(intro 2x) B D E  B D B 

 B
Nobody ever listened to me
                          D   B
But I sure got a lot of attention
 B
Man, I'm just comin' from so far away
                          D   B
It's a place I can't escape from
 B
Penn Station where the Trickers and the rif raf
                      D   B
Can't come to, to go home now
 B
See an old lady with her shopping bag
                      D   B
She really wishes that she was dead

 E      B           A             B
38th & 8th see the freaks on the street
 E      B           A             B
38th & 8th don't it make ya feel sick?
 E      B   A        B
38th & 8th New York City!
 E      B       A    G
38th & 8th New York…

 A  B
    Well alright

( B D E  B D B ) (2x)

 B
Outta my mind in my room again
                      D   B
The T.V. set is my only friend
 B
The only thing that I want
                      D   B
Is the only thing that I need

 E      B           A             B
38th & 8th see the freaks on the street
 E      B           A             B
38th & 8th don't it make ya feel sick?
 E      B   A        B
38th & 8th New York City!
 E      B       A    G
38th & 8th New York…

 A  B
    Okay

( B A ) (2x)
( G A ) (2x)

B   D E           B D B
      It's gonna be
B   D E           B D B
Okay  It's gonna be
B   D E           B D B
New York It's gonna be
B   D E           B D B
Alright New York
B   D E           B D B
It's gonna be Alright
B   D E           B D B
It's gonna be
B   D E  B
New York