Empire State Of Mind chords by Jay-Z, Alicia Keys
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Intro 1
Yeah, (B major) yeah, I'm out that
Verse 1
(F sharp major) Brooklyn,
now I'm down in Tribeca
Right next to DeNiro, but I'll be hood forever
I'm the new Sina (B major) tra,
and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah,
they love me everywhere
I used to cop in (F sharp major) Harlem,
hola, my Dominicanos (dímelo)
Right there up on Broadway,
brought me back to that McDonald's
Took it to my (B major) stashbox,
560 State Street
Catch me in the kitchen
like a Simmons whippin' pastry
Cruisin' down (F sharp major) 8th St, off-white Lexus
Drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas
Me, I'm out that (B major) Bed-Stuy,
home of that boy Biggie
Now I live on Billboard
and I brought my boys with me
Say what up to (F sharp major) Ty-Ty, still sippin' Mai Tais
Sittin' courtside,
Knicks and Nets give me high five
Nigga I be (A sharp major) Spike'd out,
I could trip a referee
Tell by my attitude attitude
that I'm most definitely from
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Chorus 1
In New (B major) York (ayy, ah-ha)
Concrete jungle where dreams are
made (F sharp major) of
There's nothin' you can't (C sharp major) do
Now you're (F sharp major) in New (B major) York
These streets will make you feel
brand (F sharp major) new
Big lights will inspire (C sharp major) you
Let's hear it (F sharp major) for New (B major) York,
New York, New York
Verse 2
Catch me at the (F sharp major) X with OG at a Yankee game
Shit, I made the Yankee hat
more famous then a Yankee can
You should know I (B major) bleed blue,
but I ain't a Crip though
But I got a gang of niggas
walkin' with my clique though
Welcome to the (F sharp major) melting pot,
corners where we sellin' rock
Afrika Bambataa shit, home of the hip-hop
Yellow cab, (B major) gypsy cab,
dollar cab, holla back
For foreigners it ain't fair,
they act like they forgot how to act
Eight million (F sharp major) stories, out there in the naked
City is a pity, half of y'all won't make it
Me, I got a (B major) plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made"
If Jeezy's payin' payin' Lebron,
I'm payin' Dwyane Wade
Three dice (F sharp major) Cee-lo, three-card Monte
Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley
Statue of (A sharp major) Liberty,
long live the World Trade
Long live the king king yo,
I'm from the Empire State that's
Chorus 2
In New (B major) York (ayy, ah-ha)
Concrete jungle where dreams are
made (F sharp major) of
There's nothin' you can't (C sharp major) do
Now you're (F sharp major) in New (B major) York
These streets will make you feel
brand (F sharp major) new
Big lights will inspire (C sharp major) you
Let's hear it (F sharp major) for New (B major) York,
Verse 3
New York, New York
(F sharp major) Lights is blinding, girls need blinders
So they can step out of bounds quick,
the sidelines is
(B major) Lined with casualties,
who sip the life casually
Then gradually become worse,
don't bite the apple, Eve
(F sharp major) Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in style
End of the winter gets cold,
en vogue, with your skin out
(B major) City of sin, it's a pity on a whim
Good girls gone bad,
the city's filled with them
(F sharp major) Mommy took a bus trip,
now she got her bust out
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
(B major) "Hail Mary" to the city, you're a virgin
And Jesus can't save you,
life starts when the church end
(F sharp major) Came here for school,
graduated to the high life
Ball players, rap stars,
addicted to the limelight
(A sharp major) MDMA got you feelin' like a champion
The city never sleeps,
better slip you an Ambien
Chorus 3
In New (B major) York (ayy, ah-ha)
Concrete jungle where dreams are
made (F sharp major) of
There's nothin' you can't (C sharp major) do
Now you're (F sharp major) in New (B major) York
These streets will make you feel
brand (F sharp major) new
Big lights will inspire (C sharp major) you
Let's hear it (F sharp major) for New (B major) York,
Bridge 1
New York, New York
(B major) One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty (C sharp major)
No place in the world that could compare (D sharp minor)
Put your lighters in the air everybody say
(A sharp major) "Yeah, yeah" (come on, come on, come on)
Chorus 4
"Yeah, yeah" In New (B major) York (ayy, ah-ha)
Concrete jungle where dreams are
made (F sharp major) of
There's nothin' you can't (C sharp major) do
Now you're (F sharp major) in New (B major) York
These streets will make you feel
brand (F sharp major) new
Big lights will inspire (C sharp major) you
Let's hear it (F sharp major) for New (B major) York,
New York, New York
(F sharp major)
Empire State Of Mind
JAY-Z, Alicia Keys
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