Chords for New York State of Mind (Billy Joel) Cover with Improvisation
Tempo:
126.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
F
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C]
Some folks like [E] to get away, [Am] take a holiday from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] [F] I might fly to [Em]
Miami Beach or [C] the Hollywood
[Bb] [Ebm] [Em] [E] I'm taking a [A] grand [D] [C] on [F] the Hudson
[F] in a New [G] York [Abm] [C] state of [Gb]
mind
[G] [Am] [C] I've [E] seen all the movie stars [A] in their fancy [Am] cars and [Gm] their limousines
Some folks like [E] to get away, [Am] take a holiday from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] [F] I might fly to [Em]
Miami Beach or [C] the Hollywood
[Bb] [Ebm] [Em] [E] I'm taking a [A] grand [D] [C] on [F] the Hudson
[F] in a New [G] York [Abm] [C] state of [Gb]
mind
[G] [Am] [C] I've [E] seen all the movie stars [A] in their fancy [Am] cars and [Gm] their limousines
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Some folks like [E] to get away, _ [Am] take a holiday from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] _ _ [F] I might fly to [Em]
Miami Beach or [C] the Hollywood
[Dm] [Fm] But _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Em] _ [E] I'm taking a [A] grand [D] _ [C] on [F] the Hudson
_ [C] _ I'm [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ in a New [G] York [Abm] _ [C] _ state of [Gb]
mind
[E] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ I've [E] seen all the movie stars [A] in their fancy [Am] cars and [Gm] their limousines
[C] _ [F] Been high [Em] in the Rockies, [Dm] under the Evergreen
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
I know [Am] what I'm needing [C] _ and I don't wanna waste [D] more time
[D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ I'm in a New [G] York _ _ [A] state of [C] mind _
It [D] _ _ [A] _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] [D] was so [Gb] easy living [Db] day [Bm] by day _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] Out of touch with the [F] rhythm and blues _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bm] But now I [E] need a little [A] give and take
New _ [Am] York _ [C] Times, _
[D] _ the [G] daily _ _ _ news
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ It [Ab] comes down to reality [E] and [Am] it's fine with me [Gm] cause I've led this [Cm] life
[F] _ _ I don't care [Em] if it's Chinatown [C] or on _ [D] Riverside
[Bbm] I [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E]
don't [Am] have any reasons, [C] I left them all [D] behind
[Gb] _ [D] I'm [Cm] _
_ _ [F] in a New [G] York _
[Am] _ state [Gb] of mind
_ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Am] _
It [D] was so [Gb] easy living [D] day by day
Out _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ of touch [C] with the rhythm [F] and blues
_ But _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ now I [Ab] need a little [A]
give and take
_ _ _ _ [Am]
New York [E] Times, [D] _ _ [G] the daily news
_ It [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ comes [E] down to reality [Am] and it's fine with me [Gm] cause I've led this [C] life
[Gb] _ [F]
I don't care [Em] if it's [A] Chinatown [Dm] or on _ [Bb] Riverside
I _ [C] _
[Bm] don't have [Am] any [C] reasons, _ [F] I left [C] them [D] all behind _
[E] [Cm] I'm [F] _ _ _ _ in a New [C] York
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'm in a New _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ York _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
state _ _ _ _ _ [C] of _ mind
_ _ [E] Oh! _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Some folks like [E] to get away, _ [Am] take a holiday from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] _ _ [F] I might fly to [Em]
Miami Beach or [C] the Hollywood
[Dm] [Fm] But _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Em] _ [E] I'm taking a [A] grand [D] _ [C] on [F] the Hudson
_ [C] _ I'm [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ in a New [G] York [Abm] _ [C] _ state of [Gb]
mind
[E] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ I've [E] seen all the movie stars [A] in their fancy [Am] cars and [Gm] their limousines
[C] _ [F] Been high [Em] in the Rockies, [Dm] under the Evergreen
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
I know [Am] what I'm needing [C] _ and I don't wanna waste [D] more time
[D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ I'm in a New [G] York _ _ [A] state of [C] mind _
It [D] _ _ [A] _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] [D] was so [Gb] easy living [Db] day [Bm] by day _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] Out of touch with the [F] rhythm and blues _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Bm] But now I [E] need a little [A] give and take
New _ [Am] York _ [C] Times, _
[D] _ the [G] daily _ _ _ news
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ It [Ab] comes down to reality [E] and [Am] it's fine with me [Gm] cause I've led this [Cm] life
[F] _ _ I don't care [Em] if it's Chinatown [C] or on _ [D] Riverside
[Bbm] I [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E]
don't [Am] have any reasons, [C] I left them all [D] behind
[Gb] _ [D] I'm [Cm] _
_ _ [F] in a New [G] York _
[Am] _ state [Gb] of mind
_ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Am] _
It [D] was so [Gb] easy living [D] day by day
Out _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ of touch [C] with the rhythm [F] and blues
_ But _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ now I [Ab] need a little [A]
give and take
_ _ _ _ [Am]
New York [E] Times, [D] _ _ [G] the daily news
_ It [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ comes [E] down to reality [Am] and it's fine with me [Gm] cause I've led this [C] life
[Gb] _ [F]
I don't care [Em] if it's [A] Chinatown [Dm] or on _ [Bb] Riverside
I _ [C] _
[Bm] don't have [Am] any [C] reasons, _ [F] I left [C] them [D] all behind _
[E] [Cm] I'm [F] _ _ _ _ in a New [C] York
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'm in a New _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ York _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
state _ _ _ _ _ [C] of _ mind
_ _ [E] Oh! _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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