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Back In Brooklyn

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[Intro]
Fm  Eb  Fm
Bb Eb
[Verse 1]
FmBack in BEbrooklyn, Fmfor the Cnight
It's Cmeasy and it's rightGm  
It's Abfreezing and it's briEbght
It's Bbeverything DbI like
[Verse 2]
FmBack and bEbroken Fmin some Cways
It's Cmeasier to stayGm  
AbHalf a world Ebaway
ForBbgetting evDbery name
[Chorus]
DbI called you Bbmup
DbWhen I got bFmackAb  
DbWhere have you beBbmen?
DbDon't ask me FmthatAb  Eb  
[Verse 3]
EbI'm casting Dboff my Bbmhalf-empty AbshellEb  
EbThrough all that I've Dblost, now I Bbmknow myself so Abwell
EbThe further Dbaway I walk, the more I'm a whisper
FmLisFmten foEbr mEbe noDbw
You've got to FmlisFmten fEbor Ebme noDbw
[Verse 4]
FmBack in EbBrookdale, Fmafter dCark
I kEbnow it's not my Cmpark
But Abcan't you give it Ebup?
I Bbmneed to find Dba spark
[Chorus]
DbI called you up
BbmWhen I got FmbackAb  
DbWhere have you been?
FmDon't ask me

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Back In Brooklyn

by Half Waif

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Bbm

[Intro]

Fm Eb Fm

Bb Eb

[Verse 1]

Fm Eb Fm C

Back in Brooklyn, for the night

Cm Gm

It's easy and it's right

Ab Eb

It's freezing and it's bright

Bb Db

It's everything I like

[Verse 2]

Fm Eb Fm C

Back and broken in some ways

Cm Gm

It's easier to stay

Ab Eb

Half a world away

Bb Db

Forgetting every name

[Chorus]

Db Bbm

I called you up

Db Fm Ab

When I got back

Db Bbm

Where have you been?

Db Fm Ab Eb

Don't ask me that

[Verse 3]

Eb Db Bbm Ab Eb

I'm casting off my half-empty shell

Eb Db Bbm Ab

Through all that I've lost, now I know myself so well

Eb Db

The further away I walk, the more I'm a whisper

Fm Fm Eb Eb Db

Listen for me now

Fm Fm Eb Eb Db

You've got to listen for me now

[Verse 4]

Fm Eb Fm C

Back in Brookdale, after dark

Eb Cm

I know it's not my park

Ab Eb

But can't you give it up?

Bbm Db

I need to find a spark

[Chorus]

I called you up

Bbm Fm Ab

When I got back

Where have you been?

Don't ask me

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