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Song title: Springtime In New York
Original Album: Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eyeshadow
Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 2001 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)
INTRO:
[play: G Am G Am]
VERSE:
G Am G Am
On Canal street in April when it's sixty and the snow is melting fast
G Am
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing
G Am
In your t-shirt, running past
D C
In Tompkins Square Park, a couple is meeting
D C
Say what you want but I feel my heart beating
G Am G Am
'Cause I love springtime in New York, springtime in New York, I do
VERSE:
G Am G Am
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
G Am G Am
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
D C
On First Avenue our couple is fighting
D C
Springtime is wild, New York is exciting
G Am G A
And I love springtime in New York, springtime in New York, I do
[Guitar SOLO over VERSE chords]
VERSE:
(A) Bm
Well, springtime in New York, in thirty days
A Bm
Will come the sticky summer nights
A Bm
And if you've been in New York city in July,
A Bm
You know when I say sticky I'm right
E D
On First Avenue our couple is breaking up
E D
Evicted too, the lame must be shaken up
A Bm A Bm
But I love springtime in New York, springtime in New York, I do
A Bm A
Springtime in New York, springtime in New York, I do
CHORDS:
G 355433
Am 577555
D 557775
C 335553
A 577655
Bm 799777 or 224432
E 779997 or 022100[G][C][G][C]
On [G] Canal street in April when its [C] 60 and the snow is melting [G] fast [C]
it's still [G] shady in the morning when you're [C] laughing in your t-shirt running [G] past [C]
In Tompkins Square [D] Park, a couple is [C] meeting
say what you [D] want but I feel my heart [C] beating
cause I love [G] springtime in New York,
[C] springtime in New York I [G] do [C]
[G] Springtime in New York when it's [C] May and the leaves are on the [G] trees [C]
[G] when demolishing a building brings the [C] smell of 1890 to the [G] breeze [C]
on first [D] avenue our couple is [C] fighting
springtime is [D] wild, New York is [C] exciting
and I love [G] springtime in New York,
[C] springtime in New York I [G] do [C]
[A] well springtime in New York, in thirty [D] days will come the sticky summer [A] nights [D]
and if you've [A] been in New York city in July you [D] know when I say sticky I'm [A] right [D]
on first [E] avenue our couple is [D] breaking up
evicted [E] too, the lame must be [D] shaken up
but I love [A] springtime in New York,
[D] springtime in New York I [A] do
[A] springtime in New York,
[D] springtime in New York I [A] do
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, a couple is meeting
Say what you want but I feel my heart beating
Cause I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
On first avenue our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Well springtime in New York, in thirty days will come the sticky summer nights
And if you've been in New York city in July you know when I say sticky I'm right
On first avenue our couple is breaking up
Evicted too, the lame must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
[My first time spending a lot of time with her was four days in New York
It was in the springtime
It was in May
Now I spent time in New York
I was a messenger there
I moved down from Boston when I was 18 years old
And in the spring, in the back east like that in New York or Boston, when the spring comes there's remnants of the winter all around all through April
And May there'll be big snow, dirty snow, brown snowdrifts in the warehouse districts there they haven't melted yet big ice blocks and things and the sun is laughing at them
It's 60 degrees and you laugh now cause you know
You're in your t-shirt all ready and it's cool by those big mountains of ice but you know they're about to go]
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're walking in your t-shirt running past
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're there laughing in your t-shirt running past
[You're laughing cause you know that snow and ice are about to melt]
In Tompkins Square Park, a couple is just meeting
Say what you like but I feel my heart beating
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When the demolishing of an old building brings the smell of the 1890 to the breeze
On first avenue and the couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[Guitar]
Springtime in New York, when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
And you can smell the ancient mason plasterwork of another century
When they're demolishing a building downtown
When they're taking out the old barber chair from some building downtown
And I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt runnin past
At Tompkins Square Park, a couple is meeting
Say what you want but I can feel my heart beating
Cause I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
One more time
On first avenue and our couple is fighting
Well springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Guitar
Well springtime in New York city, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been to New York city in July you know when I say sticky I'm right
On first avenue and our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime
In New York
(It's an exciting place)
I do
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
At Tompkins Square Park, the couple is just meeting
Say what you want to but I can feel my heart beating
Because I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
First avenue, and our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York City, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights, oh sticky
And if you've been to New York city in July you'll know that when I say sticky, well I'm right
First avenue, and our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
On Canal street in April
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're there laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, a couple is meeting
Say what you want but I feel my heart beating
I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees again
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze one more time
On first avenue and the couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York city, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been to New York city in July you'll know when I say sticky I'm right
On first avenue and the couple is breaking up
Evicted too, they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
[[Speaking in Italian]]
[Springtime in New York]
Well on Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, the couple is meeting
Say what you want but I feel my heart beating
Because I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze, one more time
On first avenue and the couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Well springtime in New York City, in thirty more days will come them hot hot New York summer nights
And if you've been to New York city
When I say hot and when I say sticky [[something in Italian]]
On first avenue and the couple is breaking up ???
