Good Night New York

good night new york nanci griffith G D Bm C my mother came to america C G D sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams G D back in the thirties Bm C with the streets paved in gold C G D and the sky laced with moonbeams C G C G mothers and daughters , fathers and sons C G D here in the free world , we’re the lucky ones Chorus : D C G all of my yearning G D all of my hunger D C G maybe i’m learning G D sometimes i wonder D G F C good night , new york G D before the kennedys Bm C before the beatles C G D before the vietnam war G D Bm C back to a time when anything was possible C G D having less meant knowing more C G C G brothers and sisters , uncles and aunts C G D here in the free world , for that second chance D G F C good night , new york G D Bm C my mother came to america C G D sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams G D and here in the future Bm C i hope i’ve not failed her C G D cause nothing’s the way that it seems Chorus : D C G all of my yearning G D all of my hunger D C G maybe i’m learning G D sometimes i wonder D G F C good night , new york