New York State Of Mind

Words & Music:

Billy Joel

 

C                  E7#9

Some folks like to get away

       Am7              Gm7         C7

Take a holiday from the neighborhood.

F                 A7              Dm7     Bb9

Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood.

C       E7#9     Am7     CM7      F      C     D7

But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line.

FM7      G9sus4            Am7    D7    Am    G    Gsus9

I'm in a New York state of mind.

 

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines.

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens.

But I know what I'm needin' and I don't want to waste more time.

FM7      G9sus             Am7   G    E7#9

I'm in a New York state of mind.

 

BRIDGE:

Am7       D7          GM7

It was so easy living day by day,

Gm7          C9                  FM7

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues.

Bm7       E7            AM7

And now I need a little give and take;

Am7          D7         GM7      Dm7   G7sus4   G7

The New York Times, the Daily News

 

Comes down to reality;

And it's fine with me, 'cause I let it slide.

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside.

I don't have any reasons, I've left them all behind.

I'm in a New York state of mind.

 

C   E7#9   Am7   Bb   Eb6   Ab   Dm7   Db9   CM9

 




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