Title: NY Is a Woman Artist: Suzanne Vega Album: Close-Up Vol. 2 People & Places Method: Fingerpicking Tempo: Andante moderato Capo on 1st fret * When fingerpicking start playing each chord by accentuating the root note of that chord this will add a lot of dynamic to your playing method. * If you’re not fingerpicking feel free to substitute / with regular chord. [Chords] D xx0232 D/A x00232 Baug x2100x G/B x2000x Em/C# x4200x [Intro] ^ ^ e|--------2-------|-----5--3-------|--2--0----------|------------2----| B|-----0--0-------|--------5-------|--0-----0-------|------------0----------| G|--------2-------|--------4-------|--0--------0----|-----------2------------| D|--2-----1-------|--0----(0)------|--0------------|------------| A|------------|------------|--0------------|--2------------| (let ring throughout ->) [Verse 1] New York city spread herself before you With her bangles and her spangles and her stars You were impressed with the city so undressed You had to go out cruising all the bars [Verse 2] Your business trip extended through the weekend Suburban boy here for your first time From the 27th floor above the midtown roar You were startled by her beauty and her crime [Chorus] And she’s every girl you’ve seen in every movie She’s every dame you’ve ever known on late night TV In her steam and steel is the passion you feel Endlessly [Refrain] New York is a woman she’ll make you cry And to her you’re just another guy [Verse 3] Look down and see her ruined places Smoke and ash still rising to the sky She’s happy that you’re here but when you disappear She won’t know that you’re gone to say goodbye [Instrumental] Baug / / [Refrain] New York is a woman she’ll make you cry And to her you’re just another guy [Chorus] And she’s every girl you’ve seen in every movie She’s every dame you’ve ever known on late night TV In her steam and steel is the passion you feel Desperately [Refrain] New York is a woman she’ll make you cry And to her you’re just another guy [Outro]