Eviction too, they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, the couple is just meeting
Say what you want but I feel my heart beating
Because I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
On first avenue and our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York, let's face it, is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York city, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been to New York city in July you know if I say sticky well I'm right
On first avenue and our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, well they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York
I do
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady there in the morning on the lonely side when you're walking around in your t-shirt running past (??? and the little bit of snow that hasn't melted but the temperature's already 50 degrees)
At Tompkins Square Park, a couple is just meeting
Say what you want to but I feel my heart beating
Cause I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees again
When demolishing an old building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze one more time
On first avenue our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York city, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been in New York city in July you know when I say sticky well I'm right
First avenue and our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, well they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do, yeah
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Well on Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, the couple is just meeting
Say what you want but I can feel my heart beating
Because I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[See I'm from Boston I'm not from New York but I lived there ??? I was about 18 or 19 and I lived there in New York I huddled around central a whole lot, so I feel it I love that feeling]
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees [you hear that bee sting]
When demolishing an old building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze one more time
On first avenue our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Well springtime in New York City, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been in New York city in July you know if I say sticky I'm right
On first avenue and the couple is breaking up
Eviction too, [that's right] breaking up
I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do, yeah
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
On Canal street in April when the snow is melting fast
Well it's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, the couple is just meeting
Say what you want to but I feel my heart beating
Cause I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing an old building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
On first avenue and our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York City, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been to New York city in July you know when I say sticky I'm right
On first avenue our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, well they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
At Tompkins Square Park, a couple is just meeting
Say anything you like but I feel my heart beating
Cause I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
First avenue our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York city, in thirty more days will come them sticky summer nights
And if you've been in New York city in July you know when I say sticky well I'm right
First avenue and our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, they both must be shaken up
But I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
I love springtime
In New York
On Canal street in April when its 60 and the snow is just melting there [it was February ???]
You're walking by in your t-shirt
And it's calm and it's shady in the morning
It's still a little
[Back east you got the wintertime and there's snow
It stays on the ground
???
Snow left in February
??? Machine ???]
On first avenue, a couple is just meeting
Say what you like but I feel my heart beating
Because of the way I love springtime in New York,
Springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York
???
I do
On Canal street in April when it's 60 and the snow is melting fast
It's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
At Tompkins Square Park, a couple is just meeting
Say what you like but I feel my heart beating
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When demolishing an old building brings the smell of 1890 here to the breeze
The old plaster ??? from the old barbershop
In Hell's Kitchen ???
The smell of the ancient plaster wall
To the breeze
On first avenue our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
And I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[Bring it down]
Springtime in New York City, where you walk where the horse carriages do
Namely north of 59th street
East Columbus circle
And west of fifth avenue
Meanwhile downtown
The couple is walking
Hand in hand
They're just softly talking (I love to watch them talk)
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[Guitar]
Springtime, but it's almost time for them sticky summer nights
If you're not a newcomer to this city
You'll know when I say sticky I'm right
On first avenue our couple is breaking up
Eviction too, oh no they both must be shaken up
[What a terrible thing to happen in fact]
I love springtime in New York, [everybody]
I love springtime in New York I do
[A little louder]
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[Yeah I can see why things ??? wrong
We'll do one more ???
Then we'll do one another verse
And another clap]
One more verse
To talk about them sticky summer nights
When the rodents in the sewer have to fight the cockroaches for a bite
Here in New York, the cockroaches, which in some cities pretend they can't fly
Not terrifying
In New York
In the wrong hotel
They're ??? you
???
???
Meanwhile downtown
Toxic fluids are leaking
Garbage and cockroaches
And rodents
But I don't care
I still love
I still love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[I'm Jonathan, good night]
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees
When the demolishing a building brings the smell of 1890 to the breeze
On first avenue, the couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
[See you tomorrow night]
On Canal street in April when it's 60 and the snow is melting fast
Well it's still shady in the morning when you're laughing in your t-shirt running past
In Tompkins Square Park, a couple is just meeting
Say what you like but I feel my heart beating
Cause I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York when it's May and the leaves are on the trees again
And when the demolishing of an older building brings the smell of the turn of the last century
In the breeze and the plaster
When last when plaster went uncovered
When they demolished one more old ???
On first avenue our couple is fighting
Springtime is wild, and New York is exciting
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
Springtime in New York City,
I love springtime in New York,
I love springtime in New York I do
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