Chords for Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Live from iTunes Festival, London, 2012)
Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, y'all know.
You know I'm from a city called New York.
Yeah.
[Bb] And I want you to see how I see the city.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] Group
[Bb]
[F] in the town that is famous as a place of [Bb] what we see.
[F] Noise is always loud.
There are sirens all around.
And the [Bb] streets are me.
[F] If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.
That's what [Bb] they say.
[F] See my face in the lights.
All my name on my keys found down [Bb] on Broadway.
Even [A] if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
[C] [F] Now you're [Bb] in New.
These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New York.
[F] On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew.
Ladies [Bb] are so hot.
[F] God.
Oh, oh, oh.
Such a mountain pop on the corner of Southern Rock.
Preach it, [Bb] pray to [F] God.
Yeah, yeah.
Ever jump, sleep, catch.
Take me down from Harlem to the [Bb] Brooklyn [F] Bridge.
Yeah, yeah.
Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger for more than an empty
fridge.
Yeah, [A] yeah.
I'm going to get my enemies.
I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
There's nothing [C] you can't do.
[F] Now you're in New York.
These [Bb] streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New York.
One hand in the air for the big city.
Street lights, big dream, don't [C] look a grin.
Ain't no place in the world that can [Dm] hold you there.
Somebody's in the air.
Everybody [A] say, New York.
Come on.
[F] New York.
New York.
Preach the blue with [C] [F] New York [Bb] news.
These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
Hear it [Fm] for New York, New York, New [Bb] York.
[F]
You know I'm from a city called New York.
Yeah.
[Bb] And I want you to see how I see the city.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] Group
[Bb]
[F] in the town that is famous as a place of [Bb] what we see.
[F] Noise is always loud.
There are sirens all around.
And the [Bb] streets are me.
[F] If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.
That's what [Bb] they say.
[F] See my face in the lights.
All my name on my keys found down [Bb] on Broadway.
Even [A] if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
[C] [F] Now you're [Bb] in New.
These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New York.
[F] On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew.
Ladies [Bb] are so hot.
[F] God.
Oh, oh, oh.
Such a mountain pop on the corner of Southern Rock.
Preach it, [Bb] pray to [F] God.
Yeah, yeah.
Ever jump, sleep, catch.
Take me down from Harlem to the [Bb] Brooklyn [F] Bridge.
Yeah, yeah.
Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger for more than an empty
fridge.
Yeah, [A] yeah.
I'm going to get my enemies.
I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
There's nothing [C] you can't do.
[F] Now you're in New York.
These [Bb] streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New York.
One hand in the air for the big city.
Street lights, big dream, don't [C] look a grin.
Ain't no place in the world that can [Dm] hold you there.
Somebody's in the air.
Everybody [A] say, New York.
Come on.
[F] New York.
New York.
Preach the blue with [C] [F] New York [Bb] news.
These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
Hear it [Fm] for New York, New York, New [Bb] York.
[F]
Key:
F
Bb
C
A
Dm
F
Bb
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, y'all know.
_ _ _ You know I'm from a city called New York.
_ _ Yeah.
[Bb] _ And I want you to see how I see the city. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Group _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ in the town that is famous as a place of [Bb] what we see. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Noise is always loud.
There are sirens all around.
And the [Bb] streets are _ me. _ _ _ _
[F] If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.
That's what [Bb] they say. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ See my face in the lights.
All my name on my keys found down [Bb] on Broadway.
_ _ _ _ Even [A] _ if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] Now you're [Bb] in New.
_ _ _ These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New _ York.
_ [F] On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew.
Ladies [Bb] are so hot.
[F] _ God.
Oh, oh, oh.
Such a mountain pop on the corner of Southern Rock.
Preach it, [Bb] pray to [F] God.
_ _ Yeah, yeah.
_ Ever jump, sleep, catch.
Take me down from Harlem to the [Bb] Brooklyn _ _ [F] Bridge.
Yeah, yeah.
_ Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger for more than an empty
_ _ _ fridge.
Yeah, [A] yeah.
I'm going to get my enemies.
I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
There's nothing [C] you can't do.
[F] Now you're in New York.
_ These [Bb] streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New York. _ _
One hand in the air for the big city.
Street lights, big dream, don't [C] look a grin.
Ain't no place in the world that can [Dm] hold you there.
Somebody's in the air.
Everybody [A] say, New York.
_ Come on. _ _
[F] New York.
_ _ New York.
Preach the blue with _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] New York [Bb] news.
_ _ _ These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
Hear it [Fm] for New York, New York, New [Bb] York. _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You know I'm from a city called New York.
_ _ Yeah.
[Bb] _ And I want you to see how I see the city. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Group _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ in the town that is famous as a place of [Bb] what we see. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Noise is always loud.
There are sirens all around.
And the [Bb] streets are _ me. _ _ _ _
[F] If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.
That's what [Bb] they say. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ See my face in the lights.
All my name on my keys found down [Bb] on Broadway.
_ _ _ _ Even [A] _ if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] Now you're [Bb] in New.
_ _ _ These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New _ York.
_ [F] On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew.
Ladies [Bb] are so hot.
[F] _ God.
Oh, oh, oh.
Such a mountain pop on the corner of Southern Rock.
Preach it, [Bb] pray to [F] God.
_ _ Yeah, yeah.
_ Ever jump, sleep, catch.
Take me down from Harlem to the [Bb] Brooklyn _ _ [F] Bridge.
Yeah, yeah.
_ Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger for more than an empty
_ _ _ fridge.
Yeah, [A] yeah.
I'm going to get my enemies.
I got a pocket full of dreams.
Baby, [Bb] I'm from New York.
Concrete jungle with dreams [F] of me.
There's nothing [C] you can't do.
[F] Now you're in New York.
_ These [Bb] streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
[F] Hear it [Bb] for New York, New York, New York. _ _
One hand in the air for the big city.
Street lights, big dream, don't [C] look a grin.
Ain't no place in the world that can [Dm] hold you there.
Somebody's in the air.
Everybody [A] say, New York.
_ Come on. _ _
[F] New York.
_ _ New York.
Preach the blue with _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] New York [Bb] news.
_ _ _ These streets will make you [F] feel brand new.
Big lights will [C] inspire you.
Hear it [Fm] for New York, New York, New [Bb] York. _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _