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New York Serenade Tab

by Pete Yorn


New York Serenade (Bruce Springsteen cover)
By: Pete Yorn

This song is a beautiful song and easy to play.  Just listen to the CD for the chord
Lyrics are from Bruce Springsteen's version and may not sound exactly like the song on the
but pretty close.  The song can be found on the bonus CD from “Musicforthemorningafter.”

Chords:
	320033
	022000
	002210
	x32010
	xx0232
	xx0233

			
Billy he's down by the railroad tracks
Sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac
Diamond Jackie, she's so intact
As she falls so softly beneath him

					
Jackie's heels are stacked
Billy's got cleats on his boots
Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway and come back home with the loot
It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no


time to get cute
				
It's a mad dog's promenade

			
So walk tall or baby don't walk at all

			

Fish lady, oh fish lady
She baits them tenement walls
She won't take corner boys
They ain't got no money
And they're so easy
I said "Hey, baby
Won't you take my hand
Walk with me down Broadway
Well mama take my arm andÊ move with me down Broadway"
I'm a young man, I talk it real loud
Yeah babe I walk it real proud for you
Ah so shake it away
So shake away your street life
Shake away your city life
Hook up to the train
And hook up to the night train
Hook it up
Hook up to the train

(strum fast)
					
But I know that she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train


She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down
And when she turns this
				
boy'll be gone

			
So long, sometimes you just gotta walk on, walk on
Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, play me your serenade
Any deeper blue and you're playin' in your grave

				
Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy
Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darlin' yearlin' sharp boy
Straight for the church note ringin',

vibes man sting a trash can

				
Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man

			
He's singin', he's singin', he's singin'
All dressed up in satin, walkin' past the alley
He's singin', singin', singin', singin'