Brooklyn Kid

brooklyn kid , performed by cross canadian ragweed key : D brooklyn kid ( capo 2nd ) D well i gotta friend that lives south of town loves to sit and burn one down Bm C D spin some vinyl on his stereo D every now and then he speaks of war one tour of duty on a foreign shore Bm C D fightin’ for his way home F C D fightin’ for his way home ( Bm C D ) 2 x returnin’ home to his native land left new york for texas man quieter times were in his cards he met a girl she met a man dropped to his knees and he took her hand a simple life ain’t that hard no , a simple life ain’t all that hard ( Bm C D ) 2 x a new generation on the ground nothin’ in the world could bring him down flyin’ like he had wings several years came and went not one of them was poorly spent a good man’s life he was chiselin’ yeah , a good man’s life he was chiselin’ ( Bm C D ) 2 x reflecting on the viet - cong uncle john’s band and a dylan song smellin’ like it’s supper time you know it brought a tear to his eye the day that jerry garcia died he said he was the genius of his time yeah , a friend of the devil is a friend of mine don’t try to find it make the time a couple of joints and a bottle of wine you’ll be glad that you did with the grateful dead spinnin’ round kick your feet back and be astound by the life of the brooklyn kid | |