Cold Hands from New York
Cold Hands from New York

Cold Hands from New York chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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Guitar
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  • G

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Intro 1

Verse 1
came 
down 
through Albany 

to New 
York 

To find 
what I'd 
been 
miss
in' 

looked 
across 
the 
river 
to 
the 
city 

Where 
the windows 
all 
stood 
glistenin' 

stood 
listen
in' 

Verse 2
In
to 
tunnel 
did rise, 
like 
a grave 
inside 

But I 
was young 
and 
able 

When 
came out 
the 
other 
end 

Ah 
through the 
smoke, 

the winter 
light 
was 
feeble 

Unread
able 

Verse 3
was optimistic 
though, 

a cabbie 
told 
me 
where 
to go 

thanked 
him 

face 
of white, 
a face 
of brown 

Ah 
here 
a smile 
and there 
look 
of danger 

For 
a stranger 

Verse 4
It 
was 
too 
unreal 
for me 

found 
no 
one 
who 
trusted 
me 

There 
was 
no man 
could offer 
me 

A cold 
hand 
from 
New York 

Verse 5
Cold 
hands 
from 
New York 

A voice 
with
in you 
cries, 

"Won't 
someone 
please 
help 
me 

I'll 
do 
the same 
for you 
one 
day 

If 
you 
should 
ever 
pass 
my way 

and need 
me" 

Interlude 1

Verse 6

came 
down 
to 
live 
alone 

in 
New 
York 

The city 
of 
the liv
ing 

There 
were fortunes 
at my 

feet 
but 
most 
of men 

Were 
taking, 
none 
we 
giv
ing 

Or 
forgiv
ing 

Verse 7
Chil
dren 
ran 
and 
children 
played 

and roses 
grew in 
alleyways 

saw 
them 

There 
were men 
who lived 
in 
style 

and 
others 
who 
had died 

Where no 
one 
knew 
them 

Beause they 
could
n't win 

Verse 8
There 
were parks 
where old 
men 

slept 
and 
dingy 
rooms 

Where babies 
crept 
un
wanted 

Till 
began 
to ask 
myself 

if 
there were 
hope 

Or 
if 
it mattered 
what 
they did 

Or 
if 
they 
lived 

Verse 9
It 
was 
too 
unreal 
for 
me 

found 
no 
one 
who 
trusted 
me 

There 
was 
no man 
could offer 
me 

A cold 
hand 
from 
New York 

Verse 10
Cold 
hands 
from 
New York 

A voice 
with
in 
you cries, 

"Won't 
someone 
please 
help 
me 

I'll 
do 
the same 
for you 
one 
day 

If 
you 
should 
ever 
pass 
my way 

and need 
me" 

Interlude 2

Verse 11

came 
down 
through Albany 

to New 
York 

To find 
what I'd 
been 
miss
in' 

looked 
across 
the river 
to 
the city 

Where 
the windows 
all 
stood 
glistenin' 

stood 
listen
in' 

Verse 12
And 
there 
were prophets 
in 
the squares 

And 
people 
there 
who 
smiled 
and said, 

"For
get 
it" 

There 
were lovers 
in the 
park 

And 
there was 
danger 
in 
the dark, 
felt 
it 

So 
afraid 
of 
it 

Verse 13
And 
there 
were preachers 

of the Word 
and 
poets 

Who 
were never 
heard, 
heard 
them 

There 
were those 
who would 

not 
try 
to 
learn 

The 
measure 
of 
the 
lie 
they're 
liv
in' 

Verse 14
heard 
a young 
musician 
play 
in a 
place 

Where 
they paid 
you not 
to 
listen 

heard 
a woman 
scream 
for 
help 

while 
men 
stood 
by 

And offered 
their 
best 
wishes 

That's 
how 
it is 

Verse 15
It 
was 
too 
unreal 
for me 

found 
no 
one 
who 
trusted 
me 

There 
was 
no man 
could offer 
me 

A cold 
hand 
from 
New York 

Verse 16
Cold 
hands 
from 
New York 

A voice 
with
in 
you cries, 

"Won't 
someone 
please 
help 
me 

I'll 
do 
the same 
for you 
one 
day 

If you 
should 
ever 
pass 

my way 
and need 
me" 

Verse 17
Cold 
hands 
from 
New York 

A voice 
with
in 
you cries, 

"Won't 
someone 
please 
help 
me 

I'll 
do 
the same 
for you 
one 
day 

If 
you 
should 
ever 
pass 

my way 
and need 
me" 

Verse 18
Cold 
hands 
from 
New York 

A voice 
with
in 
you cries, 

"Won't 
someone 
please 
help 
me 

I'll 
do 
the same 
for you 
one 
day 

If 
you 
should 
ever 
pass 
my way 

and need 
me" 

Outro 1


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