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Empire State Of Mind

by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Written by: Keys, Carter, Sewell et al

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Keys, Carter, Sewell et al Jay-Z & Alicia Keys CM7 C6 G D CM7 | / / / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | mm mm / bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | C6 G | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | Yeah yeah, I’m up at | Brooklynnow Im down in Tribeca,right next to De | D CM7 | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | Ni-ro but I’ll be hood forever, Im the new Sin | atra,and since I made it here, I can make it | C6 G | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | anywhere, yeah they love me everywhere, I used to cop in | Harlem all of my Dominicanos right there up on | D CM7 | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | Broadway brought me back to that McDonalds took it to my | stash spot 5-60 State street catch me in the | C6 G | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastry cruising down | 8th street off white lexus driving so | D CM7 | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | slow but BK is from Texas me Im up at | Bed Stuy home of that boy Biggie now i live on | C6 G | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | Billboard and i brought my boys with me say wat up to | Ty Ty still sipping Mai-tai sitting court | CM7 C6 B4 B Bm7 | mm mm / Bum^bum | bah hh hh hh | hh hh / In^New | | side Knicks and Nets give me high fives i be | Spiked out, i can trip a referee tell by my | attitude that I most definitely from | CM7 D ||: w^Y=or kk kk / | Con^crete^jun^gle where^dreams^are^made | G D G D CM7 | e oh ^theres noth^ing^you^cant | t^do o ~ now^youre^in^New | w^Y=or kk kk / | D G | ~ ^These streets^will make^you^feel^brand | d^new ~ ^big lights^will^in^spire | D G D CM7 | e^yo^u^Lets hear^it^for^New | w^York ~ ^New w^York ~ ^New | C6 G D6 1.3. | w^Yor kk kk bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | mm mm / Bum^bum | 3. | ad lib 8 million | stories out there and their naked cities is | a pity half of yall wont make it me i gotta| CM7 C6 G | bum mm mm mm | mm mm / Bum^bum | bum mm mm mm | | plug Special Ed i got it made If Jeez is payin Le | Bron Im paying Dwayne Wade 3 dice | cee-lo 3 card Monte labor day par | CM7 C6 B4 B Bm7 | mm mm / Bum^bum | bah hh hh hh | hh hh / In^New :|| | ade rest in peace Bob Marley Statue of | Liberty long live the World trade long live the | king yo Im from the empire state thats | Dm7 CM7 2. | w^Y=or kk kk / | ~ ^One hand^in=the air^for=the big^ci=ty | | ~ ^street lights^big dreams^all look=ing=prêt=ty | (D) ~ ^No place^in=the world^that=can compare | Em CM7 B4 | ~ Put=cha light=ers=in=the air^ev=ry bo=dy=sa=y | y^e a=a^h h=ye^ah / | B Bm7 | y^e a=h^h h ~ In^New :|| To Chorus

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Empire State Of Mind is performed by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys and written by Keys, Carter, Sewell et al. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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