Verse 1:

D

When i first saw New York city



I was green down to the core



You could see my red neck glowing



For a mile or maybe more

A

Between the hustlers and the hookers



I must have made their day



Cause they peeled me like an apple,Lawd

D

And sent me on my way





Bridge 1:



When you're pushed and shoved and almost mugged



It ain't no place to be



So i came to one conclusion

A

New York ain't for me





Chorus:

D

From sea to shining sea



And coast to coast



Somewhere in the middle



Is the land i love the most

A

I ain't California pretty



I can't survive the Great White Way



I'm too dumb for New York city

D

And too ugly for L.A.





Verse 2:



I made my way to Tinseltown



To Hollywood and Vine



Out among those pretty faces



I'd surely find a place for mine

A

The way i walk-the way i talk



They'll hang on every word



But don't call me,i'll call you

D

Was all i ever heard





Bridge 2:



In L.A. what they're thinking



Ain't what they talk about



At least in New York city

A

There's never any doubt





Chorus.



A

I'm too dumb for New York city

D

And too ugly for L.A.