Empire State Of Mind

Empire State Of Mind easy guitar chords by Jay-z, Alicia Keys

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  • Intro 1

    Yeah, 
    yeah, 
    I'm 
    out 
    that 
    Verse 1
    Brooklyn, 

    now 
    I'm 
    down 
    in 
    Tribeca 

    Right 
    next 
    to 
    DeNiro, 
    but 
    I'll 
    be 
    hood 
    forever 

    I'm 
    the 
    new 
    Sina
    tra, 

    and 
    since 
    made 
    it 
    here 

    can 
    make 
    it 
    anywhere, 
    yeah, 

    they 
    love 
    me 
    everywhere 

    I used to 
    cop 
    in 
    Harlem, 

    hola, 
    my 
    Dominicanos 
    (dímelo) 

    Right 
    there 
    up 
    on 
    Broadway, 

    brought 
    me 
    back 
    to 
    that 
    McDonald's 

    Took 
    it 
    to 
    my 
    stashbox, 

    560 
    State 
    Street 

    Catch 
    me 
    in 
    the 
    kitchen 

    like 
    Simmons 
    whippin' 
    pastry 

    Cruisin' 
    down 
    8th 
    St, 
    off-white 
    Lexus 

    Drivin' 
    so 
    slow, 
    but 
    BK 
    is 
    from 
    Texas 

    Me, 
    I'm 
    out 
    that 
    Bed-Stuy, 

    home 
    of 
    that 
    boy 
    Biggie 

    Now 
    live 
    on 
    Billboard 

    and 
    brought 
    my 
    boys 
    with 
    me 

    Say 
    what 
    up 
    to 
    Ty-Ty, 
    still 
    sippin' 
    Mai 
    Tais 

    Sittin' 
    courtside, 

    Knicks 
    and 
    Nets 
    give 
    me 
    high 
    five 

    Nigga 
    be 
    Spike'd 
    out, 

    could 
    trip 
    referee 

    Tell 
    by 
    my 
    attitude 
    attitude 

    that 
    I'm 
    most 
    definitely 
    from 

    Chorus 1
    In 
    New 
    York 
    (ayy, 
    ah-ha) 

    Concrete 
    jungle 
    where 
    dreams 
    are 

    made 
    of 

    There's 
    nothin' 
    you 
    can't 
    do 

    Now 
    you're 
    in 
    New 
    York 

    These 
    streets 
    will 
    make 
    you 
    feel 

    brand 
    new 

    Big 
    lights 
    will 
    ins
    pire 
    you 

    Let's 
    hear 
    it 
    for 
    New 
    York, 

    New 
    York, 
    New 
    York 

    Verse 2
    Catch 
    me 
    at 
    the 
    with 
    OG 
    at 
    Yankee 
    game 

    Shit, 
    made 
    the 
    Yankee 
    hat 

    more 
    famous 
    then 
    Yankee 
    can 

    You 
    should 
    know 
    bleed 
    blue, 

    but 
    ain't 
    Crip 
    though 

    But 
    got 
    gang 
    of 
    niggas 

    walkin' 
    with 
    my 
    clique 
    though 

    Welcome 
    to 
    the 
    melting 
    pot, 

    corners 
    where 
    we 
    sellin' 
    rock 

    Afrika 
    Bambataa 
    shit, 
    home 
    of 
    the 
    hip-hop 

    Yellow 
    cab, 
    gypsy 
    cab, 

    dollar 
    cab, 
    holla 
    back 

    For 
    foreigners 
    it 
    ain't 
    fair, 

    they 
    act 
    like 
    they 
    forgot 
    how 
    to 
    act 

    Eight 
    million 
    stories, 
    out 
    there 
    in 
    the 
    naked 

    City 
    is 
    pity, 
    half 
    of 
    y'all 
    won't 
    make 
    it 

    Me, 
    got 
    plug, 
    Special 
    Ed 
    "I 
    Got 
    It 
    Made" 

