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Brooklyn Roads

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Brooklyn Roads: Neil Diamond
#58 on BB Hot 100 on UNI Records in 1968.
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
AIf I close my eyes, I can almost hear my mother,
callin', Neil, go find your brother, DDaddy's home, 
and it's Gtime for supper, Dhurry on.
AAnd I see two boys racin' up two flights of staircase,
squirmin' into Papa's embrace Dand his whiskers Gwarm 
on their face, Dwhere's it gone? Oh, Awhere's it gone?
[Chorus]
D7Two floors above the bGmutcher, Cfirst door on the Fright.
Fmaj7And life filled to the F7brim as I sBbm7tood by my window
and looked out on Cthose, Brooklyn DRoads.
[Verse 2]
AI can still recall the smells of cookin' in the hallways.
Rubbers drying in the doorways Dand report cards GI was 
always aDfraid to show.
AMama'd come to school and as I sit there softly crying,
teacher'd say, he's just not trying, Dgot a good head 
if Ghe'd apply it.
But you Dknow yourself, it's always Asomewhere else.
[Chorus]
D7I built me a Gmcastle Cwith dragons and Fkings and I'd rFmaj7ide 
off with F7them as I stood by my Bbm7window and looked out 
on Cthose Brooklyn Droads.
[Interlude]
G D G C F Bb C D
[Verse 3]
AThought of going back but all I'd see are stranger's 
faces and all the scars that love erases.
DBut as my mind walks Gthrough those places I'm Dwonderin',
what's Acome of them?
[Outro]
D7Does some other Gmyoung boy cCome home to my rFoom?
Does he Fmaj7dream what I F7did as he stands by my Bbm7window and 
looks out on Cthose DBrook..Glyn roadsD..BrooGklDyn roads.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Brooklyn Roads

by Neil Diamond

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Fmaj7

Bbm7

Brooklyn Roads: Neil Diamond

#58 on BB Hot 100 on UNI Records in 1968.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

If I close my eyes, I can almost hear my mother,

callin', Neil, go find your brother, Daddy's home,

G D

and it's time for supper, hurry on.

And I see two boys racin' up two flights of staircase,

D G

squirmin' into Papa's embrace and his whiskers warm

D A

on their face, where's it gone? Oh, where's it gone?

[Chorus]

D7 Gm C F

Two floors above the butcher, first door on the right.

Fmaj7 F7 Bbm7

And life filled to the brim as I stood by my window

C D

and looked out on those, Brooklyn Roads.

[Verse 2]

I can still recall the smells of cookin' in the hallways.

D G

Rubbers drying in the doorways and report cards I was

always afraid to show.

Mama'd come to school and as I sit there softly crying,

teacher'd say, he's just not trying, got a good head

if he'd apply it.

D A

But you know yourself, it's always somewhere else.

[Chorus]

D7 Gm C F Fmaj7

I built me a castle with dragons and kings and I'd ride

F7 Bbm7

off with them as I stood by my window and looked out

C D

on those Brooklyn roads.

[Interlude]

G D G C F Bb C D

[Verse 3]

Thought of going back but all I'd see are stranger's

faces and all the scars that love erases.

D G D

But as my mind walks through those places I'm wonderin',

what's come of them?

[Outro]

D7 Gm C F

Does some other young boy come home to my room?

Fmaj7 F7 Bbm7

Does he dream what I did as he stands by my window and

C D G D G D

looks out on those Brook..lyn roads..Brooklyn roads.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Brooklyn Roads Chords by Neil Diamond

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