JAY-Z - Empire State Of Mind ft. Alicia Keys Chords

Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

A#

C#

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JAY-Z - Empire State Of Mind ft. Alicia Keys chords
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[B] Yeah, [F#] yeah I'm up at Brooklyn Now I'm down in Tribeca.
Right next to the narrow But I'll be hood forever.
[B] I'm the new Sinatra And since I made it here.
I can make it anywhere Yeah they love me everywhere.
I [F#] used to cop in Harlem All of my dimini conos.
Right there up on Broadway Pull me back to that McDonald's.
[B] Click into my snack box 560 Faith Street.
Catch me in the kitchen Like a Simmons whipping pastry.
[F#] Cruisin' down 8th Street Off White Lexus.
Driving so slow But VK is from Texas.
[B] Me and my vet, Bad Style Home of that boy Biggie.
Now I live on Billboard And I brought my boys with me.
[F#] Say what up to Ty-Ty Still sippin' my Ty's.
Sitting courtside Nixonettes give me [B] high fives.
[A#] I'm spiked out I could trip a referee.
Tell by my attitude That I'm most definitely [B] from New York.
I'm bitchin' with [F#] Dreamer, Bader.
There's nothing you can't do.
Count on [B] me, dude.
These streets will make you [F#] feel brand new.
These lights will inspire [C#] you.
[F#] Let's hear it [B] from the New York News.
I made you a home.
[F#] Check me at the Equinox.
She got a Yankee cane.
That made the Yankee half more famous than the Yankee can.
[B] You should know I'm Lee Blue.
But I ain't a crypto.
But I got a gang and I'm walking with my clique though.
[F#] Welcome to the Melton Box.
Corner store we selling.
Africa been bought it.
Home of the hip-hop.
[B] Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holovac.
For foreigners it ain't fair.
They act like they forgot how to act.
[F#] Fake million stories.
Out there in the naked.
City it's a pity half of y'all won't make it.
[B] Me I got a plug.
Bet you what I got it made it.
Jesus paying LeBron.
I'm paying to Wayne Wayne.
[F#] Three dice of Zelo.
Three card molly.
Labor Day Parade recipe [B] for Molly.
[A#] That you were living in.
Long live the world trade.
Long live the king yo.
I'm from the Empire State.
[B] I'm Creek Jungle with [F#] Dreamer Lato.
Nothing you can't do.
Count on [B] the studio.
These shoes will make you feel [F#] brand new.
Big lights will inspire you.
Let's hear it for [B] Studio .
[F#] Lights is blinding.
Girls need blinders.
So they can step out of bounds quick.
[C].
[B] Sidelines is lined with casualties.
You sip the life casually.
Then gradually become worse.
Don't fight the Apple [F#] Heath.
Caught up in the in crowd.
Now you're in style.
And in the winter gets cold.
In [C] vogue with the skin [B] out.
City of sin.
It's a pity on a whim.
Good girls gone bad.
The city's filled with them.
[F#] Mommy took a bus trip.
Now she got a bus stop.
Everybody ride her.
[B] Just like a bus route.
Hail Mary to the city.
You're a virgin.
And Jesus can't save you.
Life starts when the [F#] church ends.
Came here from school.
Graduated to the high life.
Ballplayers, rap [B] stars.
Addicted to the [A#] limelight.
Empty in Maine.
Got you feeling like a champion.
The city never sleep.
Better slip you an [B] ambient In.
I'm Creek Jungle with [F#] Dreamer Lato.
Now you're in [B] studio.
These streets will make you feel [F#] brand new.
Big lights [C#] will inspire you.
[F#] Let's hear it for [B] Studio.
Lights is blinding.
One hand in the air.
Streetlights, big dreams.
All looking [C#] pretty.
No place in the world.
That can [D#m] compare.
Put your lighters in the air.
[B] Everybody [A#] say yeah.
Come on Yeah Come on.
I'm [B] Creek Jungle with Dreamer [F#] Lato.
Nothing you can't do.
Now you're in [B] studio.
These streets will make you feel [F#] brand new.
Big lights will [C#] inspire you.
[F#] Let's hear it for [B] Studio .
[F#] .
