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Brooklyn Baby


Brooklyn Baby - Lana Del Rey

C C C C C C C#
Ta - da - da - da - da - da - da
F F F F F F F
Ta - da - da - da - da - da - da
C C C C C C C#
Da - da - da - da - da - da - da

C a# C C D# C a# C
They say I'm too young to love you
a# C C D# F C a# a#
I don't know what I need
g# g# g# g# a# C g#
They think I don't understand
d# a# C g# d# d# d# a# C C a# C
The freedom land of the seventies

C a# C C D# C a# C
I think I'm too cool to know ya
a# C C C D# F C a# a#
You say I'm like the ice , I freeze
g# g# g# g# g# a# C g#
I'm churnin' out novels like
d# a# C g# d# d# a# C C a# g# f C
Beat poetry on Amphetamines

G# G# . . . A# G# G F G#
I say
G# G# . . . A# G# G F G#
I say

C D# F F F D# C
Well , my boyfriend's in a band
C a# g# a# a# a# g# f
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
f C a# a# a# g# a#
I've got feathers in my hair
f C a# a# a# g# f
I get down to Beat poetry
C D# F F F G# C4
And my jazz collection's rare
D#4 C4 A# A# A# G# G#
I can play most anything
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby

F F F F F F F
Ta - da - da - da - da - da - da
C C C C C C C#
Da - da - da - da - da - da - da
F F F F F F F
Ta - da - da - da - da - da - da

C a# C C D# C a# C
They say I'm too young to love you
a# C C D# F C a#
They say I'm too dumb to see
g# g# g# g# g# a# C g#
They judge me like a picture book
d# d# a# C g# d# d# a# C C a# C
By the colors , like they forgot to read
C a# C C C D# C a# C
I think we're like fire and water
C a# C C C D# F C a#
I think we're like the wind and sea
d# g# g# g# g# a# C g#
You're burnin' up , I'm coolin' down
f a# C g#
You're up , I'm down
f a# C C a# g# f C
You're blind , I see

G# G# G# G# A# G# G F G# . . . C4 A# G#
But I'm free , ooh - ooh
G# G# A# G# G F G#
I'm free

C D# F F F D# C
Well , my boyfriend's in a band
C a# g# a# a# a# g# f
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
f C a# a# a# g# a#
I've got feathers in my hair
f C a# a# a# g# f
I get down to Beat poetry
C D# F F F G# C4
And my jazz collection's rare
D#4 C4 A# A# A# G# G#
I can play most anything
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby

C F F F F G F G G#
I'm talking about my generation
F F F F G F G G#
Talking about that newer nation
G G# G G# A# G# A# C4 A# F
And if you don't like it , you can beat it
A# F , G G#
Beat it , baby
F F F F F G F G G#
You never liked the way I said it
G G# G G# G A# G# A# C4 A#
If you don't get it , then forget it
G# G G# G A# G# A# C4 A# F
'Cause I don't have to fuckin' explain it

C D# F F F D# C
Well , my boyfriend's in a band
C a# g# a# a# a# g# f
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
f C a# a# a# g# a#
I've got feathers in my hair
f C a# a# a# g# f
I get down to Beat poetry
C D# F F F G# C4
And my jazz collection's rare
D#4 C4 A# A# A# G# G#
I can play most anything
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby

C D# F F F G# C4
Pa - da - pa - pa , pa - de - da
D#4 C4 A# A# A# G# G#
Te - de - de , da - da - ah
D#4 C4 A# A# A# G# F G#
Oo h - ooh , woah

C D# F F F G# C4
Yeah , my boyfriend's pretty cool
D#4 C4 A# A# A# G# F
But he's not as cool as me
F F C4 A# A# A# G# F
'Cause I'm a Brooklyn baby
F C4 A# A# A# G# F
I'm a Brooklyn baby

F F F F F F F
Ta - da - da - da - da - da - da
C C C C C C C#
Da - da - da - da - da - da - da
F F F F F F F
Ta - da - da - da - da - da - da
C C C C C C C#
Da - da - da - da - da - da - da