Intro: Em D x4 Em D Broadway lights and taxi cabs Em D Everybody's moving fast Em D Uptown, downtown, what's your thing Em D She can take what she can bring C Am She gave me a life Em Came up through the inner city C Am Em She raised me up and taught me to fight, yeah C Am She opened my mind Em I got to the knitty gritty C Am B The greatest time that you'll ever find Em D She is my heart C D I love New York City Em D She's lived and died C D So many times, yeah Em D Life is always tough C D On New York City, oh lord Em D C D But she is fine, she always survives, yeah She's a queen that stands her ground Nobody can take her down Good times, bad times, she can swang And did anyone a thang She is a rock As we pull but she is steady And no one can take her freedom away, yeah (Can't take her freedom) I love her style Whether she is clean or dirty She's the greatest town that you'll ever find, yeah You know she's my heart I really love New York City She's lived and died So many times You know life can be real tough On my New York City But she's fine, she always survives Yeah Outro: Em D x8 (Let's hear it for New York City yeah)