G
Once I was young in New York City,

The summer was hard, but damn it was pretty.

C                       G
And I wore a black dress,

                Em
To make myself right

                        D
To cover the mess of myself

C               G
And I wore a black dress,

                Em
To make myself right,

                D
To cover the mess of myself.

G
Babe you should know pictures don’t do you justice,

The look in your eye numbers you with the haunted.

C
And I know,
                G
know you can’t stay

Em,
Something will come
                D
and take you away.

C
And I know,
                G
know you can’t stay,

Em
Something will come

                D
and take you away.

[Chorus]

C               G
And oh now love,

Em                   D                  C
 could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

        G Em                     D
Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

C G Em D

[Verse]

G
I’m here tonight for to find me some savin’

You’re here tonight in your need for escapin’

C               G
And I wore a black dress,

                Em
To make myself right

D
To cover the mess of myself.

C               G
And I wore a black dress,

                Em
To make myself right,
                        D
To cover the mess of myself.

G
Prodigal sons playing tag by the bowery

And I’ll close my eyes and let you run by me

C
And I know,
                G
know you can’t stay,

Em
Something will come

                D
and take you away

C
And I know,

                G
know you can’t stay,

Em
Something will come

                D
and take you away

[Chorus]

C               G
And oh now love,

Em                   D                  C
 could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

        G Em                     D
Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

C G Em D

[Bridge]

C                       G       Em      D
Don’t mind me now, if I slip on by you

C               G       Em              D
I’m a little too mortal, for something divine.

C               G       Em              D
And if you would like, well you know where to find me

C               G       Em              D
At the back of the bar, with a cheap vodka lime.

[Chorus 2]

C               G
And oh now love,

Em                   D                  C
 could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

        G Em                     D
Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

C               G
And oh now love,

Em                   D                  C
 could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

        G Em                     D
Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more?

C G Em D

C G Em D
C G Em D

[Outro]

G
Once I was young in New York City,