Allan Taylor – New York In The Seventies chords
Chords:
[Intro] G C G D G C G D [Verse] G C G D Long Beach, early in the morning G C G D I'm walking the boardwalk by the sea Em D C G I'm with my little boy, he's not sleeping too well C G/B Am G D My little boy is a lot like me [Verse] G C G D And I came home late from the city G C G D I was in the Village, having fun Em D C G All the queens were coming out on Christopher Street C G/B Am G D And a new age had begun [Chorus] C D G I'm in a long line of lovers C G/B Am G D Who came to New York looking for the Muse Em D C G I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street C G/B Am G D To pay for her dancing shoes [Verse] G C G D I played the Gaslight and Gerde's Folk City G C G D The Bitter End and the occasional bar Em D C G I played the game of money and fame C G/B Am G D 'Cause everybody wants to be a star [Verse] G C G D And I had my share of intoxication G C G D I did a few drugs and drank too much Uncle Jack Em D C G But I stopped in time when I saw the signs C G/B Am G D And I knew I had to get back [Chorus] C D G And I'm in a long line of lovers C G/B Am G D Who came to New York looking for the Muse Em D C G I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street C G/B Am G D To pay for her dancing shoes [Verse] G C G D And the Vietnam War was still raging G C G D They were singing protest songs in Washington Square Em D C G Too many guys just never came home C G/B Am G D 'Cause not enough people cared [Verse] G C G D And those who made it back were looking lost and confused G C G D Was it a victory or a tactical retreat Em D C G Either way, it left a wound in America's heart C G/B Am G D To see them sleeping out on the street [Chorus] C D G I'm in a long line of lovers C G/B Am G D Who came to New York looking for the Muse Em D C G I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street C G/B Am G D To pay for her dancing shoes [Verse] G C G D Thirty years later and I'm thinking G C G D I'm still here, some of my friends are gone Em D C G My little boy is grown, he's got a son of his own C G/B Am G D Everybody's got to sing their own song [Verse] G C G D I came back to Long Beach and I'm looking out at the sea G C G D I'm standing in a warm summer haze Em D C G I can see those times like I'm in a picture show C G/B Am G D New York in the Seventies [Chorus] C D G I'm in a long line of lovers C G/B Am G D Who came to New York looking for the Muse Em D C G I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street C G/B Am G D To pay for her dancing shoes [Verse] G C G D Long Beach, early in the morning G C G D I'm walking the boardwalk by the sea Em D C G I'm with my little boy, he's not sleeping too well C G/B Am G D My little boy is a lot like me C D G My little boy is a lot like me [Outro] C G D G X