"Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way (NYC)" Music by Elton John Lyrics by Bernie Taupin Available on the album The Captain And The Kid (2006) ---------------------------------------------------------- ---Intro--- A - G - D (repeat several times) ---Verse 1--- A I remember it like it was yesterday G F Snow in the park and skaters on the ice E D Long black cars standing side-by-side A/C# Bm D G/D D Loading up the boys at night ---Verse 2--- Turned up our collars to the chill of the wind Caught an innocent smile from a taxi at the lights Not something you'd see on a New York street It's such an uncommon sight ---chorus--- Bb C/Bb But I wouldn't have it any other way F/A Bb F/A C#dim Dm7 This city's got a thing about it, don't try to understand it D Gm7 New York City I'd really like to stay C New York City I wouldn't have you Bb F/A Eb Edim Bb/F F I wouldn't have you any other way A - G - D (repeat several times) ---Verse 3--- Oh the subway rumbled underneath Italian lights where Joey Gallo died And the man on the door down at 54's Letting only the pretty inside ---Verse 4--- I'd wake with a stranger under the covers Late in the day and longing for the night Just like the snowfall there's so many bodies But somehow it feels so right [Chorus] ---Bridge--- Dm A And I can feel the magic Dm A And read a million lips Bb F/A No matter what might happen Eb Edim G/C C They'll never sink this ship [Verse Instrumental 2x] [Chorus] ---Final Line--- Bb F/A Eb Edim Bb/F F I wouldn't have you any other way ---------------------------- (c) Transcribed by John Wong Edited by Chris Cullum