small case letters above chord symbols
indicate melody/high note voicing note
c4-middle C
c5 f4 g ab c5 bb4 ab4 g c5 f4 g ab
bb2bc3[FmaddG][C/E][Fm7][BbmaddC][Eb13]
c5 f4 ab bb b eb5 C f4 g g ab g
[Dbmaj7] [Eb+5] [Abmaj9] [Am7-5]
f4 eb d g a b c5 b4 d5 C b4 a g
[D7+9+5] [Gmaj9] [Am9] [F13] [Dbm7-5]
Some say that we're [C7-5]reckless
Am9 Abm7(no5)
They say we're much too young
e4 c5 e4
[Am9] Tell us to [C+5/d]stop be [Bm7-5/F]fore we've be [Bm11]gun [Bb13-5addC][Am9]
We've got to [Gb7+9]hold out till [Bm11]grad u [Bbm11] a [Am11]tion
Am7 Em7 Ebmaj7 D11 Db+5/eb D11 B7+9(no5)
[Dbm7-5] While the world is [C13add9-5]sleeping
We [Am9]meet at Lincoln [Abm7-5]Mall
[Am9] Talk about [D13addE-5]life the [Bm7-5/F]meaning of it [Bm11]all [Bb13-5addC][Am9]
Try to make [Gb7+9]sense of the [Bm11]subur [Bbm11]ban [Am11]sprawl
Am7 Em7 Ebmaj7 A7+5 Db+5/eb D11 Ebmaj7/F
g4 gb F
Mexico [Ebmaj9]City [Dm7-5] is like another [G7-5+5]world
[Cm11] Nice this [F7-5]year they [D/Bb]say [Bbmaj7-5/E]
[Ebmaj7] You'll be my seno [Cm7addF]rita [Cm7addF/F][Bbmaj7-5/E]
In jeans and [A7+9+5]pearls
Dm9 G13-9 Cm9 Am9 B7+9(no5)
But first let's get off this highway off this highway
[C#m7-5] We'll move up to [C13addD-5]Manhattan
And [Am9]fill the place with [Abm7-5]friends
[Am9] Drive to the [D13addE]coast and [Bm7-5/F]drive right back [Bm11]again[Bb13-5addC] [Am9]
One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til [Am11]then
[D11] [Em7] [F9-5] [Gmaj9+11] [Ebmaj9] [Gm7/d]
..sax ad lib:
|F11 Ebmaj7 |Dm7-5 G7-5+5 |
|Cm11 F9-5 |D/Bb Bbmaj7-5/E |
|Ebmaj7 Cm7addF /F |Bbmaj7-5/E A7+9+5 |
|Dm9 G13-9 | Cm9 Am9 B7+9(no5)|
[C#m7-5] We'll move up to [C9-5]Manhattan
And [Am9]fill the place with [Abm7-5]friends
[Am9] Drive to the [D13-5]coast and [Bm7-5/F]drive right back a[Bm11]gain [Bb13-5addC][Am9]
One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til [Am11]then
[D11] [Em7] [Ebmaj7] [Asus4/F] [Dsus4/bb] [Ebmaj7] [Gmaj9+11]
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus50@yahoo.ca
indicate melody/high note voicing note
c4-middle C
c5 f4 g ab c5 bb4 ab4 g c5 f4 g ab
bb2bc3[FmaddG][C/E][Fm7][BbmaddC][Eb13]
c5 f4 ab bb b eb5 C f4 g g ab g
[Dbmaj7] [Eb+5] [Abmaj9] [Am7-5]
f4 eb d g a b c5 b4 d5 C b4 a g
[D7+9+5] [Gmaj9] [Am9] [F13] [Dbm7-5]
Some say that we're [C7-5]reckless
Am9 Abm7(no5)
They say we're much too young
e4 c5 e4
[Am9] Tell us to [C+5/d]stop be [Bm7-5/F]fore we've be [Bm11]gun [Bb13-5addC][Am9]
We've got to [Gb7+9]hold out till [Bm11]grad u [Bbm11] a [Am11]tion
Am7 Em7 Ebmaj7 D11 Db+5/eb D11 B7+9(no5)
Try to hang on Max ii-i-i-i-i-i-i-i?i-i-ne
[Dbm7-5] While the world is [C13add9-5]sleeping
We [Am9]meet at Lincoln [Abm7-5]Mall
[Am9] Talk about [D13addE-5]life the [Bm7-5/F]meaning of it [Bm11]all [Bb13-5addC][Am9]
Try to make [Gb7+9]sense of the [Bm11]subur [Bbm11]ban [Am11]sprawl
Am7 Em7 Ebmaj7 A7+5 Db+5/eb D11 Ebmaj7/F
Try to hang on Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-Ohhhhhh
g4 gb F
Mexico [Ebmaj9]City [Dm7-5] is like another [G7-5+5]world
[Cm11] Nice this [F7-5]year they [D/Bb]say [Bbmaj7-5/E]
[Ebmaj7] You'll be my seno [Cm7addF]rita [Cm7addF/F][Bbmaj7-5/E]
In jeans and [A7+9+5]pearls
Dm9 G13-9 Cm9 Am9 B7+9(no5)
But first let's get off this highway off this highway
[C#m7-5] We'll move up to [C13addD-5]Manhattan
And [Am9]fill the place with [Abm7-5]friends
[Am9] Drive to the [D13addE]coast and [Bm7-5/F]drive right back [Bm11]again[Bb13-5addC] [Am9]
One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til [Am11]then
[D11] [Em7] [F9-5] [Gmaj9+11] [Ebmaj9] [Gm7/d]
Try to hang on Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine
..sax ad lib:
|F11 Ebmaj7 |Dm7-5 G7-5+5 |
|Cm11 F9-5 |D/Bb Bbmaj7-5/E |
|Ebmaj7 Cm7addF /F |Bbmaj7-5/E A7+9+5 |
|Dm9 G13-9 | Cm9 Am9 B7+9(no5)|
[C#m7-5] We'll move up to [C9-5]Manhattan
And [Am9]fill the place with [Abm7-5]friends
[Am9] Drive to the [D13-5]coast and [Bm7-5/F]drive right back a[Bm11]gain [Bb13-5addC][Am9]
One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til [Am11]then
[D11] [Em7] [Ebmaj7] [Asus4/F] [Dsus4/bb] [Ebmaj7] [Gmaj9+11]
Try to hang on Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus50@yahoo.ca