VERS^AE 1: ^G in new york fr^Cadd9eedom lo^Goks like too many choices ^A in new ^Gyork i found a ^Cadd9friend to drown ^Gout the other voices ^Avoices on the cell phone ^Gvoices from home ^Cadd9voices through the hard sell ^Gvoices down a stairwell in new^A york ^G just got a place in new^Cadd9 york ^G

VERS^AE 2: ^G in new york ^Cadd9summers get hot ^Gwell into the hundreds ^A you can't ^Gwalk around the ^Cadd9block wit^Ghout a change of clothing ^Ahot as a hair dryer ^Gin your face ^Cadd9hot as a handbag ^Gand a can of mace in n^Aew york i ^Gjust got a place in n^Cadd9ew york ^G ne^Aw york (ne^Gw york) ne^Cadd9w york ^G

VERS^AE 3: ^G in new york^Cadd9 you can forget for^Gget how to sit still ^A tell your^Gself you will stay ^Cadd9in but it's ^Gdown to alphaville^{A G}

CHORUS 1^Cadd9: ^Gnew y^Aork new yo^Grk, ^Cadd9new york^G new ^Ayork, new y^Gork ^{Cadd9 G A} n^Aew yo^Grk, a-^Cadd9ooo ^G

VERS^AE 4: the ^Girish 'been comi^Cadd9ng here for years ^Gfeel like they own the place ^A they got the ^Gairport, city hall, ^Cadd9asphalt, dance floor they ^Geven got the police ^Airish, italians, ^Gjews and hispanics re^Cadd9ligious nuts, po^Glitical fanatics in t^Ahe stew (living) ^Ghappily not like ^Cadd9me and you that's ^Gwhere i lost you

CHORUS 2: ^{A G} in new^Cadd9 york new^G york, new york in new ^Ayork^G new ^Cadd9york, new y^Gork n^Aew yo^Grk, a-^Cadd9ooo-oo-oo-^Gooo n^Aew yo^Grk, a-^Cadd9ooo - ^Gooo - ^Aooo-oo-^Gooo ^{Cadd9 G}

VERS^AE 5: ^G in new yor^Cadd9k i lost^G it all to you and your vices ^A still i'm ^Gstaying on to ^Cadd9figure out my ^Gmid-life crisis ^A i hit an ^Giceberg in my ^Cadd9life, you ^Gknow i'm still af^Aloat you lose your ^Gbalance, lose your ^Cadd9wife in the ^Gqueue for the lifeboat you've ^Agot to put the women and ^Gchildren first but ^Cadd9you've got an un^Gquenchable thirst for

CHORUS 3^Cadd9: ^Gnew y^Aork ^G new york new ^Cadd9york ^G n^Aew york, new yo^Grk

VERSE 6: ^Cadd9 in the still^Gness of the evening when the ^Asun has had its ^Gday i ^Cadd9heard your voice a-^Gwhispering come ^Aaway now^G

CHORUS 4: new^Cadd9 new y^Gork, new-^Aooo-^Gooo n^Cadd9ew y^Gork, a-^Aooo-^Go-o-^Aooo