Chords for Billy Joel - Q&A: Can I Play On "New York State Of Mind"? (Vanderbilt 2013)

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long answer to a really simple question. _ _ _
OK, there's a group of the fan club here.
_ _ Are they all pointing to you?
_ _ OK. _ _ _ _
_ My favorite song of yours is in New York State of Mind. _
_ _ I've been very fortunate.
I was able to play with Richie Cannata many times in New
York City, and I was wondering if I could play with you. _
I would accompany you, that is. _ _
_ OK. _ _ _ _ _
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You guys, what do you play?
Play piano?
What key do you do it in? _ _ _ _ _ _
Go down a whole way.
C.
Do it in C. _ _
Hang on one second. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ Some [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
folks [D] like to get away, [Gm] take a holiday
from [Fm] the [Bb] neighborhood.
_ [Eb] Have a flight [Gm] to Miami Beach [Cm] or Hollywood.
[Ab] _ I'm _ [Bb] _ [Dm] taking [Gm] a Greyhound [F] [Eb] on the Hudson [Bb] River [C] Line.
_ [Eb] _ _ [E]
[G] I'm in a New [Gb] York [Gm] State of Mind.
_ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I've seen [D] all the movie stars, [Gm] their fancy
cars [G] and their [Bb] limousines.
[Eb] I've been high in the Rocky [G] [Cm] side of the Evergreen.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] But [Dm] I know [Gm] what I'm needing.
[F] _
[Eb] I don't [Bb] want to waste more [C] time.
_ [Eb] _
_ [E] [F] I'm in a [D] New York State [Gm] of Mind.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ It [C] was so easy _ [F] living day by day.
You're like Sinatra.
[Fm] Out of touch with the rhythm and [Eb]
blues.
But _ _ [Am] _ [D] now I need a little [G] give and take.
The [Gm] New York [C] Times, _ [F] the daily _ _ news.
[Cm] _
And [F] _ _ _ [Bb] it comes down to [D] reality that [Gm] it's fine with me
because [Fm] I've let it slide.
[Eb] Don't [Gm] care if _ it's [Cm] on or on the river side.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] I [F] don't [Gm] have any reasons [Eb] to let [Bb] them fall [C] behind.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Because I'm in [Bb] a _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] New York [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ State of [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Mind.
[D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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_ _ That's Michael Pollack. _ _ _
_ _ _ Remember that name. _ _
_ Michael Pollack.
_ _ Nice going, Michael.
Guy's got chops. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ And that's how you get to be a horn player in New York City.
_ _ _ Take a chance.
_ _ _ _ I love when that happens.
That's nice.
Good luck to you, Michael.
I think you're going to do fine.
_ Let me take another question. _ _