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To learn Jay Z - Empire State Of Mind chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A#, B, F# and B in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 86. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [F#] yeah I'm up at Brooklyn Now I'm down in Tribeca.
Right next to the narrow But I'll be hood forever.
[B] I'm the new Sinatra And since I made it here.
I can make it anywhere Yeah they love me everywhere.
I [F#] used to cop in Harlem All of my dimini conos.
Right there up on Broadway Pull me back to that McDonald's.
[B] Click into my snack box 560 Faith Street.
Catch me in the kitchen Like a Simmons whipping pastry.
[F#] Cruisin' down 8th Street Off White Lexus.
Driving so slow But VK is from Texas.
[B] Me and my vet, Bad Style Home of that boy Biggie.
Now I live on Billboard And I brought my boys with me.
[F#] Say what up to Ty-Ty Still sippin' my Ty's.
Sitting courtside Nixonettes give me [B] high fives.
[A#] I'm spiked out I could trip a referee.
Tell by my attitude That I'm most definitely [B] from New York.
_ I'm bitchin' with [F#] Dreamer, Bader.
There's nothing you can't do.
Count on [B] me, dude.
_ _ These streets will make you [F#] feel brand new.
These lights will inspire [C#] you.
[F#] Let's hear it [B] from the New York News.
_ I made you a home.
[F#] Check me at the Equinox.
She got a Yankee cane.
That made the Yankee half more famous than the Yankee can.
[B] You should know I'm Lee Blue.
But I ain't a crypto.
But I got a gang and I'm walking with my clique though.
[F#] Welcome to the Melton Box.
Corner store we selling.
Africa been bought it.
Home of the hip-hop.
[B] Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holovac.
For foreigners it ain't fair.
They act like they forgot how to act.
[F#] Fake million stories.
Out there in the naked.
City it's a pity half of y'all won't make it.
[B] Me I got a plug.
Bet you what I got it made it.
Jesus paying LeBron.
I'm paying to Wayne Wayne.
[F#] Three dice of Zelo.
Three card molly.
Labor Day Parade recipe [B] for Molly.
[A#] That you were living in.
Long live the world trade.
Long live the king yo.
I'm from the Empire State.
[B] _ _ _ _ I'm Creek Jungle with [F#] Dreamer Lato.
Nothing you can't do.
Count on [B] the studio.
_ _ These shoes will make you feel [F#] brand new.
Big lights will inspire you.
Let's hear it for [B] Studio _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] Lights is blinding.
Girls need blinders.
So they can step out of bounds quick.
[C].
[B] Sidelines is lined with casualties.
You sip the life casually.
Then gradually become worse.
Don't fight the Apple [F#] Heath.
Caught up in the in crowd.
Now you're in style.
And in the winter gets cold.
In [C] vogue with the skin [B] out.
City of sin.
It's a pity on a whim.
Good girls gone bad.
The city's filled with them.
[F#] Mommy took a bus trip.
Now she got a bus stop.
Everybody ride her.
[B] Just like a bus route.
Hail Mary to the city.
You're a virgin.
And Jesus can't save you.
Life starts when the [F#] church ends.
Came here from school.
Graduated to the high life.
Ballplayers, rap [B] stars.
Addicted to the [A#] limelight.
Empty in Maine.
Got you feeling like a champion.
The city never sleep.
Better slip you an [B] ambient In.
I'm _ Creek Jungle with [F#] Dreamer Lato.
_ _ _ _ Now you're in [B] studio.
_ _ _ These streets will make you feel [F#] brand new.
Big lights [C#] will inspire you.
[F#] Let's hear it for [B] Studio.
Lights _ _ _ is blinding.
One hand in the air.
_ Streetlights, big dreams.
All looking [C#] pretty.
No place in the world.
That can [D#m] compare.
Put your lighters in the air.
[B] Everybody [A#] say yeah.
Come on Yeah Come on.
I'm [B] Creek Jungle _ _ with Dreamer [F#] Lato.
_ Nothing you can't do.
Now you're in [B] studio.
_ _ _ These streets will make you feel [F#] brand new.
Big lights will [C#] inspire you.
[F#] Let's hear it for [B] Studio _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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