Luke Doucet - New York

      Luke Doucet - New York


VERSE
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Elvis too hard
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Thin as nails
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Jelly slip ons
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High on rails
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Comes to my house
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Across the street
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Cause he needs some shelter

or something to eat

PRECHORUS
C                             Bm     A
And he hopes to makes it to new york.

CHORUS
                     C
Where he can blend into the scenery
G
the martyrs and the bar flies
Am                               F
He's just a pasly on the wall
C
No one's going to notice him
G
in his mothers clothes.
Am                                                     F          Em     
Dear boy there are stranger things than you in New York.

VERSE
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Where's your mother?
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Where's your dad?
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What happened to your face boy?
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Were you really bad?
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You little faggot.
A       C       D   D#  E
You little queer.
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I dont care who you are boy
A       C       D   D#  E
But don't be it here

PRECHORUS
C                        Bm      A
Take me with you to New York.

CHORUS
                     C
Where you can blend into the scenery
G
the martyrs and the bar flies
Am                               F
Your just a pasly on the wall
C
No one's going to notice you
G
in your mothers clothes.
Am                                                     F          Em     
Dear boy there are stranger things than you in New York.

VERSE
A       C       D   D#  E
Play with Barbie
A       C       D   D#  E
Dance the stage
A       C       D   D#  E
Work the hill behind the ledge
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At such an age
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You're not a warrior
A       C       D   D#  E
No you're not a chief
A       C       D   D#  E
You're a Indian man 
A       C       D   D#  E
With a purple cheek

PRECHORUS
C                        Bm    Am
Off you go now to New York.

CHORUS
                     C
Where you can blend into the scenery
G
the martyrs and the bar flies
Am                               F
Your just a pasly on the wall
C
No one's going to notice you
G
in your mothers clothes.
Am                                                     F            
Dear boy there are stranger things than you 

CHORUS#2
C
It's a heart among the thinkers
G
Pushing out the life blood
Am                                                  F
For the Liberties for those who are abandoned.
C
So find yourself a crooked friend 
G
and wear a stupid hat
Am                                                      F
Dear boy there are strangers things than you
Em
in New York

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