Standard (EADGBE)

Some folks like to [E7#9]get away

 Take a holiday from the neighbourhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood.

But I'm [E7#9] takin' a Greyhound

 On the Hudson River line

I'm in a New York state of mind

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 mind [E7#9]

  It was so easy livin' day by day

  Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

  And now I need a little give and take

  The New York Times

  The Daily News

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

 [E7#9]