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(Gm7)Au tumn in New (Am7)York,
why does it (C7)seem so in (Fmaj7)vit ing?
(Gm7)Au tumn in New (Am7)York,
it spells the (C7)thrill of first (Cm7)night (F7)ing.
(Bbmaj7)Glit ter ing (Bb6)crowds and (Bbm7)shim mer ing (Eb7)clouds in (Abmaj7)can yons of steel,
(D)they’re
(Cm)mak ing me (Dm)feel
(G7)I’m (C)home.
It’s (Gm7)au tumn in New (Am7)York
that brings the prom ise of (Fmaj7)new
love;
(Cm7)au tumn in New (Dm7)York
is of ten (F7)min gled with (Bbm)pain.
(C7)Dream ers with emp ty (Fm)hands
(Ab7)may (Db)sigh for ex o tic (Db)lands;
it’s (Gm7)au tumn in New (Am7)York,
it’s good to live it a (Fm)gain.
(Gm7)Au tumn in New (Am7)York,
the gleam ing (C7)roof tops at (Fmaj7)sun
down.
(Gm7)Au tumn in New (Am7)York,
it lifts you (C7)up when you’re (Cm7)run
(F7)down.
(Bbmaj7)Jad ed rou (Bb6)és and (Bbm7)gay di vor (Eb7)cees who (Abmaj7)lunch at the Ritz,
(D)will
(Cm)tell you that (Dm)“it’s
(G7)di
(C)vine!”
This (Gm7)au tumn in New (Am7)York
trans forms the slums in to (Fmaj7)May
fair;
(Cm7)au tumn in New (Dm7)York
you’ll need no (F7)cas tles in (Bbm)Spain.
(C7)Lov ers that bless the (Fm)dark
(Ab7)on (Db)bench es in Cen tral (Db)Park
greet (Gm7)au tumn in New (Am7)York;
it’s good to live it a (Fm)gain.
(Fm)gain.
This page shows “Autumn In New York” by Vernon Duke in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.