Chords for Raul Midon-"State of Mind" (long version)

Tempo:
59.35 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Bm

B

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Raul Midon-"State  of Mind" (long version) chords
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[B]
[Em] [B] Well, I wrote this song when I moved to New York.
And a few months later, the winter came down, you know, and it was cold.
And the rent seemed like it had just gotten higher, and I [Bm] didn't know how I was going to come up with it, and I was very depressed.
So I did something practical about it.
[E] I got a job.
No, I wrote a song.
[F#] [Bm] And it's called State of Mind.
Used to sit worrying about the future.
Worrying about the future don't change the [Em] past.
Used to think [Bm] tomorrow would be better.
[Em] But now I know that I'm doing the [F#] best I can.
[A] I'm just a man [C] trying to find the reasons [A#] why I stand.
It's time to realize that I am, [E] that I am.
And I want to be rich.
I want to be [B] happy [E] and live inside a love that shines bright enough to last a lifetime.
I want to be rich more than a fantasy, ride the winter [C] climb.
Because it's [Em] all the state of [Bm] mind.
[E] Yeah, yeah, [B] yeah, yeah.
[D] [Em] Wake up in the morning and I turn [D] the page.
Don't understand what's going down.
Everybody's acting so [B] wrong.
It's going to take a lot of luck to turn things around.
I'm just a [Em] man trying to find the reasons why I [A] stand.
It's time to [A#] realize that I am, that I am.
[E] And I want [F#] to be rich.
I want to be happy and live inside a love that [Em] shines bright enough to last a lifetime.
I want to [F#] be rich more than a fantasy, ride the [Bm] winter climb.
[Em] Because it's all the state of [Bm] mind.
[Em] Whoa, [D] whoa, whoa.
Di [D] -di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di [B]-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di [E]-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di
[D] -di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di [Bm] [E]
-di-di-di [E]
[A] [Bm] -di-di
What do you see?
It's not [Em] that bad
[Bm]
[E] [B] [Bm]
[D]
What do you see?
It's [A] not that bad
[Em] What do you see?
It's not that bad
What do [C] [Em] you see?
You hear [G] people talking about going to heaven
[C] Yeah
Grab a little [G] bit of heaven right here on [Em] earth
Trouble times lead to [G] healing times
I was sad and now I'm feeling kind
So drinking and getting
[D] That makes me slap with living
Makes me slap with living
[Bm] I wanna be rich
I wanna be happy
And live inside a love that shines
[A] Brighter darks of last of lifetime
[B] I wanna be rich
More than a fantasy
[Bm] Ride those winds and clouds
Man I'm gonna ride
[Em]
[Bm] [B] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] Ride the [B] winds and clouds
[Em] Ride the winds and [B] clouds
We'll ride the winds and climes.
And ride [Bm] later in the winds [B] and lines.
I'm riding those [G] winds and [D] lines.
[B] [D] Cause it's all, you know it's all [G#] a state, a state of mind.
[Em] [B] [Em] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
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To learn Raul Midón - State Of Mind chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, D, Bm, Em, D, G, Bm, D and Em. Set your pace at 66 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 132. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [B] Well, I wrote this song when I moved to New York. _
And a few months later, the winter came down, you know, and it was cold.
And the rent seemed like it had just gotten higher, and I [Bm] didn't know how I was going to come up with it, and I was very depressed. _
So I did something practical about it.
[E] I got a job.
No, I wrote a song. _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] And it's called State of Mind. _ _
_ Used to sit worrying about the future.
Worrying about the future don't change the [Em] past.
Used to think [Bm] tomorrow would be better.
[Em] But now I know that I'm doing the [F#] best I can.
[A] I'm just a man [C] trying to find the reasons [A#] why I stand.
It's time to realize that I am, [E] that I am.
And I want to be rich.
I want to be [B] happy [E] and live inside a love that shines bright enough to last a lifetime.
I want to be rich more than a fantasy, ride the winter [C] climb.
Because it's [Em] all the state of [Bm] mind.
_ [E] Yeah, yeah, [B] yeah, yeah.
[D] _ _ _ [Em] Wake up in the morning and I turn [D] the page.
Don't understand what's going down.
Everybody's acting so [B] wrong.
It's going to take a lot of luck to turn things around.
I'm just a [Em] man trying to find the reasons why I [A] stand.
It's time to [A#] realize that I am, that I am.
[E] And I want [F#] to be rich.
I want to be happy and live inside a love that [Em] shines bright enough to last a lifetime.
I want to [F#] be rich more than a fantasy, ride the [Bm] winter climb.
[Em] Because it's all the state of [Bm] mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Whoa, [D] whoa, whoa.
Di [D] _ -di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di [B]-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di [E]-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di _
_ [D] _ -di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di [Bm] _ _ [E]
-di-di-di _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ -di-di
What do you see?
It's not [Em] that bad
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ What do you see?
It's [A] not that bad
[Em] What do you see?
_ It's not that bad
What do [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ you see?
You hear _ _ [G] people talking about going to heaven
[C] Yeah
Grab a little [G] bit of heaven right here on [Em] earth
Trouble times lead to [G] healing times
I was sad and now I'm feeling kind
So drinking and getting
[D] That makes me slap with living
Makes me slap with living
[Bm] I wanna be rich
I wanna be happy
And live inside a love that shines
[A] Brighter darks of last of lifetime
[B] I wanna be rich
More than a fantasy
[Bm] Ride those winds and clouds
Man I'm gonna ride
_ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Ride the [B] winds and clouds
[Em] Ride the winds and [B] clouds
We'll ride the winds and climes.
And ride [Bm] later in the winds [B] and lines.
I'm riding those [G] winds and [D] lines. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] Cause it's all, _ _ you know it's all [G#] a state, _ _ _ a _ state of mind.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Raul Midon.

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