[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]: [F/G-x10101010x] SSBx BxSS BxBx SSBx - BxBx BxSS SSxx *Bxxx (slide up on bass on last bass drum) [F][C/E][Dm][C] x2 (C run is x3555 x5555 03555
[Verse - Play chords with this pattern FxxF CxxC DxxD CxCC to mimic bass] [F] Doesn't [C/E] take much to [Dm] make me [C] happy, (C9) [F] and [C/E] make me [Dm] smile with [C] glee [F] Never, [C/E] never will I [Dm] feel dis [C] couraged, [F] 'cause our [C/E] love's no [Dm] mystery [C] [F] Demon [C/E] strating [Dm] love and a [C] ffection, [F] that you [C/E] give so [Dm] openly [C] yeah [F] I like the [C/E] way ya make me [Dm] feel about you, [C] baby, [F] want the [C/E] whole wide [Dm] world to [C] see
[Chorus] Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love (horn stab)
[Verse] [F] Goin' [C/E] in and out of [Dm] changes [C] [F] the kind that [C/E] come around each [Dm] day [C] [F] My [C/E] life has a [Dm] better meaning [C] [F] love has [C/E] kissed me in a [Dm] beautiful [C] way
[Chorus] Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa,
[Verse] [F] Demon [C/E] strating [Dm] love and a [C] ffection, [F] that you [C/E] give so [Dm] openly [C] yeah [F] The way I [C/E] feel about ya, [Dm] baby, can't ex [C] plain it [F] want the [C/E] whole wide [Dm] World to [C] see
(Repeat intro stabs) [F/G] SSBx BxSS BxBx SSBx - BxBx BxSS SSxx *Bxxx WHILST SINGING do uh duh, do uh duh, do uh doh, do uh doh, ow! uh uh uh
[F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] ahh ahh[C] ahh [F] Ahh [C/E] you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love [F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] ahh ahh[C] ahh [F] Ahh [C/E] you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love
[F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] giving you [C] the best of my [F] love my [C/E] love ..my [Dm] love my [C] love [F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] giving you [C] the best of my [F] love my [C/E] love ..my [Dm] love my [C] love