Chords for Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind (from Old Grey Whistle Test)

.
[Eb] We've got to create a little atmosphere for the next [Dm] songs.
Make it like a sleazy jazz club.
It's kind of a low budget thing, we don't have smoke machines and everything.
.
We brought along a little [G] one.
Gives the place a little sleaze to it.
.
.
.
.
Some [A] [Am] .
.
[Ab] [Dm] .
[Em] [F] [Am] [Dm] .
[E] [Bb] .
[C] [E] [Am] .
[Gm] [C] [Gm] [F] .
[A] [Dm] .
[Bb] [C] .
[G] [Am] [C] [F] [Am] .
[D] [Cm] .
[C] [C] [D] .
[Am] [G] .
[F] [C] [Em] folks like to get away, [Am] take [Fm] a holiday [Gm] from the [C] neighborhood.
[F] Have [A] a flight to Miami [Dm] Beach or to Hollywood.
[Bb] .
For [C] me [G] I'm taking [C] a Greyhound [Gm] [C] on the Hudson [Am] River Line.
[F] I'm in a New York [Ab] state of [Am] mind.
[D] .
[Am] [G] .
[Dm] I've [C] [Em] seen all the movie stars [C] in their [F] fancy [Bb] cars and their [C] limousines.
[F] A [A] bit high in the race [F] under the evergreens.
[Bb] But [C] I [G] know what [Am] I'm needing.
[Gm] [F] [C] Don't want to waste more [D] time.
[F] .
I'm in a New York [C] state of [Am] mind.
.
.
[G] [Am] .
[D] It wasn't so [G] easy living day by [D] day.
[Gm] Out of touch [Fm] [F] with the rhythm of blues.
[C] Wait a minute here.
[D] .
[E] Now I need me just a [A] little, little give and take.
[Am] New York Times [C] [D] [G] Daily [D] News.
[Dm] .
[C] It all comes [Em] down to reality.
[Am] That's fine with [C] me [G] cause I [Am] have let it slide.
[F] .
Don't [A] care if it's Chinatown [Dm] .
Riverside.
[Bb] I know I [C] [G].
don't [Am] have any reasons.
[C] [F] [Em] I left them [D] all behind.
[F] .
I'm just in [A] a New York state [Am] of mind.
[D] [G] [Am] .
[G] It [C] .
[E] [Em] [Am] .
[Gm] [C] [F] .
[A] [F] [Dm] .
[Eb] [Ab] [C] [E] .
[Am] [Em] [F] [C] .
[D] [C] all .
[Am] .
[D] [C] [G] [Am] .
[G] [Em] .
[F] [G] [Gm] .
[Bb] [F] .
[Cm] [Gb] [F] .
[C] [D] .
[Em] [Gbm] [D] .
[E] [Gbm] [A] .
[Am] [Cm] [G] .
[Em] [E] [Dm] .
[C] .
comes down to reality.
[Am] That's fine with me cause [Gm] I have let [C] it slide.
[F] .
[A] Don't care if it's [Dm] Chinatown or [Bb] Riverside.
I [C] don't [G] have any [Am] reasons.
[C] [F] I [Em] left them [D] all behind.
[F] .
I'm in a New York [Ab] state of [Am] mind.
[D] .
[G] [Am] [G] .
[F] [C] [Bm] I'm [Am] taking a break.
[Gm] [F] I'm taking a break.
On the [Em] Hudson [D] River line.
.
[G] [Dm] .
[Cm] [F] [Cm] .
Cause I'm [Eb] here.
[C] [G] .
[A] .
[F] [Gb] [Gm] [Dm] .
[Eb] I'm in a New York.
[G] .
.
[Fm] [A] .
[F] .
[G] .
[Cm] .
[Bb] [Cm] .
[G] [A] [Eb] [A] .
[Cm] [Abm] .
[B] [G] .
.
[Eb] .
[Gb] [G] .
[C] [E] [Bb] [A] .
[Gm] [A] .
[G] .
.
.
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] .
[G] [A] .
[G] [A] .
[G] .
.
[N] .
.
.
I'm in a New [G] .
[C] [E] .
[Am] York state [Bb] .
[Eb] of mind.
[Ab] [Dm] [Db] [C] .
[N] .
.