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[Verse 1]
E C#m E
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
E G#m F#m B
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
E C#m E
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
E C#m
She lost herself in running
F#m B E
And all we had was gone.
[Chorus]
E A E A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E A B
That's the year I had to leave that town.
E A E A
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
E A B E
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Verse 2]
E C#m E
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
E G#m F#m7 B
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
E C#m E
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
C#m
Ain't it funny, baby
F#m B E
That we've taken different roads.
[Chorus]
E A E A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E A B
That's the year I had to leave that town.
E A E A
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
E A B E
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Instrumental]
E G#m C#m A B E
[Verse 3]
E C#m E
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
E G#m F#m B
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
E C#m E
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
E C#m A B E
Perhaps they knew before the rest that I had to leave it all.
[Chorus]
E A E A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E A B
That's the year I had to leave that town.
E A E A
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
E F#m B E A
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Outro]
E A
My dream died in New York City.
E A B
That's the year I...
E A E A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E A B E
That's the year I had to leave that town.
A E A E A E
Fade
