Chords for Billy Joel - New York State of Mind (from "America: A Tribute to Heroes")
Tempo:
109.95 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Gm] [Cm]
[G] [Gb]
[Bbm] [Gm] [Dm] [Eb]
[Cm] [B]
[Bm] [Bb]
Some folks [D] like to get away, [Gm]
take a holiday [Ab] from the [Bb] neighborhood.
[Eb] Like [Ab] to Miami [G] Beach or [Cm] Hollywood.
[Ebm]
[Bb] Me, [D] I'm taking a [Gm] Greyhound [Bb]
[Eb] on the [Bb] Hudson [C] River line.
[Bb] I'm [Eb] [G] in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [D] Seen all the movie stars in [Gm] their fancy cars and [Fm] their [Bb] limousines.
[Eb] [G]
Peace [Cm] under the evergreens.
[Ebm]
[Bb] But I [D] know what [Gm] I'm needing.
[F] [Bb] Don't wanna waste [C] more time.
[Bb] I'm [Gm] in a New York state of [C] mind.
[Gm] [F]
[D] [Gm] Was so easy [F] living day by day.
[Fm] Out of touch [Bb] with [D] the [Eb] rhythm and blues.
[Am] [C] Now I need [G] a little give and take.
[Gm] New York Times, [F] the Daily News.
[Cm] It
[Bb] comes [D] down to reality.
[Gm] And it's fine with me, [Fm] cause I've let it [Bb] slide.
[Eb] Don't care if [G] it's [Cm] Chinatown or [Ebm] Riverside.
[Bb] I [D] don't have any [Gm]
[F] reasons.
[Eb] [Bb] Left them [E]
all behind.
[Eb] [Cm] I'm in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[D] [Gm] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[F] It
[D] [Gm] was so easy [F] living day by day.
[Fm] Out of touch [Bb]
with the rhythm [D] [Eb] and blues.
[C] But [D] now I need a [G] little give and take.
[Gm] New York Post, [C] [Gm] [F] Newsday too.
[Cm] [F] It [Bb] comes right down [D] to reality.
[Gm] And it's fine with me, cause [Fm] I've let it [Bb] slide.
[Eb] I don't care if [G] it's Chinatown or [Cm] Riverside.
[Ebm]
[Bb] I [Am] don't have any [Gm] reasons.
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] Left them [Gm] all behind.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm in a New [F]
York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] I'm
[Gm] [F] [Gm]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] taking a break [F] out [Eb] on the Hudson [Bb] [C] River line.
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Eb]
Cause I'm in a,
[Bb] [Eb] [E] [F]
[Eb] I'm in a New York [E]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] state of mind.
[Db] [Gb] [Gm] [Eb]
[C]
[N]
[G] [Gb]
[Bbm] [Gm] [Dm] [Eb]
[Cm] [B]
[Bm] [Bb]
Some folks [D] like to get away, [Gm]
take a holiday [Ab] from the [Bb] neighborhood.
[Eb] Like [Ab] to Miami [G] Beach or [Cm] Hollywood.
[Ebm]
[Bb] Me, [D] I'm taking a [Gm] Greyhound [Bb]
[Eb] on the [Bb] Hudson [C] River line.
[Bb] I'm [Eb] [G] in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [D] Seen all the movie stars in [Gm] their fancy cars and [Fm] their [Bb] limousines.
[Eb] [G]
Peace [Cm] under the evergreens.
[Ebm]
[Bb] But I [D] know what [Gm] I'm needing.
[F] [Bb] Don't wanna waste [C] more time.
[Bb] I'm [Gm] in a New York state of [C] mind.
[Gm] [F]
[D] [Gm] Was so easy [F] living day by day.
[Fm] Out of touch [Bb] with [D] the [Eb] rhythm and blues.
[Am] [C] Now I need [G] a little give and take.
[Gm] New York Times, [F] the Daily News.
[Cm] It
[Bb] comes [D] down to reality.
[Gm] And it's fine with me, [Fm] cause I've let it [Bb] slide.
[Eb] Don't care if [G] it's [Cm] Chinatown or [Ebm] Riverside.
[Bb] I [D] don't have any [Gm]
[F] reasons.
[Eb] [Bb] Left them [E]
all behind.
[Eb] [Cm] I'm in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[D] [Gm] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[F] It
[D] [Gm] was so easy [F] living day by day.
[Fm] Out of touch [Bb]
with the rhythm [D] [Eb] and blues.
[C] But [D] now I need a [G] little give and take.
[Gm] New York Post, [C] [Gm] [F] Newsday too.
[Cm] [F] It [Bb] comes right down [D] to reality.
[Gm] And it's fine with me, cause [Fm] I've let it [Bb] slide.
[Eb] I don't care if [G] it's Chinatown or [Cm] Riverside.
[Ebm]
[Bb] I [Am] don't have any [Gm] reasons.
