New York State of Mind Billy Joel
Key: C
Intro:
[Dm7] [(add9)] [Abmaj7/Bb]
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[Am/D] [G/E] [F] [Dm7] [(add9)]
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[F/G] [C]
Instrum. (same as first verse)
[C] [E7(#9)]
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[Am7] [Gm7] [C7]
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[F] [A7] [Dm7] [Bb9]
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[C] [E7(#9)/B] [Am7] [Cmaj7/G]
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[F] [C/E] [D7] [Fmaj9]
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[G9] [(sus4)] [Am7] [D7] [Am7] [G] [G9] [(sus4)]
[Am] [D7] [Am] [G] [G9] [(sus4)]
[C] Some folks like to[E7(#9)] get away
Take a [Am7]holiday from the n[Gm7]eighbourhood[C7]
[F] Hop a flight to Mi[A7]ami Beach
Or to H[Dm7]ollywood[Bb9]
[C]But I'm [E7(#9)/B] taking a [Am7]Greyhound[Cmaj7/G]
On the H[F]udson [C/E] River Line[D7] [Fmaj9]
I'm in a [G9]New[(sus4)] York state of [Am7]mind [D7] [Am7] [G] [G9] [(sus4)]
[C] I've seen all the [E7(#9)]movie stars
In their f[Am7]ancy cars and their l[Gm7]imousines[C7]
[F] Been high in the [A7]Rockies under the [Dm7]evergreens[Bb9]
[C] But I [E7(#9)/B]know what I'm n[Am7]eeding[Cmaj7/G]
And I d[F]on't wanna [C/E]waste more t[D7]ime[Fmaj9]
I'm in a [G9]New[(sus4)] York state of [Am7]mind [D7] [Am7] [G] [E7(#9)]
[Am7] It was so [D7]easy living [Gmaj7] day by day
[Gm7] Out of touch [C9] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7]blues
[Bm7] But now I [E7]need a little [Amaj7] give and take
[Am7] The New York Times,[D7] The [Gmaj7]Daily News
[Dm7] [G7sus] [G7]
[C] It comes down to r[E7(#9)]eality
And it's [Am7]fine with me 'cause I've [Gm7]let it slide[C7]
[F] Don't care if it's C[A7]hinatown or on R[Dm7]iverside[Bb9]
[C] I don'[E7(#9)/B]t have any r[Am7]easons[Cmaj7/G]
I've [F]left them [C/E]all beh[D7]ind[Fmaj9]
I'm in a [G9]New[(sus4)] York state of [Am7]mind [D7] [Am7] [G] [G9] [(sus4)]
Instrumental (Same as last verse)(Sax solo)
[C] [E7(#9)]
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[Am7] [Gm7] [C7]
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[F] [A7] [Dm7] [Bb9]
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[C] [E7(#9)/B] [Am7] [Cmaj7/G]
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[F] [C/E] [D7] [Fmaj9]
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[G9] [(sus4)] [Am7] [D7] [Am7] [G] [E7(#9)]
[Am7] It was so [D7]easy living [Gmaj7] day by day
[Gm7] Out of touch [C9] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7]blues
[Bm7] But now I [E7]need a little [Amaj7] give and take
[Am7] The New York Times,[D7] The [Gmaj7]Daily News
[Dm7] [G7sus] [G7]
[C] It comes down to r[E7(#9)]eality
And it's [Am7]fine with me 'cause I've [Gm7]let it slide[C7]
[F] Don't care if it's C[A7]hinatown or on R[Dm7]iverside[Bb9]
[C] I don'[E7(#9)/B]t have any r[Am7]easons[Cmaj7/G]
I've [F]left them [C/E]all beh[D7]ind[Fmaj9]
I'm in a [G9]New[(sus4)] York state of [Am7]mind [D7] [Am7] [G] [G9] [(sus4)]
[C] I'm just[E7(#9)/B] taking a Gr[Am7]eyhound[Cmaj7/G]
On the H[F]udson [C/E] River Line[D7] [Fmaj9]
'Cause I'm in a [G9]New[(sus4)] York state of m[C]ind [E7(#9)] [Am7] [Bb] [Eb6] [Ab] [Dm7] [Db9] [Cmaj9]
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