Billy Joel - New york state of mind

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^C It comes ^E7down to re^Am7ality and its^Gm7 fine with me cause I've^C let it slide ^F Don't care if it's^A7 Chinatown or on ^DmRiverside ^{Bb C} I don't ^E7have any ^Amreasons^Cmaj7 I've ^Fleft them ^E7all be^Dhi^D7nd ^Csus I'm in a ^Fdd9New York state-a-^Ammind^{D Am G Fdd9} SOLO: C E7 Am Gm7 C F A7 Dm Bb C E7 Am Cmaj7 F C D7 Csus Fdd9 Am D7 Am G E7

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^C It comes down ^E7to reality and it's ^Amfine with me cause I've ^Gm7let it ^Cslide ^F Don't care if it's ^A7Chinatown or on ^DmRiverside ^{Bb C}I don't ^E7have any ^Amreason^Cmaj7s I've ^Fleft them ^E7all be^Dhin^D7d ^Csus I'm in a ^Fdd9New York state-a-^Ammind^{D7 Am G Fdd9 C} I'm just ^E7taking a ^AmGreyhound ^Cmaj7on the ^FHudson ^E7River l^Dine ^{D7 Csus} Cuz I'm in a ^Fdd9I'm in a New York...state..a... ^Cmin^E7d ^Amyeah^Bb Am Cm7 Ab Gm7 Bm7