    If 
    Jeezy's 
    payin' 
    payin' 
    Lebron, 

    I'm 
    payin' 
    Dwyane 
    Wade 

    Three 
    dice 
    Cee-lo, 
    three-card 
    Monte 

    Labor 
    Day 
    Parade, 
    rest 
    in 
    peace 
    Bob 
    Marley 

    Statue 
    of 
    Liberty, 

    long 
    live 
    the 
    World 
    Trade 

    Long 
    live 
    the 
    king 
    king 
    yo, 

    I'm 
    from 
    the 
    Empire 
    State 
    that's 

    Chorus 2
    In 
    New 
    York 
    (ayy, 
    ah-ha) 

    Concrete 
    jungle 
    where 
    dreams 
    are 

    made 
    of 

    There's 
    nothin' 
    you 
    can't 
    do 

    Now 
    you're 
    in 
    New 
    York 

    These 
    streets 
    will 
    make 
    you 
    feel 

    brand 
    new 

    Big 
    lights 
    will 
    ins
    pire 
    you 

    Let's 
    hear 
    it 
    for 
    New 
    York, 

    Verse 3
    New 
    York, 
    New 
    York 

    Lights 
    is 
    blinding, 
    girls 
    need 
    blinders 

    So 
    they 
    can 
    step 
    out 
    of 
    bounds 
    quick, 

    the 
    sidelines 
    is 

    Lined 
    with 
    casualties, 

    who 
    sip 
    the 
    life 
    casually 

    Then 
    gradually 
    become 
    worse, 

    don't 
    bite 
    the 
    apple, 
    Eve 

    Caught 
    up 
    in 
    the 
    in-crowd, 
    now 
    you're 
    in 
    style 

    End 
    of 
    the 
    winter 
    gets 
    cold, 

    en 
    vogue, 
    with 
    your 
    skin 
    out 

    City 
    of 
    sin, 
    it's 
    pity 
    on 
    whim 

    Good 
    girls 
    gone 
    bad, 

    the 
    city's 
    filled 
    with 
    them 

    Mommy 
    took 
    bus 
    trip, 

    now 
    she 
    got 
    her 
    bust 
    out 

    Everybody 
    ride 
    her, 
    just 
    like 
    bus 
    route 

    "Hail 
    Mary" 
    to 
    the 
    city, 
    you're 
    virgin 

    And 
    Jesus 
    can't 
    save 
    you, 

    life 
    starts 
    when 
    the 
    church 
    end 

    Came 
    here 
    for 
    school, 

    graduated 
    to 
    the 
    high 
    life 

    Ball 
    players, 
    rap 
    stars, 

    addicted 
    to 
    the 
    lime
    light 

    MDMA 
    got 
    you 
    feelin' 
    like 
    champion 

    The 
    city 
    never 
    sleeps, 

    better 
    slip 
    you 
    an 
    Ambien 

    Chorus 3
    In 
    New 
    York 
    (ayy, 
    ah-ha) 

    Concrete 
    jungle 
    where 
    dreams 
    are 

    made 
    of 

    There's 
    nothin' 
    you 
    can't 
    do 

    Now 
    you're 
    in 
    New 
    York 

    These 
    streets 
    will 
    make 
    you 
    feel 

    brand 
    new 

    Big 
    lights 
    will 
    ins
    pire 
    you 

    Let's 
    hear 
    it 
    for 
    New 
    York, 

    Bridge 1
    New 
    York, 
    New 
    York 

    One 
    hand 
    in 
    the 
    air 
    for 
    the 
    big 
    city 

    Street 
    lights, 
    big 
    dreams, 
    all 
    lookin' 
    pretty 

    No 
    place 
    in 
    the 
    world 
    that 
    could 
    com
    pare 

    Put 
    your 
    lighters 
    in 
    the 
    air 
    everybody 
    say 

    "Yeah, 
    yeah" 
    (come 
    on, 
    come 
    on, 
    come 
    on) 

    Chorus 4
    "Yeah, 
    yeah" 
    In 
    New 
    York 
    (ayy, 
    ah-ha) 

    Concrete 
    jungle 
    where 
    dreams 
    are 

    made 
    of 

    There's 
    nothin' 
    you 
    can't 
    do 

    Now 
    you're 
    in 
    New 
    York 

    These 
    streets 
    will 
    make 
    you 
    feel 

    brand 
    new 

    Big 
    lights 
    will 
    ins
    pire 
    you 

    Let's 
    hear 
    it 
    for 
    New 
    York, 

    New 
    York, 
    New 
    York 

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