Billy Joel-New York State of Mind
[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
[Solo]
[C] [E7] [Am7] ([Gm7] [C7])
[F] [A7] [Dm] [Bb9]
([C] [E7]) ([Am7] [Cmaj7/G]) ([F] [C/E]) [D7]
[C/F] [F/G]
[Am] [D7] [Am] ([G] [E7])
[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
[Outro]
[Eb6-x68888] [Ab-466544]
[D7sus4-x57788] [Dbmaj13-x46668]
[D/C-8x777x]
[Notes]
[Intro tab]
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*fret with 1st finger on RH, play with little finger on RH
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