Capo 1st Fret C Bb C C G C C Well the wind blows cold in New York City F G C along about the middle of now C And I'm telling you I'd be a happy man D7 G if I could get away somehow F Cause I'm growing old before my time C Am finally I see the light G
But if it costs a dime C F to get around the world G7 C C7 I couldn't get out of sight F But if I ever get back to Georgia C there'll be no messing around G If I ever get back to Georgia C I gonna nail my feet to the ground C Bb C C G C (In the cold cold ground) C Well the buildings here in New York City F G C grow so doggone tall C Sometimes you can walk for a couple of days D7 G and never see the sun at all F So I left last night I was homeward bound C Am now I wanna sit and I cry G Cause I stuck out my thumb C F till my thumb got numb G7 C C7 and the cars went right on by F But if I ever get back to Georgia C there'll be no messing around G If I ever get back to Georgia C I gonna nail my feet to the ground C Bb C C G C (In the cold cold ground) C# Well I guess my time in New York City F# Ab C# hasn't been a total waste C# Cause I met a little girl from a social world Eb7 Ab I really put her in her place F# When she sold me half of the Brooklyn Bridge C# Bbm I hung around just for spite Ab And I played this part C# F# till I won her heart Ab7 C# C#7 and I bought the other half last night F# But if I ever get back to Georgia C# there'll be no messing around Ab If I ever get back to Georgia C# I gonna nail my feet to the ground C# B C# C# Ab C# [In the cold cold ground] Repeat chorus one more time