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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Words & Music by Billy Joel
Album: Turnstiles (1976)
INTRO:
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VERSE:
C E7 Am C7
Some folks like to get away take a holiday from the n'borhd
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F A+5 Dm7 Bb9
Hop a flight to Mi-ami beach or to Hollywood
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C C/B Am7 C/G F E D7
But I'm takin a Greyhound Down the Hudson River Line
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F9 Dm7/G Am7 D7 Am7 G
I'm in a N.Y. State of Mind
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(lead-in to 2nd Verse)
Am7 D7 G9sus
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1 2 3 4
VERSE 2:
C E7 Am C7
I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limosines
F A+5 Dm7 Bb9
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
C C/B Am7 C/G F E D7
I know what I'm needin' and I don't wanna waste more time...
F9 Dm7/G Am7 D7
I'm in a N.Y. state of mind
(lead-in to Bridge)
Am7 E7+9
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BRIDGE:
Am7 D7 Gmaj7
It was so easy livin day-by-day
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gm C13 Fmaj7
Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues
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Bm7 E Amaj7
But now I need a little give & take the
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Am7 D7 Gmaj7
N.Y. Times, the Daily News
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Dm7 G9sus G7
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1 2 3 4
VERSE 3:
C E7 Am C7
Comes down to reality well it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
F A+5 Dm7 Bb9
Don't care if it's Chinatown or down riverside
C C/B Am7 C/G F E D7
I don't have any reasons I left them all behind...
F9 Dm7/G Am7 D7 Am7 G G9sus
I'm in a N.Y. state of mind
(SOLO:) \
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(Repeat BRIDGE:) | optional
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ENDING:
C C/B Am7 C/G F E D7
I'm just takin' a Greyhound down the Hudson River line
F9
I'm in a N.Y (...I'm in a N.Y.) ...I'm in a N.Y. state of
C E7+9 Am Bb7 Eb13 Ab9 Dm9 Db7 Cmaj9
mind.
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
ALTERNATE ENDING:
C C/B Am7 C/G F E D7
I'm just takin' a Greyhound down the Hudson River line
F9
I'm in a N.Y...
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F9
I'm in a N.Y... (pause) (slowly)
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F9
I'm in a N.Y... state of
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C E7+9 Am Bb7 Eb13 Ab9 Dm9 Db7 Cmaj9
mind. (slowly..)
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b|--1--1-----3--3--5--5--6--6--|--8-----4-----1-----4-----|--3~~~--|
g|--0--0-----1--1--5--5--7--7--|--6-----5-----2-----4--4--|--4~~~--|
d|--2--------0-----7-----6-----|--5-----4-----0-----3-----|--2~~~--|
a|--0--------------------------|--6-----------------4-----|--3~~~--|
D|-------0-1-2-----7-----8-----|--------6-----------------|--------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1
Note: (t-1) = tune the low-E string down a half note to Eb, before playing.
(t-2) = tune down another half step to D.
If this is done, the low-E string in 4 chords of the last line must
be played 2 frets higher than standard tuning (as shown here).
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Copyrights:
Author: Billy Joel
Composer: Billy Joel
Publisher: Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Details:
Released in: 1976
Language: English
Appearing on: Piano Man - The Very Best Of (2004) , Turnstiles (1976) , Greatest Hits Volume I & II (1985) , 2000 Years (2000) , The Essential (2001) , 12 Gardens Live (2006) , The Vinyl Collection Vol. 1 (2021) , Live at Yankee Stadium (2022) , Places (2022) , 50 Years of the Piano Man (2022) , Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975 (2023)
More info:
- Country: United States
- billyjoel.com
- myspace.com/billy_joel
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