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New York State Of Mind

by Billy Joel

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND Billy Joel D F#7+5 xx2332 Bm7 Am7 D7 ||: ~ ^Some folks^like=to get=a way take=a | ho=li day from=the neigh=bor hood d | ||: ~ ^Seen all=the mov=ie stars in=their | fan=cy cars and=their lim=ou sines s | G B7 Em C7 | ~ Hop=a flight^to=Mi a=mi Beach or=to | Hol=ly wood d dd dd | | ~ ^Been high^in=the Rock=ies un der=the | Ev=er greens s ss ss | D A Bm A G Bm E7 | (~ But^Im) (tak^ing^a) ^Grey hound on=the | Hud^son=Ri i^ver=line ee ee | | (~ But^I) (know^what^Im) ^need ing and=I | dont=want=to=waste more^time ee ee | GM7 G/A Bm E7 Bm A G 1. | / # Im=in=a ^New York state=of | mind dd dd dd | / / / ~ ^Ive :|| 2. | / # Im=in=a ^New York state=of | mind dd dd dd | Bm A F#7 Bm7 E7 AM7 | / / / / | ~ ^It was^so=ea a^sy (y^liv^ing) | day by^day yy yy | Am7 C GM7 | Out^of=touch hh ~ with=the (rhy^thm^and) | blues ss ss ss | C#m7-5 x2202x F#7 BM7 | ~ ^But now^I=need d^a lit^tle | give and^take ee ~ ^the | Bm7 AM7 Em7 A9 | New^York=Times ss / and=the | Dai^ly=News ss ss ss | / / / / | D F#7-5 Bm7 Am7 D7 | ~ It=comes down^to=re al=i^ty y=and^its | fine^with=me e=cos^Ive let=it=sl=ide ee | G B7 Em C7 | # I=dont=care e=if=its=Chi i=na^town n=or=up=on | Ri=ver side e ee ee | D A Bm A G Bm E7 | ~ I^dont have=an=y=rea a=sons ss | (Ive^left^them) all^be hind dd | GM7 G/A Bm E7 Bm A G/A | / # Im=in=a New^York k^state=of | mind dd dd dd | / / / / | D A Bm A G Bm E7 | I^dont have=an=y=rea ^a sons cos=Ive | left^them all^be=hind dd dd | GM7 G/A Bm E7 | / # Im=in=a New^York kk | / # Im=in=a New^York=state e^of | mind dd dd dd | / / / / | Bm E7 Bm E7 ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| Repeat and fade

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New York State Of Mind is performed by Billy Joel. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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