Am G C
Am G C
Am G C Bdim Am
F G C

[Verse 1]
         Am     G   C
When my nerve wore down
         Am         G             C
I was assailed by simple little sounds
          Am     G            C    Bdim Am
Hammer clangs, sirens in the park
         F     G      C
Like I never heard New York

[Verse 2]
          Am       G      C
Blaring brakes, trapped trucks
          Am       G            C
Honk and horns, hissing buses stuck 
             Am        G        C    Bdim Am
Shrieking trains,  barreling berserk
         F     G      Am
Like I never heard New York
         F     G      C
Like I never heard New York

[Bridge]
Am G C
Am G C
Am G C Bdim Am
F G C

[Verse 3]
           Am   G    C
When the room grew loud,
               Am      G               C
I learned to stand in back behind the crowd,
      Am    G    C   Bdim Am
Dam canals with cork,
         F     G      C
Like I never heard New York

[Verse 4]
               Am   G    C
But when the walls gave way,
          Am      G           C
I had to flee, I had to back away
         Am   G     C    Bdim Am
as the whole town barked,
         F     G      Am
Like I never heard New York
         F     G      C
Like I never heard New York