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Billy Joel-New York State of Mind - sr - 0

[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]
E----------00-00-00--------------------------
B--------1-11-11-11---------------888--------
G-0-0h2h4--22-22-22-2-2-h5p2p0h2--888-p8t10p8-
D----------00-00-00---------------888--------
A--------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------666--------

E------12p8r--10p7r--8p5r--3p0r-------1---
B----4----10-----8-----6----------1---1---
G---5------------------------5r----2--2---
D-66--------------------------7----33-3---
A-------------------------------------x---
E-------------------------------------3---

(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-s5-55-----55--55---------5-55------8-8---------
B-s6---8p68-------10p9p8s6-8-66ring-6----9--------
G-s5------6----------------7-77-5--------10--5s2p0
D-s7------5----------------0--------------------
A-s8------7-------------------------------------
E---------5-------------------------------------

E-0-3-s30--------------------------0------
B-1------3-s3-1--1---1-13s4-3p1----3------
G-0-------------0-01h1---------2-0-2------
D-2----------------1h3-------------4------
A-3----2----0------1h3-------------5------
E---------------3--1-----0----------------

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

E-----2-----------1--
B-010-2----------11---
G-2---0------00h2-2---
D-2---0-----------3---
A-0---x-----------x---
E-----3-----------3---

[Ending]

B---------------------t8--p5p3p1---1-----
G-2-2-2-2-2h5p2p0--2h5----------h2-----

B---s5-6---5p3p1-
G-2-s5-7---------2p0-2-
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------

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Ace-How Long

 [Intro]
Ab/Bb  Bb  x4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
 
[Verse 1]
Ab/Bb                       Bb
Friends with their fancy persuasion
        Ab/Bb                   Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
      Ab/Bb                     Bb
But I can't help but have my suspicions
         Ab/Bb                    Bb
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
        Ab/Bb                Bb
And you said you was never intendin' 
   Ab/Bb                      Bb
To break up our scene in this way
          Ab/Bb               Bb
But there ain't any use in pretendin' 
         Ab/Bb            Bb  Bm
It could happen to us any day
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
 
 
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
 
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
 
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
How long
How long has this been going on
been going on
 
How
long has this been going on

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