C# D#7 She came to me shortly after Christmas F# G#7 C# Said she hated spoiling New Yearʼs Eve C# D#7 But the truth doesnʼt wait to come in season F# G#7 C# And what we had feared was now believed C# D#7 She said sheʼd leave come Monday morninʼ F# G#7 C# Catch a plane if Iʼd split the fare C# D#7 She said she had friends in New York City F# G#7 C# Sheʼd look them up and have the baby there Chorus: F# C# And now sheʼs alone in New York City F# C# Livinʼ like Lord I wonder how A#m D#7 An angel in hell in New York City F# G#7 C# But I canʼt think about that now C# D#7 Honey will you tell him Bible stories F# G#7 C# And give him all the love I never could C# D#7 But never tell him too much about his daddy F# G#7 C# Cause thereʼs not much to say thatʼs good C# D#7 Heʼll have to learn it all from his mother F# G#7 C# How to count and say his ABCʼs C# D#7 But when you teach him prayers to say at bedtime F# G#7 C# Leave off God bless daddy wonʼt you please Chorus: F# C# And now sheʼs alone in New York City F# C# Livinʼ like Lord I wonder how A#m D#7 An angel in hell in New York City F# G#7 C# But I canʼt think about that now