Dion – King Of The New York Streets (Ukulele)

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Great 1989 tune. Times listed are elapsed time from the start. Tabbed by Marty Lurvey. Intro: F# 0:11 Verse 1 People call me the scandalizer,

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The world was my appetizer,

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I turned gangs into fertilizer,

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Verse 2
I broke hearts like window panes,
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For breakfast I'd eat nails and chains,

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To my kingdom I'd proclaim,

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King of the New York streets.

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We walked all the same...                        0:54

Verse 3 You know, I floored my accelerator,

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All the way to the equator,

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Just a local gladiator,

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I'm king of the New York streets.   1:10

Bridge

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Well, I was only sixteen years,

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So what could I have known?

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In my mind these passing years,

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The legend sure has grown.       1:27

Verse 4 Now, people come from miles around,

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To see my royal tenement crown,

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Always up Jack, never down,

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King of the New York streets, check it out...  1:44

Verse 5 Schools gave me nothing needed,

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To my throne I proceeded,

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Every warning went unheeded,

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King of the New York streets.

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We walked always...                        2:13

Verse 6 I stood tall from all this feelin'

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I bumped my head on heaven's ceilin'

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Shooting dice and double-dealin'

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King of the New York streets    2:27

Bridge

      D
Well, I was only sixteen years,

   A                 E
So what could I have known?

D 
In my mind these passing years,

A                   E        F#
The legend sure has grown.       2:45

Verse 7 You know, each time I jumped behind the wheel,

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Of a pin-striped custom Oldsmobile,

E
The guys would bow and the girls would squeal,

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King of the New York streets.    3:00

Verse 8 Local bullies I deflated,

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Back street jive that I translated,

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Top Ten girls were all I dated,

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King of the New York streets.

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We walked the same...                          3:30

Verse 9 I didn't need no bodyguard,

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Huh, I just ruled from my backyard,

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Living fast, living hard,

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King of the New York streets.

                             F#    D    E    F#
Check it out, we walked...                        4:00

Verse 10 Well, I was wise in my own eyes,

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I woke one day and I realized,

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You know this attitude come from cocaine lies...

F# 4:15 Coda < repeat twice, fadeout on 2nd > F# D E F# 4:51