Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers
Intro: Verse C7M/9 F#m7 Bm7 A7 D A7 G/B A7 F#m7 Bm5-/7 Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggravate all our cares Em7 A7/9- We'll save our fares D F#m7 Bm7 A7 D A7 G/B A7 I've a cozy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan C9 B9 Bb9 Em7 A7/9- We'll settle down right here in town Melody C7M/9 Ebdim Dm7 G7/13 C7M/9 We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too Ebdim Dm7 G7 G7/13- C Ebdim Dm7 G7 It's lovely going through the zoo C7M/9 Ebdim Dm7 G7/13 Am7 It's very fancy on old Delancy Street, you know F7 E7 Eb7 D7 Eb7 D7 G7 F/A G7 The subway charms us so when balmy breezes blow to and fro C Gm7 A7 Dm7 G7/13 C7M/9 And tell me what street compares with Mott Sreet in July Em7 Ebdim Dm7 F/A G7/13- Em7 Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by A7 Ebdim A7 Dm7 F/A Fdim Ddim Em7 Am7 D9 The great big city's a wond'rous toy just made for a girl and boy D Fdim Em7 A7/13 A7/9- D6 Fdim Em7 A7 We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy C7M/9 Ebdim Dm7 G7/13 C9 We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds Ebdim Dm7 G7 G7/13- C Ebdim Dm7 G7 And starve together, Dear, in Childs' C7M/9 Ebdim Dm7 G7/13 Am7 We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll F7 E7 Eb7 D7 Eb7 D7 G7 F/A G7 In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul C Gm7 A7 Dm7 G7/13 C7M/9 And "My Fair Lady" is a terrific show, they say Em7 Ebdim Dm7 F/A G7/13- Em7 We both may see it close someday A7 Ebdim A7 Dm7 F/A Fdim Ddim Em Am7 D9 The city's clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil C Ebdim Dm7 G7/13 G7/9- D6 Ebdim Dm7 G7/9- C6 We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
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