Dion – King Of The New York Streets chords

Great 1989 tune. Times listed are elapsed time from the start. Tabbed by Marty Lurvey.


Intro:   F#    0:11


Verse 1
People call me the scandalizer,
DThe world was my appetizer,
EI turned gangs into fertilizer,
F#King of the New York streets.   0:25


Verse 2
I broke hearts like window panes,
DFor breakfast I'd eat nails and chains,
ETo my kingdom I'd proclaim,
F#King of the New York streets.
                        F#    D    E    F#We walked all the same...                        0:54


Verse 3
You know, I floored my accelerator,
DAll the way to the equator,
EJust a local gladiator,
F#I'm king of the New York streets.   1:10


Bridge
      DWell, I was only sixteen years,
   A                 ESo what could I have known?
D In my mind these passing years,
A                   E       F#The legend sure has grown.       1:27


Verse 4
Now, people come from miles around,
DTo see my royal tenement crown,
EAlways up Jack, never down,
F#King of the New York streets, check it out...  1:44


Verse 5
Schools gave me nothing needed,
DTo my throne I proceeded,
EEvery warning went unheeded,
F#King of the New York streets.
                   F#    D    E    F#We walked always...                        2:13


Verse 6
I stood tall from all this feelin'
DI bumped my head on heaven's ceilin'
EShooting dice and double-dealin'
F#King of the New York streets    2:27


Bridge
      DWell, I was only sixteen years,
   A                 ESo what could I have known?
D In my mind these passing years,
A                   E        F#The legend sure has grown.       2:45


Verse 7
You know, each time I jumped behind the wheel,
     DOf a pin-striped custom Oldsmobile,
EThe guys would bow and the girls would squeal,
F#King of the New York streets.    3:00


Verse 8
Local bullies I deflated,
DBack street jive that I translated,
ETop Ten girls were all I dated,
F#King of the New York streets.
                    F#    D    E    F#We walked the same...                          3:30


Verse 9
I didn't need no bodyguard,
DHuh, I just ruled from my backyard,
ELiving fast, living hard,
F#King of the New York streets.
                             F#    D    E    F#Check it out, we walked...                        4:00


Verse 10
Well, I was wise in my own eyes,
DI woke one day and I realized,
         EYou know this attitude come from cocaine lies...
F#                              4:15


Coda  < repeat twice, fadeout on 2nd >    F#    D    E    F#    4:51