Dont Ever Change Me New York City

G C G D G C G D G C G D I was born and raised in an artists garden here in Missouri G C G D And moved right down to Brooklyn in a whirlwind back five years ago or so G C G D Country simpleton midwest small town walking architype G C G D Working amongst the skyscrapers ******* of winter G C D And I promised myself I would never be a sell out G C D And I promised myself that I would never be a fake G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause I am uncomfortable around money C D I am uncomfortable around politicians G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause i am uncomfortable around money C D G I am uncomfortable around artificial people C G D G C G D G C You know last week at the annual meeting G D I was drunk on cash bar whiskey G C G D Alex you said you were miserable and going to quit your job here G C G D You said that your old cruel boss was slowly grinding you down G C G D Maybe i commiserated with you, maybe i felt the same way G C D And i promised myself that i would never be a peon G C D And i promised myself that i would never be a fool G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause I am uncomfortable around money C D I am uncomfortable around blind ambition G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause i am uncomfortable around money C D G I am uncomfortable around artificial people G C G D Lately ive been tired of trying to be New-York-thin like everybody else G C G D Ive had weight fluctuations and felt bad about myself G C G D I dont know when it is I got to be so obsessed with stuff like that G C G D But it is up there on the billboards, these beautiful people mocking me G C D And I promised you that Id never be that shallow G C D And I promised you that Id never be that vain G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause I am uncomfortable around money C D I am uncomfortable around beautiful people G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause i am uncomfortable around money C D G I am uncomfortable around artificial people G C G D I am seeing a beautiful man from just a fifteen minute walk from here G C G D I honestly dont know what i would do without him now G C G D I still cringe when I recall single life in the city now G C G D Cynical and racid* yeah crying there on the concrete there G C D Yeah i promised myself that i would never be a drifter G C D Yeah i promised myself that i would never die alone G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause I am uncomfortable around money C D I am uncomfortable around financiers G C G D Dont ever change me New York City C D Cause i am uncomfortable around money C D G I am uncomfortable around artificial people