Brooklyn Bridge
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Intro: E B A x4
verse 1:
E
Sometimes I wonder
B A
if I gave too much
E
away If you could
B
live without a heart
A
I can live without
E
a brain enough to
B
know I’m not
A E
thinking enough
B
to know you’re
A
not feeling
Refrain 1:
E B
Anything like
A
I feel you’ll
E
never feel the
B A B--
way that I feel
Chorus 1:
E
I fall in love
B
with everything
E
the way the summer
B
makes me think of
A
riding into the
B
start of this
A
the back of that
B
cab over the
E B A x4
Brooklyn Bridge
verse 2:
E
My friends told me to
B A E
run as fast as I could
but your shit made it
B A
feel like it was high
E
school and I didn’t
B
know what I was
A E
doing you were so
B A
beautiful and charming
Refrain 2:
E
But I know
B
you’ll never
A E B
feel anything
A B--
like I feel
Chorus 2:
E
I fall in love
B
with everything
E
the way the summer
B
makes me think of
A
riding into the
B
start of this
A
the back of that
B
cab over the
Brooklyn Bridge
E
I fall in love
B
with everything
E
the way the summer
B
makes me think of
A
riding into the
B
start of this
A
the back of that
B
cab over the
Brooklyn Bridge
Bridge:
A
And I still pass the
B
stop to your house
where I’d fix my
E A
hair on the way down
A B
I’d pretend you care
and you’d pretend I
A
don’t but I don’t
B A
know I don’t know
B B(hold)
I don’t know
Chorus 3:
Acoustic:
E(hold)
I fall in love
B(hold)
with everything
E(hold)
the way the summer
B(hold)
makes me think of
Distortion:
A
riding into the
B
start of this
A
the back of that
B
cab over the
Brooklyn Bridge
E
I fall in love
B
with everything
the way the summer
B
makes me think of
A
riding into the
B
start of this
A
the back of that
B
cab over the
Brooklyn Bridge
E B
over the
A
Brooklyn Bridge
E B
over the
A E B A E B A E(hold)
Brooklyn Bridge
How to play Brooklyn Bridge
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.