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Empire State Of Mind

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No Capo
Standard Tuning
(use following riff for intro and verse:)
e|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|
b|-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---3-2-2-2-2---2-0-0-0-0---0-0----3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3/5-5-5/3---|
g|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---1-2----2-2-2-2-2---1-1-2-2---1-1-2-2---4/6-6-6/4---|  
d|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---| 
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (repeat verse-riff 5x):
Chorus:
 C#(Palm Mute)
Even if it ain't all that it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams,
AOuG#t in D5New York.
Concrete jungle where dreams are Amade of.
There's nothing you Ecan't do.
Out in D5New York.
These streets will make you feel Abrand new,
Lights will inEspire you,
Hear it for D5New York, New York, New York.
Verse (repeat verse-riff 3x): 
Chorus:
 C#(Palm Mute)
I'ma make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams,
AOuG#t in D5New York.
Concrete jungle where dreams are Amade of,
There's nothing you Ecan't do,
Now you're in D5New York.
These streets will make you feel Abrand new,
Lights will Einspire you,
Hear it for D5New York, New York, New York.
Bridge:
D5One hand in the air for the city.
D5Street lights, all looking pretty.
ENo place in the world that can compare. 
F#Put your lighters in the air, everybody say, 
C#Yeah! Yeah!
Chorus:
In D5New York. 
Concrete jungle where dreams are Amade of,
Nothing you can'Et do..
Now you're in D5New York.
These streets will make you feel Abrand new,
Lights will Einspire you,
Hear it for D5New York, New York, New YA5ork.

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Empire State Of Mind

by Halestorm

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Chords in this song · guitar

No Capo

Standard Tuning

(use following riff for intro and verse:)

e|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|

b|-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---3-2-2-2-2---2-0-0-0-0---0-0----3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3/5-5-5/3---|

g|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---1-2----2-2-2-2-2---1-1-2-2---1-1-2-2---4/6-6-6/4---|

d|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|

a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (repeat verse-riff 5x):

Chorus:

(Palm Mute)

Even if it ain't all that it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams,

A G# D5

Out in New York.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.

There's nothing you can't do.

Out in New York.

These streets will make you feel brand new,

Lights will inspire you,

Hear it for New York, New York, New York.

Verse (repeat verse-riff 3x):

Chorus:

(Palm Mute)

I'ma make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams,

A G# D5

Out in New York.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

There's nothing you can't do,

Now you're in New York.

These streets will make you feel brand new,

Lights will inspire you,

Hear it for New York, New York, New York.

Bridge:

One hand in the air for the city.

Street lights, all looking pretty.

No place in the world that can compare.

Put your lighters in the air, everybody say,

Yeah! Yeah!

Chorus:

In New York.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

Nothing you can't do..

Now you're in New York.

These streets will make you feel brand new,

Lights will inspire you,

D5 A5

Hear it for New York, New York, New York.

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