New York City Serenade
Key: DEnglish
Intro
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Verse
ABilly F#mhe's down by the Bmrailroad tracks D
ASitting low in the F#mback seat of his BmCadillac D
ADiamond F#mJackie she's Bmso intact D
As she Afalls so F#msoftly Bmbeneath him D
Verse
Jackie's Bmheels are stacked
Billy's got F#mcleats on his boots
Together they're Bmgonna boogaloo down Broadway
And come back F#mhome with their loot
It's Bmmidnight in Manhattan
This is no Dtime to get cute
It's a mad Edogs promenade
So walk Atall F#m Bm
DOr baby don't walk at all
A F#m Bm D
Verse
Fish Alady oh F#mFish lady Fish lady
She Bmbaits them tenement walls D
She won't Atake corner boys they ain't got F#mno money
And they're Bmso easy D
I said hey Ababe I'm easy
Wont you take my hand F#mwaltz with me down Broadway Bm D
Oh mama Atake my arm and F#mmove with me down Broadway Bmyeah D
I'm a Ayoung man I talk it real loud
F#mYeah babe I walk it real proud for Bmya
Ah Dso shake it away
So shake Aaway your street life shake away your F#mcity life
And Bmhook up to the train
Ah Dhook up to the night train
AHook it F#mup hook up to Bmthe...hook up to the train D
Chorus
But I know that she...
BmWon't take the train
(No she F#mwon't take the train)
No she Bmwon't take the train
(No she F#mwon't take the train)
Oh she Bmwon't take the train
(No she F#mwon't take the train)
Oh she Bmwon't take the train
(No she F#mwon't take the train)
She's Dafraid them tracks are gonna slow her down
And when she Eturns this boy'll be gone
Baby so long A F#m
BmSometimes you just Dgotta walk on Awalk
F#m Bm D
Verse
Hey Avibes man hey jazz F#mman
Ah Bmplay me your serenade D
Any Adeeper blue you'll be F#mplaying in your Bmgrave D
Save your Bmnotes
Don't spend 'em on the blues F#mboy
Save your Bmnotes
Don't spend 'em on the F#mdarlin' blues boy
Straight for the church Bmnote ringin'
Vibes man sting a Dtrashcan
Listen to Eyour junk man ah listen to your junk man
Listen to Eyour junk man oh listen to your junk man
Verse
He's Asinging F#msinging
He's Bmsinging Dsinging
He's Asinging F#msinging
All dressed Bmup in satin walking down the Dalley
ASinging F#msinging
BmSing yeah Dsing yeah
ASinging F#msinging
BmSing yeah Dsing yeah
A F#m Bm D...
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