[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
(second and third runs - play just before main phrase) E-0-00-----00--0--------00---------6---1---- B-1----3p13-----5p4p3s13-----3-3---5---1---- G-0---------------------------5-55-5---2---- D-2--------------------------------5---3---- A-3-------2------------0-----------3---3---- E------------------------------3-----11----
E--0-------------------------0--19s17* B---3p1------1-----1-3---010-3------- G-2----2-0-2--2-0h2-2-2--2---2------- D----------3r------------2---4------- A----------x-------------0---5------- E----------3r------------------------ *fret with 1st finger on RH, play with little finger on RH
[Intro BPM 130 - No drums] [G][Bm7][Am7][C/D] - [G][Bm7][Am7] x
[Verse 1n - Drums in ] [G] I know it sounds [Bm7] funny, but I just can't [Am7] stand the pain, [C/D] [G] Girl, I'm [Bm7] leaving you to - [Am7] morrow, [C/D] [G] Seems to [Bm7] me, girl, you know I've done [Am7] all I can, [C/D] [G] You see, I [Bm7] begged, stole and I [Am7] borrowed, ...yeah! [C/D]
[Verse 2] [G] Why in the [Bm7] world would anybody put [Am7] chains on me? [C/D] Yeah! [G] I've [Bm7] paid my dues to make [Am7] it, [D7sus4] [G] Everybody [Bm7] wants me to be what they [Am7] want me to be, [C/D] [G] I'm not [Bm7] happy when I try to [Am7] fake it, ...no! [C/D]
[Bridge - Em7s are quick passing chords] [G] I wanna be [Fmaj7]high------, [Em7]so [Dm7]high, [F/G] I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free to know the things I do [Em7]are [Dm7]right, [F/G] ee ee ete I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free, ... [Em7]just [Dm7]me, [F/G] woh, babe!
[Bb/F-11333x] x x [F/C] x x x x [Bb/D-x5333x] x x [C] Oooo!
