New York State of Mind Chords by Billy Joel
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
F
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Dm]
[F]
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[F] [Dm] [F]
[G]
[C]
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[Am] [Gm]
[F]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bm] [A]
[G] [F] [E]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [G]
[F] [C]
Some folks [Em] like to get away take [Am] a holiday
from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] [F] to
[A] Miami Beach [Dm] or
Hollywood
[Bb]
[C] [G] But I'm taking [Am] a break
[G] [F] on the Hudson River [A] Line
[F]
[G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
[D]
[G] [F] [C]
[E] I've seen all the movie stars in [Am] their fancy cars and [Gm] their limousines
[C] [F] Been high [A] [Dm] to the evergreens
[Bb]
[C] I [Bm] know [Am] what I'm needing [C] [F] and I don't wanna [Em] waste [D] more time
[F]
[G] I'm in a New York state of [Am] mind
[D]
It [Am]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D] was so easy living [G] day by day
[Gm] Out of touch [C] with the rhythm [F] and blues
[Am] [Bm] But now I [E] need a [A] little give and take
[Am]
The New York [D] Times
[G] The Daily News
[Dm]
[G] [C]
It comes down to [E] reality [Am] and it's fine with me because [Gm] I've let it slide
[C] [F]
Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
[Dm]
Riverside [Bb]
[Bb] [C] I [G] don't have [Am] any reason
[F] left [E] there [D] more behind
[F]
[G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
[D]
[B] [Am]
[G] [C]
[E]
[Am] [Gm]
[C] [F]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [B] [Am]
[G] [F]
[Em] [D] [C]
[G]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[G] [E] [Am]
It was [D] so easy [G] living day by day
[Gm] Out of touch [C] with the [F] rhythm and blues
[Bm] But now [D] I need a little
[A] give and take
the New York Times
[D]
[G] the Daily News
The Daily News
[Dm]
[G] It [C]
comes [E] down to reality
[Am] It's fine with me [Gm] because I've let it slide
[F] Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
[Dm]
Riverside [Bb]
[C] I [Bm] don't have [E] any reason
[F] I left them [D] all behind
[Am] [F]
[G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
I'm in [D] a New York state of mind
[Am] [G]
[F] [C]
[Bm] [Am] Takin' a clay [G] house [F] on a [Em] Hudson [D] River Line
[N]
[F]
[Dm]
[F] [Dm] [F]
[G]
[C]
[E]
[Am] [Gm]
[F]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bm] [A]
[G] [F] [E]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [G]
[F] [C]
Some folks [Em] like to get away take [Am] a holiday
from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] [F] to
[A] Miami Beach [Dm] or
Hollywood
[Bb]
[C] [G] But I'm taking [Am] a break
[G] [F] on the Hudson River [A] Line
[F]
[G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
[D]
[G] [F] [C]
[E] I've seen all the movie stars in [Am] their fancy cars and [Gm] their limousines
[C] [F] Been high [A] [Dm] to the evergreens
[Bb]
[C] I [Bm] know [Am] what I'm needing [C] [F] and I don't wanna [Em] waste [D] more time
[F]
[G] I'm in a New York state of [Am] mind
[D]
It [Am]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D] was so easy living [G] day by day
[Gm] Out of touch [C] with the rhythm [F] and blues
[Am] [Bm] But now I [E] need a [A] little give and take
[Am]
The New York [D] Times
[G] The Daily News
[Dm]
[G] [C]
It comes down to [E] reality [Am] and it's fine with me because [Gm] I've let it slide
[C] [F]
Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
[Dm]
Riverside [Bb]
[Bb] [C] I [G] don't have [Am] any reason
[F] left [E] there [D] more behind
[F]
[G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
[D]
[B] [Am]
[G] [C]
[E]
[Am] [Gm]
[C] [F]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [B] [Am]
[G] [F]
[Em] [D] [C]
[G]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[G] [E] [Am]
It was [D] so easy [G] living day by day
[Gm] Out of touch [C] with the [F] rhythm and blues
[Bm] But now [D] I need a little
[A] give and take
the New York Times
[D]
[G] the Daily News
The Daily News
[Dm]
[G] It [C]
comes [E] down to reality
[Am] It's fine with me [Gm] because I've let it slide
[F] Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
[Dm]
Riverside [Bb]
[C] I [Bm] don't have [E] any reason
[F] I left them [D] all behind
[Am] [F]
[G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
I'm in [D] a New York state of mind
[Am] [G]
[F] [C]
[Bm] [Am] Takin' a clay [G] house [F] on a [Em] Hudson [D] River Line
[N]
Key:
