St. Lenox – Dont Ever Change Me New York City chords

[Intro]
G C G D
G C G D

[Verse]
       G                       C          G                      DI was born and raised in an artists garden here in Missouri
G                            C                         G          DAnd moved right down to Brooklyn in a whirlwind back five years ago or so
G                C              G              DCountry simpleton midwest small town walking architype
G                C                  G          DWorking amongst the skyscrapers ******* of winter

[Pre-chorus]
G           C                             DAnd I promised myself I would never be a sell out
G                C                        DAnd I promised myself that I would never be a fake

[Chorus]
G        C       G        DDont ever change me New York City
                    C           DCause I am uncomfortable around money
          C                 DI am uncomfortable around politicians
G         C        G          DDont ever change me New York City
             C                  DCause i am uncomfortable around money
         C                  D         GI am uncomfortable around artificial people

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G C G D

[Verse]
         G                       CYou know last week at the annual meeting
        G                 DI was drunk on cash bar whiskey
G                        C           G                      DAlex you said you were miserable and going to quit your job here
G                        C            G                    DYou said that your old cruel boss was slowly grinding you down
G                     C            G                   DMaybe i commiserated with you, maybe i felt the same way

[Pre-Chorus]
G                  C                             DAnd i promised myself that i would never be a peon
G                  C                            DAnd i promised myself that i would never be a fool

[Chorus]
G        C       G        DDont ever change me New York City
                    C           DCause I am uncomfortable around money
          C                 DI am uncomfortable around blind ambition
G         C        G          DDont ever change me New York City
             C                  DCause i am uncomfortable around money
         C                  D         GI am uncomfortable around artificial people

[Verse]
G               C                       G                           DLately ive been tired of trying to be New-York-thin like everybody else
G              C              G                  DIve had weight fluctuations and felt bad about myself
G                   C                      G                   DI dont know when it is I got to be so obsessed with stuff like that
G                            C              G                      DBut it is up there on the billboards, these beautiful people mocking me

[Pre-Chorus]
G                C                          DAnd I promised you that Id never be that shallow
G               C                         DAnd I promised you that Id never be that vain

G        C       G        DDont ever change me New York City
                    C           DCause I am uncomfortable around money
          C                 DI am uncomfortable around beautiful people
G         C        G          DDont ever change me New York City
             C                  DCause i am uncomfortable around money
         C                  D         GI am uncomfortable around artificial people

[Verse]
G               C                         G                      DI am seeing a beautiful man from just a fifteen minute walk from here
G              C                  G               DI honestly dont know what i would do without him now
G                    C               G              DI still cringe when I recall single life in the city now
G             C                    G                  DCynical and racid* yeah crying there on the concrete there

[Pre-Chorus]
G                   C                             DYeah i promised myself that i would never be a drifter
G                   C                         DYeah i promised myself that i would never die alone

G        C       G        DDont ever change me New York City
                    C           DCause I am uncomfortable around money
          C                 DI am uncomfortable around financiers
G         C        G          DDont ever change me New York City
             C                  DCause i am uncomfortable around money
         C                  D         GI am uncomfortable around artificial people