Standard (EADGBE)
Intro riff
you play that repeatedly through the verse.
Verse 1
You know I've been to New York
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Uptown and down
And [A7#3]if you been there
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Well you've been around
And I couldn't care less
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If you lov'd me or not,
A7#3 /6
Oh yes, But I almost forgot
Chorus
How are the people back home?
Tell them I've got a show of my own
Don't say
You think that I've grown.
Verse 2
I've grown used to the people
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Tellin' me I'm pretty
And [A7#3]used to the nights
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With the boys in the city,
And they couldn't care less
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If I loved them or not,
I've been [A7#3]looking real hard,
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But I don't know for what
Chorus
How are the people back home?
Tell them I got a show of my own
But sometimes I wish I'd never left home.
Verse 3
I've been to New York
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Uptown and Down
And [A7#3]if you been there
/6
Well you've been around
And I couldn't care less
/6
If you lov'd me or not,
No I [A7#3]couldn't care less
/6 /6 A7#3
But I guess care a whole lot
I've been to New York
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Uptown and down,
And [A7#3]if you been there
/6
Well you've been around
And I couldn't care less
/6
If you lov'd me or not,
A7#3 /6
Oh yes, I guess
I care a whole
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Lot.
/6 A7#3
Yeah, I wouldn't be here if I didn't care
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a whole lot.