Artist: Jay-z ft. Alicia Keys
Song: Empire State of Mind
Album: The Blueprint 3
Capo 2
EYeah, (022100@1)Yeah, Im'ma up at Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
Right next to DeNiro, But I'll be hood forever
Amaj7I'm (x02120@1)the new Sinatra, and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah they love me everywhere
EI (022100@1)used to cop in Harlem, all of my dominicanos
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's
Amaj7Took (x02120@1)it to my stash spot, Five Sixty Stage street
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastry
ECruising (022100@1)down 8th street, off white Lexus
Driving so slow but BK is from Texas
Amaj7Me (x02120@1)I'm up at Bedsty, home of that boy Biggie
Now i live on billboard, and i brought my boys with me
ESay (022100@1)what up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta
Sitting court-side Knicks and Nets give me high fives
BbN-gga (x1333x@1)I be spiked out, I can trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I most definitely from
Chorus:
Amaj7
In New York
EConcrete (022100@1)jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Amaj7Now (x02120@1)you're in New York
EThese (022100@1)streets will make you feel brand new
The lights will inspire you
Amaj7Let's (x02120@1)here it for New York, New York, New York
I made you hot n-gga
ECatch (022100@1)me at the X with OG at a Yankee game
Sh-t I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can
Amaj7You (x02120@1)should know I bleed Blue, but I ain't a crip tho
But I got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click though
Ewelcome (022100@1)to the melting pot, corners where we selling rocks
Afrika Bambaataa sh-t, home of the hip hop
Amaj7Yellow (x02120@1)cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla back
For foreigners it ain't fitted they forgot how to act
EEight (022100@1)million stories out there and their naked
Cities is a pity half of y'all won't make it
Amaj7Me (x02120@1)I gotta plug a special and i got it made
If Jesus payin' LeBron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade
Three dice Cee-Lo, three card marley
Labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,
BbStatue (x1333x@1)of Liberty, long live the World Trade
Long live the king yo, I'm from the Empire State that's
Chorus
ELights (022100@1)is blinding, girls need blinders
So they can step out of bounds quick, the side lines is
Amaj7
Blind with casualties,who sipping life casually
Then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple Eve
ECaught (022100@1)up in the in crowd, now your in-style
And in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out
Amaj7
The city of sin is a pity on a whim
Good girls gone bad, the cities filled with them
EMommy (022100@1)took a bus trip and now she got her bust out
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
Amaj7
Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin
And Jesus can't save you life starts when the church ends
ECame (022100@1)here for school, graduated to the high life
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
G#MDMA (xx1114@1)got you feeling like a champion
The city never sleeps better slip you a Ambien
Chorus
AOne (x02220@1)hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty
BNo (x2444x@1)place in the World that can compare
C#m (x13321@4) G#Put (xx1114@1)your lighters in the air, everybody say yeah
Come on, come, yeah
Chorus
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No Capo Version
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F#Yeah, (244322@1)Yeah, Im'ma up at Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
Right next to DeNiro, But I'll be hood forever
Bmaj7I'm (x24342@1)the new Sinatra, and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah they love me everywhere
F#I (244322@1)used to cop in Harlem, all of my dominicanos
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's
Bmaj7Took (x24342@1)it to my stash spot, Five Sixty Stage street
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastry
F#Cruising (244322@1)down 8th street, off white Lexus
Driving so slow but BK is from Texas
Bmaj7Me (x24342@1)I'm up at Bedsty, home of that boy Biggie
Now i live on billboard, and i brought my boys with me
F#Say (244322@1)what up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta
Sitting court-side Knicks and Nets give me high fives
BbN-gga (x1333x@1)I be spiked out, I can trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I most definitely from
Chorus:
Bmaj7
In New York
F#Concrete (244322@1)jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Bmaj7Now (x24342@1)you're in New York
F#These (244322@1)streets will make you feel brand new
The lights will inspire you
Bmaj7Let's (x24342@1)here it for New York, New York, New York
I made you hot n-gga
F#Catch (244322@1)me at the X with OG at a Yankee game
Sh-t I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can
Bmaj7You (x24342@1)should know I bleed Blue, but I ain't a crip tho
But I got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click though
F#welcome (244322@1)to the melting pot, corners where we selling rocks
Afrika Bambaataa sh-t, home of the hip hop
Bmaj7Yellow (x24342@1)cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla back
For foreigners it ain't fitted they forgot how to act
F#Eight (244322@1)million stories out there and their naked
Cities is a pity half of y'all won't make it
Bmaj7Me (x24342@1)I gotta plug a special and i got it made
If Jesus payin' LeBron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade
Three dice Cee-Lo, three card marley
Labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,
BbStatue (x1333x@1)of Liberty, long live the World Trade
Long live the king yo, I'm from the Empire State that's
Chorus
F#Lights (244322@1)is blinding, girls need blinders
So they can step out of bounds quick, the side lines is
Bmaj7
Blind with casualties,who sipping life casually
Then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple Eve
F#Caught (244322@1)up in the in crowd, now your in-style
And in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out
Bmaj7
The city of sin is a pity on a whim
Good girls gone bad, the cities filled with them
F#Mommy (244322@1)took a bus trip and now she got her bust out
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
Bmaj7
Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin
And Jesus can't save you life starts when the church ends
F#Came (244322@1)here for school, graduated to the high life
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
BbMDMA (x1333x@1)got you feeling like a champion
The city never sleeps better slip you a Ambien
Chorus
BOne (x2444x@1)hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty
C#No (x43121@1)place in the World that can compare
D#m (xx4342@1) BbPut (x1333x@1)your lighters in the air, everybody say yeah
Come on, come, yeah
Chorus
