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[Intro]
G    C    G    C
[Verse 1]
  GThe last car on the lCine
  GI guess you're back doing Ctime
  GThe ghost of Christmas Cpast
  GLeft Walt Whitman in the Ctrash
[Chorus]
And you Cstarted out with Gnothing but Bmlonely Cdays
You Cused to like the Gsad songs of Bmdoom and Cgloom
You Cstarted out with Gnothing but BmthrowaCways
You Ccouldn't live with Gme so you BmmovCed to Brooklyn
[Instrumental]
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C
[Verse 2]
  GArtificial desCserts
  GSome have cars, some have Ckids
  GHit the pathmark after Cwork
  GSome never been past the Cbridge
[Chorus]
And you Cstarted out with Gnothing but Bmlonely Cdays
You Cused to like the Gsad songs of Bmdoom and Cgloom
You Cstarted out with Gnothing but BmthrowaCways
You Ccouldn't live with Gme so you BmmovCed to Brooklyn
[Instrumental]
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
[Bridge]
EmWoah - Goh    EmWoah - Goh
I Emsometimes lie aGwake until sunDrise
EmWondering how we Gbecome what we deCspise
[Instrumental]
    G      C      G      Cx2
[Verse 3]
  GNo more couches to Csurf
  GOnly beaches in your Cdreams
  GNo more trannies near Cwork
  GIt's still a drag walking in CQueens
[Verse 4]
  GIt's all blood money in the Cbank
  GSomehow some people find the Cnerve
  GLike the soldiers they Cthank down in DC
  GIf I could only find the Cwords
[Chorus]
And you Cstarted out with Gnothing but Bmlonely Cdays
You Cused to like the Gsad songs of Bmdoom and Cgloom
You Cstarted out with Gnothing but BmthrowaCways
You Ccouldn't live with Gme so you BmmovCed to Brooklyn
[Outro]
G  Bm  C  D
BrookGlynBm  C  D  
BrookGlynBm  C  D  
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Brooklyn

by Jesse Malin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C

The last car on the line

G C

I guess you're back doing time

G C

The ghost of Christmas past

G C

Left Walt Whitman in the trash

[Chorus]

C G Bm C

And you started out with nothing but lonely days

C G Bm C

You used to like the sad songs of doom and gloom

C G Bm C

You started out with nothing but throwaways

C G Bm C

You couldn't live with me so you moved to Brooklyn

[Instrumental]

G Bm C D

G Bm C

[Verse 2]

G C

Artificial desserts

G C

Some have cars, some have kids

G C

Hit the pathmark after work

G C

Some never been past the bridge

[Chorus]

C G Bm C

And you started out with nothing but lonely days

C G Bm C

You used to like the sad songs of doom and gloom

C G Bm C

You started out with nothing but throwaways

C G Bm C

You couldn't live with me so you moved to Brooklyn

[Instrumental]

G Bm C D

[Bridge]

Em G Em G

Woah - oh Woah - oh

Em G D

I sometimes lie awake until sunrise

Em G C

Wondering how we become what we despise

[Instrumental]

G C G C

[Verse 3]

G C

No more couches to surf

G C

Only beaches in your dreams

G C

No more trannies near work

G C

It's still a drag walking in Queens

[Verse 4]

G C

It's all blood money in the bank

G C

Somehow some people find the nerve

G C

Like the soldiers they thank down in DC

G C

If I could only find the words

[Chorus]

C G Bm C

And you started out with nothing but lonely days

C G Bm C

You used to like the sad songs of doom and gloom

C G Bm C

You started out with nothing but throwaways

C G Bm C

You couldn't live with me so you moved to Brooklyn

[Outro]

G Bm C D

Brooklyn

G Bm C D

Brooklyn

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