Ilse Delange – New Amsterdam chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G            C       GWe were busy closing down
    Em        C      GThe only open bar we found
    G                       C         GThe lights went up and they kicked us out
    Em                       C    GYou kiss me on the corner in Chinatown

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G                 C     GWe got saved by a gypsy cab
         Em               C       GAnd that bottle of johnny red you had
     G                       C       GYour hair messed up and your shoes untied
  Em                          C       GI watched you sleepin' in the morning light


[Chorus]
      C                               GNow a different sun is sinking in the west
      C                                G     DNow a different heart is beating in my chest
      Em                  C        GAnd I tried and tried and tried to get
      Em                    C     GGut I can't get back to New Amsterdam
       Em                    C     GYeah I can't get back to New Amsterdam

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[Verse 2]
G                         C          GDown by the bridge on the lower east side
G                          C       GWatching as the river goes rollin' by
    G                  C      GDid you lose me or did I lose you
  Em                           C        GSuppose it all depends on your point of view


[Chorus]
C                                         GAll these downtown streets still look the same
  C                                         G     DI guess it ain't the bricks and stones that change
      Em                  C        GAnd I tried and tried and tried to get
      Em                    C     GBut I can't get back to New Amsterdam
      Em                  C        GAnd I tried and tried and tried to get
      Em                    C     GBut I can't get back to New Amsterdam
       Em                    C     GYeah I can't get back to New Amsterdam


[Outro]
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