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[Intro] [Em][Em][A][A] [Em]
[Verse 1] Well, you can [Em] tell by the way I use my walk I'm a [D] woman's man, no [Em] time to talk [Em] Music loud and women warm I've been [D] kicked around since [Em] I was born
[Pre-Chorus] But now it's [A] all right, that's okay [A] You may look the other way [A] We can try to understand The [A] New York Times' effect on man
[Chorus] [Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' a [Em] li [D] i [Em] i [Bm7] ive (break) Oh, when you [Em] walk
[Verse 2] Well, now [Em] I get low and I get high And if I [D] can't get either, I [Em] really try Got the [Em] wings of heaven on my shoes I'm a [D] dancin' man, and I [Em] just can't lose
[Pre-Chorus] You know, it's [A] all right, it's okay I'll [A] live to see another day [A] We can try to understand The [A] New York Times' effect on man
[Chorus] [Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' a [Em] li [D] i [Em] i [Bm7] ive (break) Oooooh [Em]
[Middle 8] - A run Asus2 A A7 A6(x02222) [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me Somebody help me, yeah [Em] [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah [A] I'm stayin' [Em] alive
[Verse 3] Well, you [Em] can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a [D] woman's man, no [Em] time to talk [Em] Music loud and women warm I've been [D] kicked around since [Em] I was born
[Pre-Chorus] But now it's [A] all right, that's okay [A] You may look the other way [A] We can try to understand The [A] New York Times' effect on man
[Chorus] [Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' a [Em] li [D] i [Em] i [Bm7] ive (break) Yeah [Em]
[Outro = Middle 8 - A run Asus2 A A7 A6(x02222)] [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me Somebody help me, [Em] yeah [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yea [Em] h I'm stayin' a [Em] li-i-i-i-ive
[Intro - BPM 60 - C with F is 1xx010 to keep easy - v1 - 2, no v2] [See Intro Tab]
[Verse 1] [C] Some folks like to [E7] get away, take a [Am7] holiday from the [Gm7] neighborhood [C7] [F] Hop a flight to [A7] Miami Beach or to [Dm] Hollywood [Bb9] [C] But [E7/B] I'm taking a [Am7] Greyhound [C/G] on the [F] Hudson [C/E] River [D7] line [C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of [Am] mind [D7][Am] mm [G] mmm [F/G]
[Verse 2] [C] I seen all the [E7] movie stars in their [Am7] fancy cars and their [Gm7] limousines [C7] [F] Been high in the [A7] Rockies under the [Dm] evergreens [Bb9] [C] But I [E7/B] know what I'm [Am7] needing [C/G] and I [F] don't want to [C/E] waste more [D7] time [C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of [Am] mind [D9][Am] mmm [G] mmm [E7]
[Chorus] [Am7] It was so [D7] easy living [Gmaj7] day by day [G] (3x0003 3x0013 3x0033) [Gm7] Out of touch [C7] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7] blues (1x3210 1x3200 1x3210) [Bm7] Well, now I [E7] need a little [Amaj7] give and take The [Am7] New York Times [D7] The [Gmaj7] Daily News ... [Dm7][F/G][G7]
[Verse 3] [C] It comes down to [E7] reality and it's [Am7] fine with me cause I've [Gm7] let it slide [C7] [F] Don't care if it's [A7] Chinatown or on [Dm] Riverside [Bb9] [C] I [E7/B] don't have any [Am7] reasons, [C/G][F] left them [C/E] all [D7] behind [C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of [Am] mind [D9][Am] mm [G] mm [F/G] ooh ya
[Chorus] [Am7] It was so [D7] easy living [Gmaj7] day by [G] day [Gm7] Out of touch [C7] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7] blues [Bm7] Well, now I [E7] need a little [Amaj7] give and take The [Am7] New York Times [D7] The [Gmaj7] Daily News whoa [Dm7] whoa oh oh... [F/G][G7]
[Verse 4] [C] It comes down [E7] to reality and it's [Am7] fine with me cause I've [Gm7] let it slide [C7] [F] Don't care if it's [A7] Chinatown or on [Dm] Riverside [Bb9] [C] I don't [E7/B] have any [Am7] reasons, [C/G][F] left them a [C/E] ll behi [D7] nd [C/F] I'm in a [F/G] New York state of [Am] mind [D7][Am] mmm m [G] mm [F/G] [C] I'm just [E7] taking a [Am7] Greyhound [G] on the [F] Hudson [C/E] River [D7] line [C/F] Cos I'm in [F/G] I'm in a New York...state of... [C] Mind [E7][Am7] yeah! [Bb9] yea-ah
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