]

C E7 A7 D7

And I'm thankful for moments like this,

F G C

when two musics combine,

C E7 A7 D7

When the "Thump-a-Thump" of a stranger's heart

F G C

thumps along with mine.

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