Empire State Of Mind

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Ed Sheeran plays this in half-step down tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
but this tab is for standard tuning (E A D G B e).
You can transpose up one half-step if you want to play this in the
original tuning. Use standard tuning chord shapes.
[Verse 1]
B
Yeah I'm outta Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
Right next to De Niro, where I'll be hood forever
E
I'm the new Sinatra, and since I've made it here
People love me everywhere, yeah they love me anywhere
B
I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano's
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's
E
Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street
F#
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastry
B
Cruisin' down on 8th Street, off-white Lexus
Drivin' so slow,but BK is from Texas
E
Me, I'm at that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
Now I live on billboard and I brought my boys with me
[Pre-Chorus]
F# G#m
Say, "What up?" to Ty-Ty, still sipping Mai Tai
F#
Sitting courtside, Knicks & Nets give me high fives
D#
Homey, I'll be Spiked out, I could trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from...
[Chorus]
E
New York
F# G#m
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
B
There's nothing you can’t do
E
Now you’re in New York
F# G#m
These streets will make you feel brand new
B
Big lights will inspire you
E
Now you're in New York, New York, New York
[Verse 2]
F# B
Catch me at the X with OG I'm at a Yankee game
Yeah, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can
E
You should know I bleed blue, but I'm not a Crip though
But I've got a gang of people rolling with my clique yo
F# B
Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we selling rock
Africa Bambata stuff, home of the hip-hop
E
Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar back, holla back
For foreigners that ain't fifty They forgot how to act
F# B
Eight million stories out there and they are all naked
City is a pity, half of you all won't make it
E
Me, I got a plug, Special Ed I got it made
If Jesus paying Le Bron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade
[Pre-Chorus]
F# G#m
Three card, Cee-lo, Three dice, Monte
F#
Labour Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley
D#
Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade
Long live the King, yo I'm from the Empire of
[Chorus]
E
New York
F# G#m
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
B
There's nothing you can’t do
E
Now you’re in New York
F# G#m
These streets will make you feel brand new
B
Big lights will inspire you
E
Now you're in New York, New York, New York
[Bridge 1]
E
Lights is blinding, girls need blinders
F#
So they can step out of bounds quick
G#m
The sidelines is blind with casualties
B
Sipping life casually, then gradually becoming worse
Don't bite the apple, Eve, caught up in the in crowd
E
Now you're in style
F#
End of the winter gets cold, en vogue, with your skin out
G#m
City full of sin, it's a pity on a whim
B
Good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them
E
Look, Mommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust out
F#
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
G#m
And hail Mary to the city, you're a virgin
B
And Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church ends
E
Brought up in school, graduated to the high life
F#
Rap players, ball players, gamblers and limelight
D#
got you feelin' like a champion
The city never sleeps, take an Ambien
[Chorus]
E
In New York
F# G#m
Concrete jungle where dreams are made
B
There's nothing you can’t do
E
Now you’re in New York
F# G#m
These streets will make you feel brand new
B
Big lights will inspire you
E
Now you're in New York, New York, New York
[Bridge 2]
E
One hand in the air for the big city
Big lights, street lights, all looking pretty
F#
No place in the world to compare
G#m D#
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say "Yeah", say "Yeah!"
[Chorus]
E
New York
F# G#m
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
B
There's nothing you can’t do
E
Now you’re in New York
F# G#m
These streets will make you feel brand new
B
Big lights will inspire you
E F#
Now you're in New York, New York, New York
[Outro]
G#m
New York
F# E
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can’t do
G#m
Now you’re in New York
F# E
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
E F#
Now you're in New York
G#m B
Now you're in New York
E F#
Now you're in New York

Empire State Of Mind chords and lyrics

Free chords for Empire State Of Mind by Ed Sheeran. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Ed Sheeran plays this in half-step down tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
but this tab is for standard tuning (E A D G B e).
You can transpose up one half-step if you want to play this in the
original tuning. Use standard tuning chord shapes.
[Verse 1]
Right next to De Niro, where I'll be hood forever
People love me everywhere, yeah they love me anywhere
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's
Drivin' so slow,but BK is from Texas
Now I live on billboard and I brought my boys with me
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from...
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can
But I've got a gang of people rolling with my clique yo
Africa Bambata stuff, home of the hip-hop
For foreigners that ain't fifty They forgot how to act
City is a pity, half of you all won't make it
If Jesus paying Le Bron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade
[Pre-Chorus]
Long live the King, yo I'm from the Empire of
[Chorus]
[Bridge 1]
Don't bite the apple, Eve, caught up in the in crowd
The city never sleeps, take an Ambien
[Chorus]
[Bridge 2]
Big lights, street lights, all looking pretty
[Chorus]
[Outro]
   There's nothing you can’t do
   Big lights will inspire you

Empire State Of Mind Chords by Ed Sheeran

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