Marcy Playground – Vampires Of New York (Guitar Tab)

The Vampires Of New York G C D

e ----3---- ----0---- ----2----|
B ----0---- ----1---- ----3----|
G ----0---- ----0---- ----2----|
D ----0---- ----2---- ----0----|
A ----2---- ----3---- ----0----|
E ----3---- ----0---- ----x----|

Am F riff 1

e ----0---- ----1----  --------------|
B ----1---- ----2----  --------------|
G ----2---- ----3----  --------------|
D ----2---- ----3----  --------------|
A ----0---- ----x----  -------0--2---|
E ----0---- ----x----  ----3---------|

sounds like John sometimes plays the C like this:

e -------------0-----------0-----|
B -------------1-----------1-----|
G -------------0-----------0-----|
D -------------2---2h0-----2-----|
A ----3---3----3---3---3---3-----|
E -------------------------------|

likewise, his G sometimes sounds like this:

e -------------3-----------3-----|
B -------------0-----------0-----|
G -------------0-----------0-----|
D -------------0-----------0-----|
A -------------2---2h0-----2-----|
E ----3---3----3---3---3---3-----|

(riff 1) C G Come see the vampires of New York, a-ah (riff 1) C G Come lose your mind in Central Park, a-ah C G But don't leave your soul behind, a-ah (riff 1) C G Come take in 8th street after dark, a-ah (riff 1) C G Such peculiar people you'll remark, a-ah C G You might even see a murder, a-ah F G And all the whores on Bleecker Street C They wear the blissful grin F G Caused by the drugs they take C G To relieve them of their sins, ah-oh C Am G And "Oh-oh lord I think she's dying" C Am G I heard somebody say, I think she's dying C Am G And "Oh, oh lord I think she's dying" (riff 1) C Or, maybe she's already dead G and maybe she's gone to Mars. C Maybe we could even write her epitaph G in the stars. C G It'd say "If you go away from here... C G if you go a million miles..." F C G Come downtown F C G to see them go (riff 1) C G Into the den of the vampires of New York ha-hah But please watch your step as you're C getting off kids.