New York Girls Bellowhead
Song: New York Girls
Album: Hedonism (2010)
Tabbed by Bryn Portas, aka, Stud_Muffin
An absolutely cracking song, by one of the most talented and entertaining bands around
today, I hope you enjoy strumming along with the song, and to make it sound better
unaccompanied, I have included the chords that I use in DADGAD tuning, to add more
ringing open strings.
Any comments or rates are welcomed, and feel free to use my tab as a basis to work out
your own. So here it is, Bellowhead's version of New York Girls, ENJOY!!!
Chords used:
STANDARD DADGAD
D :xx0232 D5 :000200
A :x02220 Asus4:x02200
G :320033 Gsus2:550000
Bm:x24432 Bm7 :x24400
Build Up
[D]
Intro/Polka section 1
[D] [G] [A]
Verse
[D]As I walked down t[G]o New York town,
[A]A fair maid I did [D]meet
[Bm]She asked me back to [G]see her place
[A]She lived on Barrack S[D]treet
Chorus
[D]And away, S[G]anty
[A]My dear A[D]nnie
[D]Oh, you [G]New York girls, c[A]an't you dance the p[D]olka?
Polka Section 2
[D] [G] [D] [A]
Verse 2
[D]And when we got to [G]Barrack Street,
we s[A]topped at forty-[D]four
Her [Bm]mother and her s[G]ister
we[A]re waiting at the [D]door
Chorus
[D]And away, S[G]anty
[A]My dear A[D]nnie
[D]Oh, you [G]New York girls, c[A]an't you dance the p[D]olka?
Polka Section 2
[D] [G] [D] [A]
Verse 3
[D]And when I got [G]inside the house,
the [A]drinks were passed [D]around
The [Bm]liquor was so a[G]wful strong,
my [A]head went round and r[D]ound
And [D]then we had a[G]nother drink
[A]before we sat to [D]eat
Th[Bm]e liquor was so [G]awful strong,
I [A]quickly fell as[D]leep
Chorus
[D]And away, S[G]anty
[A]My dear A[D]nnie
[D]Oh, you [G]New York girls, c[A]an't you dance the p[D]olka?
Verse 4
When[D] I awoke next [G]morning,
I [A]had an aching [D]head
And [Bm]there was I Jack a[G]ll alone,
stark[A] naked in me [D]bed
My [D]gold watch and my m[G]oney
and m[A]y lady friend were [D]gone
And [Bm]there was I Jack all [G]alone,
stark [A]naked in the ro[D]om
Chorus
[D]And away, S[G]anty
[A]My dear A[D]nnie
[D]Oh, you [G]New York girls, c[A]an't you dance the p[D]olka?
Polka section 2
[D] [G] [D] [A]
Verse 5
Oh[D] looking round that l[G]ittle room,
there's [A]nothing I could s[D]ee
But a [Bm]woman's shift and [G]apron
that [A]were no use to [D]me
With a[D] barrel for a [G]suit of clothes,
down [A]Cherry Street [D]forlorn
Where [Bm]Martin Churchill t[G]ook me in
and he [A]sent me round Cape [D]Horn
So [D]sailor lads, take [G]warning when you l[A]and on New York s[D]hore
Bm G A D (stop)
You'll have to get up early to be smarter than a whore
Chorus
[D]And away, S[G]anty
[A]My dear A[D]nnie
[D]Oh, you [G]New York girls, c[A]an't you dance the p[D]olka?
[D]And away, S[G]anty
[A]My dear A[D]nnie
[D]Oh, you [G]New York girls, c[A]an't you dance the p[D]olka?
Polka section 2
[D] [G] [D] [A]
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