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[Hook]
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New York New York, big city of dreams
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And everything in New York ain't always what it seems
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You might get fooled if you come from out of town
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But I'm down by law and I know my way around
[Bridge]
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Too much, too many people, too much (aha-ha)
EDbG
Too much, too many people, too much, Raaah!
[Verse 1]
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A castle in the sky, one mile high
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Built to shelter the rich and greedy
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Rows of eyes, disguised as windows
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Looking down on the poor and the needy
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Miles of people, marching up the avenue
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Doin? what they gotta do, just to get by
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I'm living in the land of plenty and many
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But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why
[Bridge]
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Too much, too many people, too much
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Too much, too many people, too much!
[Verse 2]
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A man's on a ledge, says he's gonna jump
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People gather round, said, "He won't he's just a chump"
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'Cause he lost his job, then he got robbed
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His mortgage is due and his marriage is through
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He says he ain't gonna pay no child support
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Because the bitch left him without a second thought
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He got nothing to eat, no shoes on his feet
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She even left his clothes out in the street
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He keeps hearing noises when he's at home
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He always hears voices when he's all alone
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His wife took the kids, the car and the crib
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In this man's world, so much for Women's Lib
[Hook]
GA
New York New York big city of dreams
E
But everything in New York ain't always what it seems
GDb
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
Ebm
But I'm down by law, and I know my way around
[Verse 3]
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Down in the Village, you might think I'm silly
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But you can't tell the women from the men sometimes
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They're sugar and spice and everything nice
G
But when you get ?em home ain't no telling what you find
E
Right next door is a little old man
G
I seen him eating dog food out of a can
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He says, "I got to eat, when I can't afford meat
E
I barely can stand, on my own two feet
G
I got a bad habit and I just can't break it
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Something?s on my mind and I just can't shake it
E
I need some time, and I want some space
G
I gotta get away from the human race?
[Bridge]
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Too much, too many people, too much (aha-ha)
AE
Too much, too many people, too much! Raaah!
[Verse 4]
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Staring at a skyscraper reaching into heaven
G
When over in the ghetto I'm livin' in hell
E
Just play ball or be an entertainer
G
'Cause niggaz like me can't read too well
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Nobody loves me, nobody cares
G
I dreamed about a life but I'm livin' in a nightmare
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Paranoid schizo, set back, snowbound
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Bad news psycho, heart attack, breakdown!
[Tag]
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Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh
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Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh
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Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh
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Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, HUH!
[Verse 5]
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If only I could sleep just ten more minutes
E
I might find the strength to make another day
G
If I didn't have to get up and do my thing
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I would probably sleep my whole life away
E
I messed up a nice dream, somethin' bout ice cream
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Whipped cream, fruits and a cherry on top
EF
Now I gotta get up and face the world, huh
E
The pressure is on, It ain't never gonna stop
G
I sho' gotta learn to use my mind
EG
I don't want to be kissing nobody's behind
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Just standin' on line lookin' like a jerk
G
Gotta get off my butt and do a full day's work
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I ran into a pothole, got into a car crash
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Should a been thinking and tried to fake whiplash
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A crowd gathered round, they're callin' me fat
Dm
Who you lookin' at with a face like that?
[Hook]
DmDb
New York New York big city of dreams
E
Everything in New York ain't always what it seems
G
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
EBb
But I'm down by law and I know my way around
[Verse 6]
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On 42nd Street, lookin' for some action
G
Women standing on the corner selling satisfaction
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One young punk just leaning on the fence
EA
Tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
E
Billy is a prankster, tried to be a gangster
E
Real big wheel when a gun is in his hands
E
Just did a stick-up, just got picked up
G
One dead punk, killed by the man
[Outro]
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New York New York big city of dreams
G
And everything in New York ain't always what it seem