New York State of Mind

Words & Music by Billy Joel
Recorded by Billy Joel, 1976


C                  E7-9
Some folks like to get away, 

         Am7           Gdim        C7
Take a holiday from the neighborhood, 

F                A7               Dm7        Bb9
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood. 

C       E7-9      Am7      CM7     F     C    D7
But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line -- 

         G9                Am7 G E7-9 Am7
I'm in a New York state of mind. 


C                  E7-9
I've seen all the movie stars 

         Am7                 Gdim         C7
In their fancy cars and their lim - ou - sines, 

F                A7               Dm7        Bb9
Been high in the Rockys under the evergreens; 

C               E7-9        Am7      CM7     F    C    D7
I know what I'm needin', and I don't wanna waste more time -- 

         G9                Am7 G
I'm in a New York state of mind. 



Bridge: 

          E7          GM7
It was so easy livin' day by day 

Gm7                    C9          FM7
Out of touch with the rhythym and blues; 

    Bm7           E7             AM7
But now I need a little give and take, 

    Am7                  D7   GM7
The New York Times, the Daily News. 


   C              E7-9
It comes down to reality, 

         Am7                      Gdim     C7
And it's fine with me, 'cause I've let it slide; 

   F                 A7               Dm7        Bb9
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside. 

  C               E7-9      Am7      CM7     F    C    D7
I don't have any reasons; I left them all behind -- 

          G9       Am7       G
I'm in a New York state of mind. 


Coda: 

C        E7-9      Am7     CM7      F      C    D7
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line. 

              G9              C  E7-9 Am7 Bb9 C7/9
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind. 


This chart has been modified only slightly from one I found in the it.arti.musica.spartiti newsgroup submitted by Guido Menestrina.


 
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