Bruce Springsteen - New York City Serenade: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "New York City Serenade" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A F#m Bm D Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks A F#m Bm D Sitting low in the back seat of his cadillac A F#m Bm D Diamond Jackie she's so intact A F#m Bm D As she falls so softly beneath him Bm Jackie's heels are stacked F#m Billy's got cleats on his boots Bm Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway F#m And come back home with their loot Bm It's midnight in Manhattan D This is no time to get cute E It's a mad dog's promenade A F#m Bm So walk tall D A F#m Bm D Or baby don't walk at all Fish lady, oh, fish lady, 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 and move with me down Broadway," yeah I'm a young man, I talk real loud Yeah babe, I walk 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, hook up to the train Ah, hook up to the night train But I know that she... Bm Won't take the train F#m (No, she won't take the train) Bm No, she won't take the train F#m (No, she won't take the train) Bm Oh, she won't take the train F#m (No, she won't take the train) Bm Oh, she won't take the train F#m (No, she won't take the train) D She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down E And when she turns this boy'll be gone A F#m So long Bm D A F#m Bm D Sometimes you just gotta walk on Hey, vibes man, hey, jazz man, aw, play me a serenade Any deeper blue and you're playing in your grave Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darling yearling sharp boy Straight for the church note ringing, vibes man sting a trash can Listen to your junk man Aw, listen to your junk man Listen to your junk man Oh, listen to your junk man He's singing (Singing) He's singing (Singing) He's singing (Singing) All dressed up in satin, walking past the alley (Singing) He's singing, singing, singing, singing Singing, singing, singing, singing Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah (Singing, singing, singing) Oh, oh, ooh, ooh Oh yeah Watch I'ma be a junk man Oh, watch I'ma be a junk man Come on, little girl Won't ya? Watch I'ma be a junk man You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  E  F#m  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "New York City Serenade" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "New York City Serenade" by Bruce Springsteen.