Somewhere Between Old And New York

G Gm Dm F C G Gm Dm F C Note: Just prior playing G chord at start of Verse 1 and 2, strum all six strings from the low E to high E near the bridge to give a bright sound. G Gm F Dm C For sixty years he shined shoes in the same spot in the shadow of Yankee Stadium... G Gm F Dm C As he shines he hears the game, and in his mind he he hears his name as if he played for them... D D7 Am Am7 Em Takes his turn at bat, there's the pitch, he swings at it, and it's gone... A D Back through the years he's gone... Em A D To take the field with Ruth and Gehrig, bring the pennant home... F G C Am He sees himself in pinstripes, in a lineup of his own... D C D C G He's stranded on a basepath, somewhere between old and New York. G Gm F Dm C As a customer asks for a shine, he snaps his cloth, another inning ends... G Gm F Dm C Dodgers come to bat, there's a drive, he makes the catch to point he's tossed again... D D7 Am Am7 Em His cloth becomes a glove, as he's done with every customer he's known... A D Back through the years he's gone... Em A D To take the field with Maris and Mantle, bring the pennant home... F G C Am He sees himself in pinstripes, in a lineup of his own... D C D C G He's stranded on a basepath, somewhere between old and New York. G Gm F Dm C G Gm F Dm C D D7 Am Am7 Em Takes his turn at bat, there's the pitch, he swings at it, there it goes... A D Back through the years he goes... Em A D Ride a ticker tape parade with Joe DiMaggio... F G C Am As he patiently signs an autograph with a spitshine on a toe... D C D C G He's stranded on a basepath, somewhere between old and New York. G Gm F Dm C Ooooh..... G F G Gm F Dm C Between old and New York Da Da Daaaa... Ooooh... Ooooh... Between old and New York