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Kevin Devine
Brooklyn Boy 
Intro C  
A BrCooklyn C/Bboy Amborn and Graised Fchopping lines 
Ghey hey it’s my FbirthCdayF  C  
A tCoy I C/Btorched to Amtar pit Gflames a Flock jaw night 
Ghey hey its my FbirthdaCyF  G  
Dead-end Amfriends will make your Fstomach Cshake
While your C/Bhissing’ Amhead
EmBarrels down that Fblackened laneG  
Alone at lDmast to figure Amhow you got this waFyC  C/B  
Alone at lAmast to figure Emhow you Fgot this GwayC  
(Interlude)
CCharcoal C/Bclouds spAmot and Gspray they Fkill the sun hGey hey 
hear its Fback breaCkF  C  
So I can nCever C/Btell Amnight from Gday Fright froGm wrong Fhey hey 
Cyou’re mFy headacheG  
A silver Amtongue amass your Fhungry hCate whiC/Ble haggard Amheart
EmWhispers through it Fcracking cageG  
DmStill can change you have Amto know you stilFl can CchangC/Be
I Amknow I know but Emnow I Fwant Gto be this wCay
CThC/Bis wAmas Ema cGhoice this was never a mistake
CThC/Bis wAmas EmnevFer a mistake
C C/B Am Em G

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Brooklyn Boy

by Kevin Devine

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C/B

Kevin Devine

Brooklyn Boy

Intro

C C/B Am G F

A Brooklyn boy born and raised chopping lines

G F C F C

hey hey it’s my birthday

C C/B Am G F

A toy I torched to tar pit flames a lock jaw night

G F C F G

hey hey its my birthday

Am F C

Dead-end friends will make your stomach shake

C/B Am

While your hissing’ head

Em F G

Barrels down that blackened lane

Dm Am F C C/B

Alone at last to figure how you got this way

Am Em F G C

Alone at last to figure how you got this way

(Interlude)

C C/B Am G F G

Charcoal clouds spot and spray they kill the sun hey hey

F C F C

hear its back break

C C/B Am G F G F

So I can never tell night from day right from wrong hey hey

C F G

you’re my headache

Am F C C/B Am

A silver tongue amass your hungry hate while haggard heart

Em F G

Whispers through it cracking cage

Dm Am F C C/B

Still can change you have to know you still can change

Am Em F G C

I know I know but now I want to be this way

C C/B Am Em G

This was a choice this was never a mistake

C C/B Am Em F

This was never a mistake

C C/B Am Em G

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