Brooklyn Blues
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Intro
E A7 F#7 B7 G Cmaj7
Em7 Em7 B7 F F7 Em7 Em7
Em7 E7 Em7 E7
[Verso 1]
Em7
See I flew in from the West Coast
F7 Em7 E7
Just the other day
A7
Yes, I flew in from the West Coast
B7 Em7 E7
And we circled J.F.K
G Cmaj7
The movie ended and I pulled up the shade
F7 A#maj7
Looked out the window while the Muzak played
B7
But in my head I'm singin'
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D Em7 E7 Em7 E7
Singin' the Brooklyn Blues. Oh, yeah
[Verso 2]
Em7
When you're growin' up in Brooklyn
F7 Em7 E7
The Bridge is like a friend
A7
Said when you're growin' up in Brooklyn
B7 Em7 E7
That Bridge is sure your friend
G Cmaj7
Because that river, looks a hundred miles wide
F7 A#maj7
When all your dreams are on the other side
B7
And that can start you singin'
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D Em7 E7
Singin' the Brooklyn Blues. ooh, oh yeah
Solo
Em7 F7 Em7 F7
[Verso 3]
Em7
Now I've got myself some money
F7 Em7 E7
A mansion in Bel-aire
A7
Yes, I've spent a lot of money
B7 Em7 E7
And I've been most everywhere
G
But still there's something
Cmaj7
Missin' I've got to find
F7 A#maj7
A part of me I must've left behind
B7
That makes a guy start feelin'
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D Em7
Feelin' those Brooklyn Blues. My my
Solo
Em7 Cmaj7 Gm7 Bm7 E E7
Am Am7 D7 C7 B7 Cmaj7 C7
[Verso 4]
Fm7
I've sung love songs to a princess
F#7 Fm7 F7
More than once or twice
A#7
I’ve sung rock 'n' roll in Paris
Cm7 Fm7 F7
Jazz in paradise
G# C#maj7
But there's a song of mine I couldn't have sung
F#7 Bmaj7
A tune I started back when I was young
C
Now I've come home to finish
C#maj7 D# C#maj7 D#
Finish my Brooklyn Blues
F7
My Brooklyn Blues
Outro
Fm7 F7 F7 Fm7 F7 A#7
G7 C7 D# G#7 C#maj7
C# Fm C F7 C7 F#7 Fm
How to play Brooklyn Blues
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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