[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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[Verse 1 - Cmaj7 to D is 1/4 bar - double speed] [G] Another summer day [D/F#] Is come and gone away [Em] In Paris and Ro [D] m But I wanna go [C] home [Cmaj7] M [D] mmm [G][D] [G] Maybe surrounded by [D/F#] A million people I [Em] Still feel all alo [D] n I just wanna go [C] home [Cmaj7] Oh I [D] miss you, y [G] ou know
[Bridge 1] And I've been [C] keeping all the letters That I [Em] wrote to you Each one a [Asus4] line or two [A] "I'm fine baby, [C] how are you?" [D] Well I would [C] send them But I know that it's just [Em] not enough My words were [F] cold and flat And you deserve [D] more t [Dsus] han that [D]
[Verse 2 - Cmaj7 to D is 1/4 bar - double speed] [G] Another aeroplane [D/F#] Another sunny place [Em] I'm lucky I kn [D] o But I wanna go [Cmaj7] home Mmmm, I' [D] ve got to go [G] home [D]
[Chorus] Let me go [G] hoo [D/F#] ooooo [Em] ome [Bm7] I'm just too [C] far from where you are I wanna [D] come [G] home
[Break] G D/F# Em D Cmaj7 D G
[Bridge 2] And I [C] feel just like I'm living Someone [Em] else's life It's like I just [Asus4] stepped outside [A] When everything was [C] going right [D] And I [C] know just why you could not Come [Em] along with me But this was [F] not your dream But you always be [D] liev [Dsus] ed in me [D]
[Verse 3 - Cmaj7 to D is 1/4 bar - double speed] [G] Another winter day has come [D/F#] And gone away [Em] And even Paris and Ro [D] m And I wanna go [C] home [Cmaj7] [D] Let me go [G] home [D] [G] And I'm surrounded by [D/F#] A million people I [F/G] I still feel a [G7] lone Oh, let go [Cmaj7] home Oh, I [D] miss you, [G] you know [D]
[Chorus] Let me go [G] hoo [D/F#] ooooo [Em] ome [Bm7] I've had my [C] run Baby, I'm done I [D] gotta go [G] home [D] Let me go [G] hoo [D/F#] ooooo [Em] ome [Bm7] It'll all be alr [C] ight I'll be home ton [D] ight I'm coming back h [G] ome