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] Left them [Gm] all behind.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm in a New [F]
York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] I'm
[Gm] [F] [Gm]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] taking a break [F] out [Eb] on the Hudson [Bb] [C] River line.
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Eb]
Cause I'm in a,
[Bb] [Eb] [E] [F]
[Eb] I'm in a New York [E]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] state of mind.
[Db] [Gb] [Gm] [Eb]
[C]
[N]
Key:
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
Cm
Gm
Bb
F
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Some folks [D] like to get away, _ _ [Gm]
take a holiday [Ab] from the [Bb] neighborhood. _ _
[Eb] Like _ [Ab] to Miami [G] Beach or [Cm] Hollywood.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Me, [D] I'm taking a [Gm] Greyhound [Bb] _
[Eb] on the [Bb] Hudson [C] River line. _
_ [Bb] I'm _ [Eb] [G] in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] Seen all the movie stars in [Gm] their fancy _ cars and [Fm] their [Bb] limousines.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Peace [Cm] under the evergreens.
[Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] But I [D] know what [Gm] I'm needing.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Don't wanna waste [C] more time.
_ [Bb] I'm _ [Gm] in a New York state of [C] mind. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Was so easy [F] living _ day by _ day.
[Fm] _ Out of touch [Bb] with [D] the [Eb] rhythm and blues. _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] Now I need [G] a little _ give and _ take.
[Gm] New York _ Times, _ _ [F] the Daily _ _ News.
_ [Cm] _ _ It _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ comes [D] down to reality.
_ [Gm] And it's fine with me, [Fm] cause I've let it [Bb] slide.
_ [Eb] _ Don't care if [G] it's _ _ [Cm] Chinatown or _ _ [Ebm] Riverside.
_ _ _ [Bb] I [D] don't have any [Gm] _
[F] reasons.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] Left them [E]
all behind.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] I'm in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] It _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ was so easy [F] living day by day.
[Fm] Out of touch _ [Bb]
with the rhythm [D] _ [Eb] and blues. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ But [D] now I need a [G] little give and take.
_ _ [Gm] New York Post, [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ Newsday too.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] It _ _ [Bb] _ comes right down [D] to reality.
_ [Gm] And it's fine with me, cause [Fm] I've let it [Bb] slide.
_ [Eb] I don't care if [G] it's _ Chinatown or [Cm] _ _ Riverside.
[Ebm] _ _
_ [Bb] I [Am] don't have any [Gm] reasons.
[F] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] Left them [Gm] all behind.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] I'm in a New [F]
York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] I'm _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] taking a break [F] out _ [Eb] on the Hudson [Bb] _ [C] River _ line.
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Cause I'm in a, _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm in a New York _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ state of _ _ _ _ mind.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Some folks [D] like to get away, _ _ [Gm]
take a holiday [Ab] from the [Bb] neighborhood. _ _
[Eb] Like _ [Ab] to Miami [G] Beach or [Cm] Hollywood.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Me, [D] I'm taking a [Gm] Greyhound [Bb] _
[Eb] on the [Bb] Hudson [C] River line. _
_ [Bb] I'm _ [Eb] [G] in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] Seen all the movie stars in [Gm] their fancy _ cars and [Fm] their [Bb] limousines.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Peace [Cm] under the evergreens.
[Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] But I [D] know what [Gm] I'm needing.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Don't wanna waste [C] more time.
_ [Bb] I'm _ [Gm] in a New York state of [C] mind. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Was so easy [F] living _ day by _ day.
[Fm] _ Out of touch [Bb] with [D] the [Eb] rhythm and blues. _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] Now I need [G] a little _ give and _ take.
[Gm] New York _ Times, _ _ [F] the Daily _ _ News.
_ [Cm] _ _ It _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ comes [D] down to reality.
_ [Gm] And it's fine with me, [Fm] cause I've let it [Bb] slide.
_ [Eb] _ Don't care if [G] it's _ _ [Cm] Chinatown or _ _ [Ebm] Riverside.
_ _ _ [Bb] I [D] don't have any [Gm] _
[F] reasons.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] Left them [E]
all behind.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] I'm in a New York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] It _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ was so easy [F] living day by day.
[Fm] Out of touch _ [Bb]
with the rhythm [D] _ [Eb] and blues. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ But [D] now I need a [G] little give and take.
_ _ [Gm] New York Post, [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ Newsday too.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] It _ _ [Bb] _ comes right down [D] to reality.
_ [Gm] And it's fine with me, cause [Fm] I've let it [Bb] slide.
_ [Eb] I don't care if [G] it's _ Chinatown or [Cm] _ _ Riverside.
[Ebm] _ _
_ [Bb] I [Am] don't have any [Gm] reasons.
[F] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] Left them [Gm] all behind.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] I'm in a New [F]
York [Gm] state of mind.
[C] I'm _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] taking a break [F] out _ [Eb] on the Hudson [Bb] _ [C] River _ line.
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Cause I'm in a, _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm in a New York _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ state of _ _ _ _ mind.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _