[Intro]
F    Em  G 
Woo, woo 
F   Em   G 
Woo, woo
[Strophe]
            F       Em             G 
And if the city's skyscrapers rise over this island 
             F          Em             G 
Would you be glad to see Manhattan for once? 
            F              Em         G 
I knew the dream, it died, JMZ line, Myrtle, and Broadway 
           F             Em          G 
But I'd be glad to see Manhattan for once
[Refrain]
      C 
Woah-woah, living life in the city 
      Em                              F   G 
Woah-woah, it will never be pretty, oh, oh 
      C 
Woah-woah, we can plan if we make it 
      Em 
Woah-woah, we won't let 'em 
                            F            G            F 
They won't take it from me, no, oh, oh, woah (2, 3, 4)
[Post-Refrain]
 Em    G   F 
Woo, woo 
  Em    G 
Woo, woo
[Strophe]
           F                 Em       G 
And if you leave, don't leave me all alone 
                F              Em              G 
'Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll get cold 
               F         Em                  G 
And I miss my dad and Cleopatra sitting on a phone 
           F             Em                   G        G7 
So take me back off these streets and we'll never be apart 
G                  G7 
Together from the start 
G 
Never, never falling back alone
[Refrain]
    C 
Oh-oh, Living life in the city 
    Em                           F   G 
Oh-oh, it will never be pretty, oh, oh 
   C 
Oh-oh, we can plan if we make it 
       Em 
Woah-woah, we won't let 'em 
                            F            G 
They won't take it from me, no, oh, oh, woah
[Pont]
           C                 F   C 
And if the sun don't shine on me today 
            C                F       C 
And if the subways flood and bridges break 
              Am            F       C 
Will you just lay down and dig your grave? 
             C                 F   C 
Or will you rail against your dying day?
[Outro]
          C           F    C 
Da-da-da-da, da, da, da-ah-da 
          C     F       C 
Da-da-da-da-ah, da, da, da 
          C           F    C 
Da-da-da-da, da, da, da-ah-da 
          C     F       C 
Da-da-da-da-ah, da, da, da