Steve Earle - Nyc

He was ^Bbstanding on the ^Fhighway, somewhere ^Cway out in the ^Fsticks Gui^Bbtar across his ^Fshoulder like a ^C30.06 He was ^Bbstaring in my ^Fheadlights, when I ^Ccome around the ^Fbend Climbed ^Bbup on my ^Fshotgun side and ^Ctold me with a grin

I’m ^Bbgoin’ to ^FNew York ^CCity ^F I’ve ^Bbnever really ^Fbeen there, just ^Clike the way it sounds I ^Bbheard the ^Fgirls are ^Cpretty ^F There ^Bbmust be something ^Fhappening there, ^Cit’s just too big a town

He was ^Bbcold and wet and ^Fhungry, but he ^Cnever did ^Fcomplain Said he’d ^Bbcome a ^Fthousand miles through ^Csleet and snow and rain He ^Bbhad a hundred ^Fstories about, the ^Cplaces that he’d ^Fbeen He’d ^Bbhang around a ^Flittle while and ^Chit the road again

I’m ^Bbgoin’ to ^FNew York ^CCity ^F I’ve ^Bbnever really ^Fbeen there, just ^Clike the way it sounds I ^Bbheard the ^Fgirls are ^Cpretty ^F There ^Bbmust be something ^Fhappening there, ^Cit’s just too big a town

See, I’ve ^Bbbeen to New York ^FCity, seems like ^Cit was yester^Fday I was ^Bbstanding like a ^Fpilgrim on the ^Cgreat white way The ^Bbgirls were really ^Fpretty, but they ^Cwouldn’t talk to ^Fme I ^Bbheld out about a ^Fweek, went ^Cback to Tennessee

So, I ^Bbthought I better ^Fwarn him, as he ^Cclimbed out of my ^Fcar ^BbGrabbed his battered ^Fsuitcase and ^Cshouldered his guitar I ^Bbknew I was just ^Fjealous, if I ^Cdidn’t wish him ^Fwell I ^Bbslipped the kid a ^Ftwenty, said, ^CBilly give'm hell

I’m ^Bbgoin’ to ^FNew York ^CCity ^F I’ve ^Bbnever really ^Fbeen there, just ^Clike the way it sounds I ^Bbheard the ^Fgirls are ^Cpretty ^F There ^Bbmust be something ^Fhappening there, ^Cit’s just too big a town

I’m ^Bbgoin’ to ^FNew York ^CCity ^F I’ve ^Bbnever really ^Fbeen there, ^Cjust like the way it sounds I ^Bbheard the ^Fgirls are ^Cpretty ^F There ^Bbmust be something ^Fhappening there, ^Cit’s just too big a town