King Of New York

A pair of new shoes with a matching laces.

A permanent box at the Sheepshead races.

Pastrami on rye with a sour pickle.

My personal puss on a wooden (C)nickel.

(G)Look at (C)me:

(Dm)I'm (C)the (F6)king of (F#m7)New (G)York!

(G)(C)Suddenly, (Dm)I'm (C)(F6)respectable, (Bb)starin' right (Eb)at'cha.

lousy with (D)sta'cha.

(G)Nobbin' with all the (Em)muckety mucks,

I'm (C)blowin' my dough and (Am7)goin' (G)deluxe.

(D)And (G)There I (C)be!

(Dm)Ain't (C)I (F6)pretty?

(Bb)It's my (Eb)city.

I'm the (D)king of New....

A solid gold watch with a chain to twirl it.

My very own bed and a indoor terlet.

A barbershop haircut that costs a quarter.

A regular beat for the star (C)reporter!

(G)Amscray, (C)punk, (Dm)she's (C)the (F6)king of (F#m7)New (G)York!

(G)We was (C)sunk,

(Dm)pale (C)and (F6)pitiful, (Bb)bunch of wet (Eb)noodles,

Pulitzer's (D)poodles.

(G)Almost about to (Em)drown in the drink when (C)she fished us out.

And (Am7)drowned us in (G)ink.

(D)So (G)let's get (C)drunk!

(Dm)Not (C)with (F6)liquor.

(Bb)Fame works (Eb)quicker when the (D)king of New....

A you're king of New (Gm)York.

ta be either dead or dreamin',

'cause look at that pape with my face beamin'.

(Am)Tomorrow they may wrap fishes in it,

but I was a star for one whole (D)minute!

(Ab7)the (D)King of New...

(G)Friends may (C)flee,

(Dm)let (C)'em (F6)ditch 'ya!

(Bb)Snap one (Eb)pit'cha, you're the king of (D)New...

(G)(C)History! (Dm)Front (C)page (F6)story!

(Bb)Guts and (Eb)glory!

I'm (F)the (Ebmaj7)king...

(D)of (F5)New (G5)York!