Intro: Em G D G C D G 

   Em      G          D                G
I bid farewell to the state of ol' New York 
   C      D       G
My home away from home 
C                               C/G G
In the state of New York I came of age 
     Am      C       D            
When first I started roaming 

        Em         G       D        G
And the trees grow high in New York state 
         Em          D7        G
And they shine like gold in autumn 
C                              C/G G
Never had the blues from whence I came 
       Am       C       D        
But in New York state I caught 'em 

G             C     C/G
Talk to me of Mendocino 
G                 D        G
Closing my eyes I hear the sea 
G            C       C/G
Must I wait, must I follow?
G              D         G
Won't you say, "Come with me?" 

Em G D G
 
         Em     G          D   G
And it's on to South Bend, Indiana 
C     Am         D       G
Flat, out on the Western Plain 
C                                         C/G    G   
Rise up over the Rockies and down on into California 
Am     C             D         
Out to where but the rocks remain 

    Em      G       D      G
And let the sun set on the ocean 
C      Am       D        G
I will watch it from the shore 
C                         C/G  G
Let the sun rise over the redwoods 
Am        C              D       G 
I'll rise with it till I rise no more 

G             C    C/G
Talk to me of Mendocino 
G                 D        G
Closing my eyes I hear the sea 
G            C      C/G
Must I wait, must I follow?
G               D         G
Won't you say, "Come with me?"