Intro: G#m9 B7 F# C#/A# B F#/B G#m9 C#sus4 C# Verse 1: F# A#7 D#m7 C#m7 Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood B D#7 G#m E9 Hop a flight to Miami Beach or Hollywood F# C#/F D#m7 C# B F#/A# G#m7 But I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line B C# C#/D D#m7 G#m7 D#m7 C#7 I'm in a New York state of mind
Verse 2: F# A#7 D#m7 C#m7 I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines B D#7 G#m E9 Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens F# C#/F D#m7 C# B F#/A# G#m7 But I know what I'm needing and I don't want to waste more time B C# C#/D D#m7 G#m7 D#m7 G#m7 D#m7 G#m7 D#m7 C#7 I'm in a New York state of mind Verse 3: F# A#m/F D#m C#sus4 It comes down to reality and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide B D#7 G#m E9 Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside F# C#/F D#m7 C# B F#/A# G#m9 I don't have any reasons, left them all behind B G#m9 'Cause I'm in a.... F# A# I'm in a New York state of mind D#7 Oh yeah Outro: C#m7 F# B D#7 G#m9 E B/E F# C#/F D#m7 C# B A#7 G#m7 B BM7 F# I'm in a, New York state of mind