New York, New York - Ryan Adams

Capo 2nd Fret

I saw this tab and played it but something didn’t quite sound right.

Although I’ve only been playing a year I eventually realized that the

C	G
Chord in some instances should have a	base. I’ve changed the

offending Chords and marked them as C/G which should be played as

follows; 3X2013. To play this accurately at pace I found you must hold

down the G chord using your pinky so that the change between the G

and C/G chords are a lot easier. The intro and the bridge between the

chorus and the verses were also slightly out too as the C/G chord

should be utilized here as follows;

G	C/G
Well I shuffled through the city	on the Fourth of July

	G
Had a firecracker waiting to blow

G	C
Breaking like a robber	who was making his way

	G
To the cities of Mexico

G	C/G
Lived in an apartment out	on Avenue A

	G
Had a tar on the corner of Tenth

G	C
Had myself a lover who was	finer than gold

	G
But I been broke I?ve been busted up since

D	G	D	G
Love don?t play	any	games with me

	C
Anymore	like she did before

D	G	D
World won?t	wait so I	better shake

	C
That	thing right out there through the door

	D
Hell, I still	love you New York

G	C/G
Found myself a picture that would	fit in the folds

	G
Of my wallet and it stayed pretty good

G	C
Still amazed I didn?t lose it out on	Lutheran Place

	G
When I was drunk and I was thinking of you

G	C/G
Every day the children they were	singing the tunes

	G
Out on the streets and you could hear from the side

G	C
Used to take the subway out of	Houston and Third

	G
I would wait for you and not try to hide

D	G	D	G
Love won?t	play any	games with you

	C
Anymore	if you don?t want her to

D	G	D	G
World won?t	wait I	watched you shake

	C
But	honey I don?t blame you

	D
Hell, I still	love you New York

G	C/G
I remember Christmas	in the blistering cold

	G
In a church on the Upper West Side

G	C
Babe, you stood there singing I was	holding you arm

	G
You were holding my trust like a child

G	C/G
Found a lot of trouble out on	Avenue B

	G
But I tried to keep the overhead low

G	C
Farewell to the city and the	love of my life

	G
As we left before we had to go

D	G	D	G
Love won?t	play any	games with you

	C
Anymore	if you don?t want her to

D	G	D	G
Sweep and	shake this old	thing out the	door

	C
I?ll	always be thinking of you

	D
I?ll always	love you though New York

Ending; | G G C/G C/G | C/G C/G G G | X4 to fade

(the last few G chords should be Gsus, played as 3X0013).

Thanks to the person who posted the original copy and I hope my modest

alterations help make this wonderful song sound even more enjoyable

to play.

Aron Radford (UK)

Source: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/r/ryan_adams/new_york_new_york_ver2_crd.htm