NEW YORK STATE OF MIND Words & Music by Billy Joel Album: Turnstiles (1976) [C] Some folks like to [E7#9]get away Take a [Am7]holiday from the [Gm7]neighbourhood [C7] [F] Hop a flight to Mi[A7]ami Beach Or to [Dm7]Hollywood. [Bb9] [C] But I'm [E7#9] takin' a [Am7]Greyhound [Cmaj7] On the [F]Hudson [C]River line[D7] [Fmaj7]I'm in a [G9sus]New York state of [Am7]mind [D7] [Am] [G] [G9sus] I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens. But I know what I'm needin' And I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of [Am7]mind [G] [E7#9] [Am7] It was so [D7]easy livin' [Gmaj7] day by day [Gm7] Out of touch [C9] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7]blues [Bm7] And now I [E7]need a little [Amaj7] give and take The [Am7]New York [D7]Times The [Gmaj7]Daily News [Dm7] [G7sus] [G7] Comes down to reality And it's fine with me, 'cause I let it slide don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind [C] [E7#9] [Am7] [Bb] [Eb6] [Ab] [Dm7] [Db9] [Cmaj9]