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Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C- x32010
 G- 320003
 F- 133211
[Intro]
 C   F    Gx2
[Verse 1]
The Ctime has come
she's Fpacking up
She Gasked if I wanted
to Fdrive the truck
A Cthousand bittersweet
Fmiles away from GhereF  
So I Cdrove all night
and Fdrove all day
We Gboth realized there
was Flittle to say
I Cnever ever thought
Fshe'd be leaving this GwayG  
[Refrain 1]
This Ftown has broken every
Gpromise that it made now
[Chorus 1]
  CJennie is a little unwell
and FI cannot Gmake her right
  CJennie is a little unwell
she's Fmoving back to GBrookline
[Instrumental]
 C   F    Gx2
[Verse 2]
So I Chopped a flight
and Fovernight
I'm Gback to living
a Fsingle life
The Clast few months
are but a Fdistant memoGryF  
Still I Cthink about
her Fnow and then
I Gmiss that summer
all Fover again
I Cnever ever thought Fshe
would end up this GwayG  
[Refrain 2]
This Ftown has broken every
Gpromise that it made now
  FOne way to Brookline on
the Glongest walk of shame
[Chorus 2]
  CJennie is a little unwell
and FI cannot Gmake her right
  CJennie is a little unwell
she's Fmoving back to GBrookline
  CJennie is a little unwell
and FI cannot Gmake her right
  CJennie is a little unwell
she's Fmoving all the
Gway back to BrookClineF  G  
Back to FBrookClineF  G  
Back to FBrookClineF  G  
Back to FBrooklineG  
Back to BrookClineC  

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Back To Brookline

by Allister

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- 133211

[Intro]

C F G

[Verse 1]

The time has come

she's packing up

She asked if I wanted

to drive the truck

A thousand bittersweet

F G F

miles away from here

So I drove all night

and drove all day

We both realized there

was little to say

I never ever thought

F G G

she'd be leaving this way

[Refrain 1]

This town has broken every

promise that it made now

[Chorus 1]

Jennie is a little unwell

F G

and I cannot make her right

Jennie is a little unwell

F G

she's moving back to Brookline

[Instrumental]

C F G

[Verse 2]

So I hopped a flight

and overnight

I'm back to living

a single life

The last few months

F G F

are but a distant memory

Still I think about

her now and then

I miss that summer

all over again

C F

I never ever thought she

G G

would end up this way

[Refrain 2]

This town has broken every

promise that it made now

One way to Brookline on

the longest walk of shame

[Chorus 2]

Jennie is a little unwell

F G

and I cannot make her right

Jennie is a little unwell

F G

she's moving back to Brookline

Jennie is a little unwell

F G

and I cannot make her right

Jennie is a little unwell

she's moving all the

G C F G

way back to Brookline

F C F G

Back to Brookline

F C F G

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F G

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C C

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