Goodnight New York

( this is the piano version on the album . the guitar version she recorded as a demo that was released as a bonus track is up a half - step . ) Intro : B E B F# G#m C#m G#m F# B E goodnight , new york new york B goodnight , goodnight F# G#m i’ll see you all on the other side C#m G#m F# after i Am a different man with different eyes B E B goodnight , you canyons of steel and light F# G#m twist and turn where your alleyways hide C#m G#m F# G#m E swaying trains sheltering dreams and little white lies B F# goodnight , goodnight E may you be always heartbreaking B F# take a little more than you give E yeah but when you give , oh my B F# goodnight , goodnight C#m i walk away to remember who i Am B E somewhere in the woodland B somewhere in streams F# G#m little life shuffles into the day C#m G#m F# folded wings into flattening veins and fluttering eyes B E B somewhere my lifeline still hums and sings F# G#m in the mess of all i have thrown away C#m G#m F# E hungry now , i Am gathering seeds to throw wide B F# goodnight , goodnight E may you be always breathtaking B F# cold winter , sink your teeth in me E june sun , beat me blind B F# goodnight , goodnight C#m i’m on my way to remembering who i Am E B and in your way you remain F# G#m you will claim all this space E B in my way i’ll remain F# G#m even as it takes my place E B in your life , at your side F# E B you were right F# G#m E i’ll say goodnight but it’s never goodbye B E goodnight , goodnight B E goodnight , goodnight B F# goodnight , goodnight C#m may you always start breaking my heart again B E good morning , lover B give me your hand F# G#m today begins and it’s all that we have