Intro: D A 2x Verse 1: D A I can't remember what I planned tomorrow D A I can't remember when it's time to go Bm When I look in the mirror E E F# G Tracing lines with a pencil
G I remember what came before Verse 2: D A I wanted to think there was endless love D A Until I saw the light dim in your eyes Bm E In the dead of the night I found out E F# G A Sometimes there's love that won't survive Chorus: D A B C New York City C G D A B C Such a beautiful disease G D A B C G G A A# F New York City Such a beautiful G D Such a beautiful disease Instrumental: D A 2x Verse 3: D A Laura kept all her disappointments D A Locked up in a box behind her closet door Bm E She pulled the blinds and listened to the thunder E F# G A With no way out from the family store Verse 4: D A We all told her things could get better D A When you just say goodbye Bm E I'll lay awake one more night E F# G A Caught in a vision I want to deny Verse 5: D A And did I mention the note that I found D A Taped to my locked front door Bm E It talked about no regrets E F# G A As it slipped from my hand to the scuffed tile floor Verse 6: D A I rode the train for hours on end D A And watched the people pass me by Bm E It could be that it has no end E F# G A Just an action junkie's lullaby Chorus: D A B C New York City C G D A B C Such a beautiful disease G D A B C G G A A# F New York City Such a beautiful G D Such a beautiful disease Instrumental: D A 2x Verse 7: D A We were full of the stuff that every dream rested D A As if floating on a lumpy pillow sky Bm E Caught up in the whole illusion E F# G A That dreams never pass us by Verse 8: D A Came to a tattooed conclusion D A That the big one was knocking on the door Bm E What started as a mass delusion E F# G A Would take me far from the place I adore Chorus: D A B C New York City C G D A B C Such a beautiful disease G D A B C G G A A# F New York City You are my beautiful G D Such a beautiful disease Instrumental: D A 2x Outro: D C G D
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for New York City by Norah Jones