Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers
Intro: Verse D 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: D Fdim Em7 A7/13 D9 We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too Fdim Em7 A7 A7/13- D Fdim Em7 A7 It's lovely going through the zoo D Fdim Em7 A7/13 Bm7 It's very fancy on old Delancy Street, you know G7 F#7 F7 E7 F7 E7 A7 G/B A7 The subway charms us so when balmy breezes blow to and fro D Am7 B7 Em7 A7/13 D7M And tell me what street compares with Mott Sreet in July F#m7 Fdim Em7 G/B A7/13- F#m7 Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by B7 Fdim B7 Em7 G/B Gdim Edim F#m Bm7 E9 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 D Fdim Em7 A7/13 D9 We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds Fdim Em7 A7 A7/13- D Fdim Em7 A7 And starve together, Dear, in Childs' D Fdim Em7 A7/13 Bm7 We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll G7 F#7 F7 E7 F7 E7 A7 G/B A7 In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul D Am7 B7 Em7 A7/6 D7M/9 And "My Fair Lady" is a terrific show, they say F#m7 Fdim Em7 G/B A7/13- F#m7 We both may see it close someday B7 Fdim B7 Em7 G/B Gdim Edim F#m Bm7 E9 The city's clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil D Fdim Em7 A7/13 A7/9- D6 Fdim Em7 A7/9- D6 We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy