The Faucets Are Dripping

C C The faucets are dripping in old New York City F C The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity G7 The reservoir's drying because it's supplying G7 C G7 The faucets that drip in New York C You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer F C He'd rather you move than to put in a washer G7 The faucets are dripping, they sound in my ears G7 C The tap in the bathroom's been running for years C There's a wild streak of green in the sink in the kitchen F C It comes from the rill trickling out of the plumbing G7 The streams from the mountains, the pools from the lea G7 C All run from my faucet and down to the sea C You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer F C You can't ask the landlord to mend the old stairs G7 He takes in the rent and he lives in Miami G7 C Where faucets don't drip and there's sun everywhere C The faucets are dripping, the landlord's content F C With every new tenant he raises the rent G7 The buildings can crumble, the tenants can cry G7 C There's a shortage of housing, you'll live there or die C They're building some buildings and new Lincoln Centers F C It's sure working hell with the low-income renters G7 They're jammed into rooms with the rat and the fly G7 C Where the faucets all drip and the floor's never dry C The faucets are dripping in old New York City F C The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity G7 The reservoir's drying because it's supplying G7 C The faucets that drip in New York