Notes
Here’s my ukulele arrangement of this song. Since you only have four strings to work with, I’m forsaking a lot of the interesting bass-note work he does the piano. I just wanted to state that in case you apply these chords to another instrument (in which case they may be frustrating abbreviated). Just the same, enjoy!
Verse, part 1
Here’s the chords I play for the first part of the verse:
"Now I know...... Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say..."
A --3---3-----3------2-----------3------2-------0-----------3---------0-----
E --0---1-----0------0-----------0------0-------1-----------0---------1-----
C --0---0-----0------2-----------0------2-------0-----------0---------2-----
G --0---2-----0------1-----------2------0-------2-----------0---------2-----
C C/F C E7 Am G6 F C Dm
...play this whole thing twice.
Note, the second time you play it, try ending on a Dm chord on the 5h fret. This sets you up nice for the pre-chorus.
"......in New York City..."
A --3---------------5------
E --0---------------5------
C --0---------------5------
G --0---------------7------
C Dm
Verse, part 2
Play this 3 times…
"...Until you see, this trash can dream come true..."
A --0----3---/5---3---------5-----(7)-------(5)---3-----
E --1----1---/5---3---------5---------(8)---------3-----
C --0----0---/5---4---------5---------------------4----- play 3x...
G --2----2--------0--------(7)--------------------0-----
F (Dm) C Dm C
And on the fourth time, resolve to a G instead of a C….
"...I thank the lord there are people out there like you..."
A --0-------------- ... --------3---------------------5-----------5------
E --1-------------- ... --------3---------------------5-----------7------
C --0-------------- ... --------4---------------------5-----------7------
G --2-------------- ... --------0---------------------7-----------7------
F C Dm C
Chorus
Finally, the chorus.
"Mona Lisas, and Mad Hatters, sons of bankers, sons of lawyers..."
A -------7--------------5---------------(3)---------------3--------------
E -------8--------------6----------------5----------------3--------------
C -------7--------------5----------------5----------------4--------------
G -------0-------------------------------5----------------5--------------
C Bb G C
"Turn around and say good morning to the night..."
A ----------7---------------------------------8----------------------------
E ----------8---------------------------------8----------------------------
C ----------7---------------------------------9----------------------------
G ----------0---------------------------------0----------------------------
C F
"For unless they see the sky....... they don't so that is why..."
A ---------7-----------------7------------------------3-------5------
E ---------7-----------------8-------7-------5--------3-------5------
C ---------8-----------------9-------7-------5--------4-------6------
G ---------9-------------------------7-------5--------5-------7------
B7 Am G F C D
"They know not if it's dark outside or light..."
A --------3----------------5---------------3-----------3-------
E --------5----------------7---------------5-----------3-------
C --------5----------------7---------------5-----------4-------
G --------5----------------7---------------5-----------0-------
F G F C