G      D              Em
It all started out so easy
     C              G
11th Street bar downtown
        D                        Em
Used to drag the boys out on the weekend
       C                       G
When I heard she liked to come around
              D               Em
Every now and then I'd get to see her
         C                     G
Waltzing in with them eastside boys
        D                               Em
She had eyes that could cut through the haze
                C                          G
You could still smoke in bars back in them days


[Chorus]
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls


[Verse]
G    D                     Em
So I talked to my main man Kenny
                C                          G
He'€™s worked the bar there for 100 years or more
       D              Em
When I asked him all about her
        C                                       G
He said man what are you doing this to yourself for?


[Pre-Chorus]
G                        D
It don'€™t matter what you do
                         Em
It don'€™t matter what you say
             C              G
She'€™ll never love you anyway
                   D
You'€™ve got to move on
                        Em
Yeah you'€™ve got to move on
             C
Yeah he said yeah


[Chorus]
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls

G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls


[Verse]
G          D                Em
Loneliness slow dances with darkness
            C                       G
Through the city that never used to sleep
              D                    Em
Our ghosts to kiss and ride on the C train
    C                   G
And memories turn into dreams


[Pre-Chorus]
                       D
It don'€™t matter what I do
                       Em
It don'€™t matter what I say
         C
It won'€™t matter anyway


[Chorus]
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls
G            D
Stop falling for
Em            C
New York City girls