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
Some folks [Em] like to get away take [Am] a holiday
from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] _ [F] to _ _ _
[A] _ Miami Beach [Dm] or
Hollywood
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] But I'm taking [Am] a break
[G] _ [F] on the Hudson River [A] Line
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] I've seen all the movie stars in [Am] their fancy cars and [Gm] their limousines
[C] _ _ [F] _ Been high [A] _ _ _ [Dm] to the evergreens
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I [Bm] know [Am] what I'm needing _ [C] [F] and I don't wanna [Em] waste [D] more time
_ [F] _
_ _ [G] I'm in a New York state of [Am] mind
_ _ [D] _
_ It [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] was so easy living [G] _ day by _ day
_ _ [Gm] Out of touch [C] with the rhythm [F] and _ _ _ blues
[Am] _ [Bm] _ But now I [E] need a [A] little _ give and take
_ _ [Am]
The New York [D] Times _ _
_ [G] The Daily _ News
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
It comes down to [E] reality [Am] and it's fine with me because [Gm] I've let it slide
[C] _ [F] _ _
Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
_ [Dm] _
_ Riverside [Bb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ I [G] don't have [Am] any reason
_ _ [F] _ left [E] there [D] more behind
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
It was [D] so easy [G] living day by day
_ _ [Gm] _ Out of touch [C] _ with the [F] rhythm and blues _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ But now [D] I need a little
[A] _ give and take
_ _ the New York Times
[D] _ _ _
[G] the Daily News
The _ Daily News
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] It _ _ [C] _ _
comes [E] down to reality
[Am] It's fine with me [Gm] because I've let it slide
[F] _ _ Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
[Dm] _ _
Riverside [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] I [Bm] don't have [E] any reason
_ [F] I left them [D] all behind
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
I'm in [D] a New York state of mind _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] Takin' a clay [G] house [F] on a [Em] Hudson [D] River Line _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
Some folks [Em] like to get away take [Am] a holiday
from [Gm] the neighborhood
[C] _ [F] to _ _ _
[A] _ Miami Beach [Dm] or
Hollywood
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] But I'm taking [Am] a break
[G] _ [F] on the Hudson River [A] Line
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] I've seen all the movie stars in [Am] their fancy cars and [Gm] their limousines
[C] _ _ [F] _ Been high [A] _ _ _ [Dm] to the evergreens
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I [Bm] know [Am] what I'm needing _ [C] [F] and I don't wanna [Em] waste [D] more time
_ [F] _
_ _ [G] I'm in a New York state of [Am] mind
_ _ [D] _
_ It [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] was so easy living [G] _ day by _ day
_ _ [Gm] Out of touch [C] with the rhythm [F] and _ _ _ blues
[Am] _ [Bm] _ But now I [E] need a [A] little _ give and take
_ _ [Am]
The New York [D] Times _ _
_ [G] The Daily _ News
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
It comes down to [E] reality [Am] and it's fine with me because [Gm] I've let it slide
[C] _ [F] _ _
Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
_ [Dm] _
_ Riverside [Bb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ I [G] don't have [Am] any reason
_ _ [F] _ left [E] there [D] more behind
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
It was [D] so easy [G] living day by day
_ _ [Gm] _ Out of touch [C] _ with the [F] rhythm and blues _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ But now [D] I need a little
[A] _ give and take
_ _ the New York Times
[D] _ _ _
[G] the Daily News
The _ Daily News
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] It _ _ [C] _ _
comes [E] down to reality
[Am] It's fine with me [Gm] because I've let it slide
[F] _ _ Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown
[Dm] _ _
Riverside [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] I [Bm] don't have [E] any reason
_ [F] I left them [D] all behind
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] I'm in a New York state [Am] of mind
I'm in [D] a New York state of mind _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] Takin' a clay [G] house [F] on a [Em] Hudson [D] River Line _ _ _ _ _
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