New York state
of mind
Dm - D# - Em - F
- G - G7
+ instrumental = verse
1
C E
1. Some folks like to get away,
Am Gm - C
take
a holiday from the neighbourhood,
F A7 Dm - Bb
hop a
flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood,
C E Am C
D
but I'm taking a
Greyhound on the Hudson River line,
F G Am - D - Am - G - F
I'm in a New York state of
mind.
C E Am Gm - C
2. I seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars
and their limousines,
F A7 Dm - Bb
been
high in the Rockies under the evergreens,
C E Am
C D
but I
know what I'm needing and I don't want to waste more time,
F G Am - D - Am - G - E
I'm in a New York state of
mind
Am D - G
It was so easy living day by day,
Gm - C F
out
of touch with the rhythm and blues,
Bm E - A
well,
now I need a little give and take,
Am - D G
-
Dm - G7
The New York Times, The Daily News.
C E Am Gm - C
3. It comes down to reality and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide,
F A7 Dm -
Bb
don't
care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside,
C E Am
- C F D
I don't have any reasons, I've
left them all behind,
F G Am
- D - Am - G - F
I'm in a New York state of
mind.
+ instrumental = verse
2
Am D - G
It was so easy living day by day,
Gm - C F
out
of touch with the rhythm and
blues,
Bm E - A
well,
now I need a little give and take,
Am - D G Dm - G7
The New York Times, The Daily News. Woa.......h !
C E Am Gm - C
4. It comes down to reality and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide,
F A7 Dm - Bb
don't
care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside,
C E Am - C F D
I don't have any reasons, I've
left them all behind,
F G Am - D - Am - G - F
I'm in a New York state of
mind.
C E Am C
D
+ I'm just taking a Greyhound
on the Hudson River line - - -
F - - - - - - - - - G
- - - - - - - - - - - - G7 - -
- C
- E Am Bb
‘cause
I'm in -
I’m in a New York state of mind yeah, yeah !
+ D# - G# - D - C# - Em
(Billy Joel)