^Gm7i used to think that ^Cnew york city ^Gm7fell from grace with ^Cgod Gm7 A+ and innocence abroad ^D7waved a war for the underdog ^Gm7when the snow falls ^Cand central park looks ^Gm7like a chirstmas ^Eb7card ^A/C#i just look beyond that ^D7bagman and the ^Cmaddess that^D makes this ^Gm7city hard ^{C7 Gm7 C7}

^Gm7i heard a ^Cbaskettball ^Gm7somewhere out beyond a cha^Cin link fence Gm7 A+ inner city prisoners ^D7argue for the right of self defense ^Gm7but theres a fast break ^Cand every work of art ^Gm7brakes something in my ^Eb7soul ^A/C#just focus on the c^D7ross strokes and the ^Cbouquets t^Dhat the d^Gm7ancers hold

^B7spanish harlem still sounds ^Emgood to me ^Cyeah mona lisas getting ^G7older ^B7stading in the shadow of ^Emmiss liberty while i ^F#walk along the ^Bwest side ^Gdown through little ^Citaly ^Fsearching for the city ^Dthat took away the kid in me