Good Night New York
Nanci GriffithVersion1
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My mother came to America
Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams
Back in the Thirties
With the streets paved in gold
And the sky laced with moonbeams
Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons
Here in the free world, we're the lucky ones
All of my yearning
All of my hunger
Maybe I'm learning
Sometimes I wonder
Good night, New York
Before the Kennedys
Before the Beatles
Before the Vietnam War
Back to a time when anything was possible
Having less meant knowing more
Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts
Here in the free world, for that second chance
Good night,New York
My mother came to America
Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams
And here in the future
I hope I've not failed her
Cause nothing's the way that it seems
All of my yearning
All of my hunger
Maybe I'm learning
Sometimes I wonder
Good night, New York
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Readable chord sheet for Good Night New York by Nanci Griffith
[G]My mother [D]came to[Bm] Am[C]erica [C]Sailed through the [G]harbor of [D]hopes and of dreams [G]Back in the [D]Thirties [Bm]With the streets [C]paved in gold [C]And the s[G]ky laced with [D]moonbeams [C]Mothers and d[G]aughters, f[C]athers and s[G]ons [C]Here in the f[G]ree world, we're the l[D]ucky ones [D]All of my [C]year[G]ning [G]All of my [D]hunger [D]Maybe I'm l[C]ear[G]ning [G]Sometimes I [D]wonder [D]Good night, [G]New York [F] [C] [G]Before the [D]Kennedys [Bm]Before the [C]Beatles [C]Before the [G]Vietnam [D]War [G]Back to a [D]time when [Bm]anything was [C]possible [C]Having less [G]meant knowing [D]more [C]Brothers and s[G]isters, [C]uncles and [G]aunts [C]Here in the [G]free world, for that [D]second chance [D]Good night,[G]New York [F] [C] [G]My mother [D]came t[Bm]o Am[C]erica [C]Sailed through the [G]harbor of [D]hopes and of dreams And h[G]ere in the f[D]uture [Bm]I hope I've [C]not failed her [C]Cause nothing's the [G]way that it s[D]eems [D]All of my [C]year[G]ning [G]All of my [D]hunger [D]Maybe I'm l[C]ear[G]ning [G]Sometimes I [D]wonder [D]Good night, [G]New York [F] [C]