new york boy : neil diamond .
album – touching me touching you – #9 in australia
and # 30 in usa in 1969 .
intro : D G A G A . . . D G A . . . . D G A G A . . . D G A . .
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
G A G A . . . D G A . .
#1 .
D G D G D G
didn’t want the mayor to come . . or a big brass band
D G A
to greet me .
D G D G D
but then the reception i got . . well , it wasn’t what i
G A
had in mind .
G A G A
people gawkin’ at me , like i’m talkin’ strange .
G A D
me , i ain’t much better . . cause i’m thinkin’ the same .
G A
hey , boy!
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
G A G A . . . D G A . .
#2 .
D G D G D G D G A
sayin’ y’all and eatin’ on grits . . talkin’ as slow as molasses .
D G D G D
and all the time , just pointing at me . . and the hair growin’
G A
over my ears .
bridge :
G A G A
gets my mind to wonderin’ , just who’s right and who’s wrong .
G A
i guess if they’ll get used to the sideburns , i’ll get used
D G A
to the corn . hey , boy!
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
D G A ( x3 )
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
D G A ( x1 )
outro :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy . ( fade . )
a sixties smash from kraziekhat .
new york boy : neil diamond .
album – touching me touching you – #9 in australia
and # 30 in usa in 1969 .
intro : D G A G A . . . D G A . . . . D G A G A . . . D G A . .
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
G A G A . . . D G A . .
#1 .
D G D G D G
didn’t want the mayor to come . . or a big brass band
D G A
to greet me .
D G D G D
but then the reception i got . . well , it wasn’t what i
G A
had in mind .
G A G A
people gawkin’ at me , like i’m talkin’ strange .
G A D
me , i ain’t much better . . cause i’m thinkin’ the same .
G A
hey , boy!
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
G A G A . . . D G A . .
#2 .
D G D G D G D G A
sayin’ y’all and eatin’ on grits . . talkin’ as slow as molasses .
D G D G D
and all the time , just pointing at me . . and the hair growin’
G A
over my ears .
bridge :
G A G A
gets my mind to wonderin’ , just who’s right and who’s wrong .
G A
i guess if they’ll get used to the sideburns , i’ll get used
D G A
to the corn . hey , boy!
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
D G A ( x3 )
chorus :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy .
D G A ( x1 )
outro :
G D A D
new york city , look at me now . .
G D A D
i’m being stared at from behind the plow .
G D A D
mississ . . ippi , don’t get annoyed . .
G D A D
i ain’t no hippie , just a new york boy . ( fade . )
a sixties smash from kraziekhat .
