New York City Cops

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|

Verse 1

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|

Here in the streets so mechanised

Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life

Studied all the rules didn't want no part

But I let you in just to break this heart

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3/12---|

Even though it was only one night

It was fucking strange

Verse 2

e|-------------------------12-----------12-12--------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12--13-13-13-12-12--13-13-13-0--------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-12-12--14-14-14-0--------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-12-12--14-14-14-0--------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Nina's in the bedroom

e|-------------------------10--------------10-10-----------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12--12-12-12-10-10h12--12-12-12-0--|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12--12-12-12-10-10h12--12-12-12-0--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12--12-12-12-10-10h12--12-12-12-0--|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

She said time to go now but

e|-----------------5----------5-5--------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7-5-5h7--7-7-7-0---------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7-5-5h7--7-7-7-0---------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7-5-5h7--7-7-7-0---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Leavin' it ain't easy I

e|---------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|

Got to let go

Oh I got to let go and the

Pre-Chorus

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|

Hours they ran slow

I said everynight she just can't stop sayin'

Chorus

e|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

New York City cops

e|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

New York City cops

They ain't too smart

e|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

New York City cops

e|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

New York City cops

They ain't too smart

Guitar Solo

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Well

Post-Guitar Solo

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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|

Kill me now, 'cause I let you down

I swear one day we're gonna leave this town. Stop.

Drum Solo

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----...WAIT...-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------15/-|

Yes I'm

Post-Drum Solo

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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3------|

Leavin'

'Cause it just won't work

They act like Romans

But they dress like Turks

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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3/12---|

Sometime, in your prime

See me, I like the summertime but, hey

Verse 2 Again

Nina's in the bedroom

She said time to go now

But leavin' it ain't easy

I got to let go

Oh!

...And Again Just With Different Lyrics:

Trapped in an apartment

She would not let them get her

She wrote it in a letter

I got to come clean

The authorities they've seen

Darling I'm

Then Comes The Pre-Chorus

Somewhere in between

I said everynight every night, she just can't stop sayin'

Then The Chorus

New York City cops

They ain't too smart

New York City cops

They ain't too smart

And Then Play And Hold This Chord

e|-8--------------|
B|-8--------------|
G|-9--------------|
D|-10-------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

The Song's Over Now!

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/ = slide from one note to the next

h = hammer-on the next note

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