Chords for Billy Joel -- New York State of Mind (The Mike Douglas Show, August 9, 1976)

Your next number is from your new album, _ Current Styles.
Which one is it?
_ _ _ New York State of Mind.
It's for New York City.
New York gets dumped on a lot.
That's right.
Not too many people say nice things about New York.
It's the most exciting city in the world.
I mean, it's electric.
I just tell people, you know, sometimes when we announce the song, we say, you know,
we're going to do a song about New York and you go, boo, or yay.
I tell people, look, you may not like New York,
but you got to understand if New York goes down the tubes, all those New Yorkers are going to move out there. _
_ _ _ _ _ Do a little New York State of Mind.
You know, before you do, this morning, we were rehearsing,
I had a feeling when you walked over and checked out that stage, that that's what you'd really like to do,
what Andy does, the stand up in one thing.
I do that during a show.
Do you?
I mean, I stand up and talk.
I don't just sit up there and ignore the audience.
That's great.
Get down and fool around.
OK, we can do a little New York State of Mind.
Here's Billy Joel.
OK.
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Some folks [E] like to get away, take [Am] a holiday from [Gm] the neighborhood, _ [F] _ _
have a [A] flight to Miami Beach [Dm] or Hollywood.
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[Bm] I'm taking [Am] a Greyhound [G] _ [F] on the Hudson [C] River [D] line, _ _ _ [C] _ _
because I'm in a [G] New York State [Am] of Mind. _
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I've seen [E] all the movie stars [Am] in their fancy cars and [G] their _ limousines, [F] _
been high [A] in the Rockies, _ [Dm] under the evergreen.
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But I know [A] what I'm needing.
_ [G] Yeah, [F] I don't want to [Em] waste more [D] time.
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_ [C] I'm in a New [G] York [Am] State of Mind.
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It [D] was so [C] easy [G] living day by _ day, _ [Gm] _
out of [Bb] touch with the [F] rhythm and blues.
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But [E] now I [D] need a [A] little _ give and _ take, _ [Am] New York [D] Times _ _ _ [G] _
Daily News.
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It comes [E] down to reality _ [Am] and it's fine with me because I've [Gm] let it slide.
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I don't care [A] if it's Chinatown [Dm] or on Riverside.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] I don't [B] have any [A] reason.
_ _ _ [F] I [C] left them all [E] behind.
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_ [G] I'm in a New York State [Am] of Mind.
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_ [D] It was so [C] easy living day by day, [Bm] _ _ [Gm] out of touch [C] _ [F] with the rhythm and _ blues.
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But now [D] I need a [A] little give and take, _ _ [Am] New York [D] Times _ _ _ [G] _
Daily _ _ News.
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comes [E] down to reality and [Am] it's fine with me because [Gm] I've let it [G] slide.
I [F] _ _
don't [A] care if it's _ [Dm] Chinatown or on Riverside.
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] I ain't got [B] any [Am] reason.
_ [G] _ _ [F] I [C] left them [D] all behind.
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I'm in a New [G] York State of [Am] Mind. _ _
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[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ I'm [Bm] just hanging a [G] greyhound _ [F] on a Hudson [C] River [D] _ line.
Because _
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_ _ _ _ _ I'm in a _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] New _ York _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ State of _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] Mind.
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