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[Intro]
C  G  Em  F  C  G  Em  F  C
[Verse]
Why Gnot put Emall the Fdoubts beChind GusEm  F  C  
Now Gwe’ve got EmBrooklyn Fat it’s CfinGestEm  F  C  
Full Fmoon, it Amdoesn’t hurFtC  
And Fperfect AmfirewoFrksC  
I Ghope we Emboth reFmember thCisG  Em  F  
[Chorus]
'Cause we’re Chappy as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
COpen as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
CHonest as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
CHappy as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  C  G  Em  F  C  
[Verse]
One Ghundred Emyears aFgo they Cbuilt GitEm  F  C  
A Gbridge to Emsee how the Fother Cside GlivesEm  F  C  
We come aFlong, Amyears have FpassedC  
Walk Fover it to Amhave a FlaughC  
Oh, we’ve Ggot the Emnerve of the Fvery CnewG  Em  F  
[Chorus]
'Cause we’re Chappy as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
COpen as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
CHonest as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
CHappy as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  C  G  Em  F  C  
[Verse]
GRight here, Emright Fnow the Cperfect GnighEmtF  C  
The Gfolks in Emcharge know Fhow to Cdo it GrighEmtF  C  
October Fcomes Amonce a FyearC  
And we’ve Fgot a Amwinner FhereC  
I Ghope we Emboth reFmember thCisG  Em  F  
[Chorus]
'Cause we’re Chappy as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
COpen as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
CHonest as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  
CHappy as we’re Gever gonna EmbeF  C  G  Em  F  C  

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October

by Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Em F C G Em F C

[Verse]

G Em F C G Em F C

Why not put all the doubts behind us

G Em F C G Em F C

Now we’ve got Brooklyn at it’s finest

F Am F C

Full moon, it doesn’t hurt

F Am F C

And perfect fireworks

G Em F C G Em F

I hope we both remember this

[Chorus]

C G Em F

'Cause we’re happy as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F

Open as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F

Honest as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F C G Em F C

Happy as we’re ever gonna be

[Verse]

G Em F C G Em F C

One hundred years ago they built it

G Em F C G Em F C

A bridge to see how the other side lives

F Am F C

We come along, years have passed

F Am F C

Walk over it to have a laugh

G Em F C G Em F

Oh, we’ve got the nerve of the very new

[Chorus]

C G Em F

'Cause we’re happy as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F

Open as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F

Honest as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F C G Em F C

Happy as we’re ever gonna be

[Verse]

G Em F C G Em F C

Right here, right now the perfect night

G Em F C G Em F C

The folks in charge know how to do it right

F Am F C

October comes once a year

F Am F C

And we’ve got a winner here

G Em F C G Em F

I hope we both remember this

[Chorus]

C G Em F

'Cause we’re happy as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F

Open as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F

Honest as we’re ever gonna be

C G Em F C G Em F C

Happy as we’re ever gonna be

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