Song Description
Pro Reviews
Nice strong vocal and well played & sounding guitar.
- Jeff Ashbaker
Great chord changes and vocals.The total breaks you make go really well.
- Rob Byron
Song Length |
3:07 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Pop - Easy Listening |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Distressed, Gloomy |
Subject |
City, General |
Similar Artists |
Kings Of Leon, Peter, Paul & Mary |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
NEW YORK IS KILLING ME
(STEVE DAFOE 2012)
(COPYRIGHTED)
CHORUS :
A B (FRET A B (FRET)
NEW YORK CITY IS KILLING ME
NEW YORK CITY IS KILLING ME
CHRIST, THIS PLACE IS KILLING ME
EM A EM
THE SMOG, THE DIRT AND THE HURT
YEAH, SMOG, THE DIRT AND THE HURT
SMOG, DIRT AND THE HURT
A B (FRET A B (FRET)
OH, NEW YORK CITY S KILLING ME
YEAH, THIS PLACE IS KILLING ME
NEW YORK CITY IS KILLING ME
VERSE 1:
Fmaj7 C
WHAT I'D GIVE TO SEE A TREE
G Fmaj7
SOME BRANCHES AND LOTS OF LEAVES
C Fmaj7
AND MAYBE JUST A LITTLE QUIET TIME
G Fmaj7
YEAH, THAT'S THE TICKET, THAT'S THE KEY
C Fmaj7
JUST ONE LITTLE OLE' CHARLIE BROWN TREE
G Fmaj7
A GOOD OLE' CHARLIE BROWN TREE
VERSE 2:
WITH BUILDINGS SO BIG THERE IS NO SKY
EVEN THE SMOG CAN'T GET OUT
HOW I GOT HERE; HOW I STAYED
NEVER FIGURED OUT QUITE WHY
JUST WANNA SEE SOME BIG BLUE SKY
A TINY BIT OF THE BIG OPEN SKY
VERSE 3:
I KNOW I JUST GOTTA GET ON A TRAIN
ON A TRACK STRAIGHT TO YOU
BE DONE WITH THIS CITY OF METH AND COCAINE
I FEEL LIKE A SANDMAN IN WATER
WANT TO STOP FEELING SO INSANE
SHOULD GET ON THAT TRAIN
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Reviews
Nice strong vocal and well played & sounding guitar.
- Jeff Ashbaker
Great chord changes and vocals.The total breaks you make go really well.
- Rob Byron
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