Brookline
Jonathan CoultonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Not far away in a place by the sea
Something is watching and waiting for me
-5/ (2)
Brookliiiiiiiiiiine
Something isn't right in Massachusetts
Don't stray out of Boston town
The home of Samuel Adams, the ride of Paul Revere
-5/
Don't go past the signs that say the freedom trail ends here
First they'll take you in with songs and laughter
Then they'll fill your head with lies
Too late you glimpse the secret, the sinister design
That marries you forever to Brookliiiiiiine
Brookliiiiine
I was once a man who had a future
And I'm sure I had a past
But now I can't remember the place where I came from
-5/
I'm ashamed and frightened of this thing that I've become
Now I'm rich and smart, my home is charming
Sense of irony well-honed
I buy used books and Britas, I snack on nuts and wine
I have been imprisoned in Brookliiiiiiine
Brookliiiiine
You'll go deeper and deeper to learn how it ticks
If you know what it is you can fight it
-5
Like a Tootsie Roll Pop it takes too many licks
And before you get there you will bite it
-5/
Or it may bite you
See the shadow fall across New England
Stretching out to Oregon
A talk show host, an author, a president, a king
-5/
If you haven't noticed, they've infected every-thing
Keep your hometown close, keep Brookline closer
Hide your heart and watch the skies
For when the darkness finds you the sun will cease to shine
In the end, your only friend, Brookliiiiiiine
Brookliiiiine
And it's one if by land, two if by sea
Three if by guile and duplicity
-5/ (2)
Brookliiiiiiiiiiiine
Brookliiiiine
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Readable chord sheet for Brookline by Jonathan Coulton
[Am]Not far away in a [F]place by the sea
[D7/F#]Something is watching and [F]waiting for me
[E] [F]-5/[C] [G/D] [E7](2)
Brookliiiiiiiiiiine
[Am]Something isn't [B7]right in [E]Massa[Am]chusetts
Don't stray out of [B7]Boston [E]town [E7]
The [Dm7]home of Samuel [G7]Adams, the [C]ride of Paul Re[Fmaj7]vere
[B7] [E] [F]-5/[C] [E]
Don't go past the signs that say the freedom trail ends here
[Am]First they'll take you [B7]in with [E]songs and [Am]laughter
Then they'll fill your [B7]head with [E]lies [E7]
Too [Dm7]late you glimpse the [G7]secret, the [C]sinister de[Fmaj7]sign
That [B7]marries you for[E]ever to Brook[Am]lii[B7]iii[E]ii[Am]ne
Brook[B7]lii[E]ii[Am]ine
[Am]I was once a [B7]man who [E]had a [Am]future
And I'm sure I [B7]had a [E]past [E7]
But [Dm7]now I can't [G7]remember the [C]place where I came [Fmaj7]from
[B7] [E] [F]-5/[C] [E]
I'm ashamed and frightened of this thing that I've become
[Am]Now I'm rich and [B7]smart, my [E]home is [Am]charming
Sense of iro[B7]ny well-[E]honed[E7]
I [Dm7]buy used books and [G7]Britas, I [C]snack on nuts and [Fmaj7]wine
[B7]I have been im[E]prisoned in Brook[Am]lii[B7]iii[E]ii[Am]ne
Brook[B7]lii[E]ii[Am]ine
[A]You'll go [Dm7]deeper and [G7]deeper to [C]learn how it ticks
If you [Dm7]know what it [G7]is you can [C]fight it
[Bm7]-5 [E] [Am]
Like a Tootsie Roll Pop it takes too many licks
And be[B7]fore you get there you will [E]bite it
[F]-5/[C] [E]
Or it may bite you
[Am]See the shadow [B7]fall a[E]cross New [Am]England
Stretching out to [B7]Ore[E]gon [E7]
A [Dm7]talk show host, an [G7]author, a [C]president, a [Fmaj7]king
[B7] [E] [F]-5/[C] [E]
If you haven't noticed, they've infected every-thing
[Am]Keep your hometown [B7]close, keep [E]Brookline [Am]closer
Hide your heart and [B7]watch the [E]skies[E7]
For [Dm7]when the darkness [G7]finds you the [C]sun will cease to [Fmaj7]shine
[B7]In the end, your [E]only friend, Brook[Am]lii[B7]iii[E]ii[Am]ne
Brook[B7]lii[E]ii[Am]ine
And it's one if by land, [F]two if by sea
[D7/F#]Three if by guile and [F]duplicity
[E] [F]-5/[C] [G/D] [E7](2)
Brookliiiiiiiiiiiine
Brook[Am]lii[A13sus4]iiine