Brookline

transcribed by yngve , mangled thereafter by bry found at : F - 5/C = x3320x G/D = x5540x E7 ( 2 ) = x7670x B7 = x2120x Fmaj7 = 133210 Bm7 - 5 = x2323x A13sus4 = x02032 Am F not far away in a place by the sea D7/F# F something is watching and waiting for me E F - 5/C G/D E7 ( 2 ) brookliiiiiiiiiiine Am B7 E Am something isn’t right in massachusetts B7 E E7 don’t stray out of boston town Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 the home of samuel adams , the ride of paul revere B7 E F - 5/C E don’t go past the signs that say the freedom trail ends here Am B7 E Am first they’ll take you in with songs and laughter B7 E E7 then they’ll fill your head with lies Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 too late you glimpse the secret , the sinister design B7 E Am B7 E Am that marries you forever to brookliiiiiiine B7 E Am brookliiiiine Am B7 E Am i was once a man who had a future B7 E E7 and i’m sure i had a past Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 but now i can’t remember the place where i came from B7 E F - 5/C E i’m ashamed and frightened of this thing that i’ve become Am B7 E Am now i’m rich and smart , my home is charming B7 E E7 sense of irony well - honed Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 i buy used books and britas , i snack on nuts and wine B7 E Am B7 E Am i have been imprisoned in brookliiiiiiine B7 E Am brookliiiiine A Dm7 G7 C you’ll go deeper and deeper to learn how it ticks Dm7 G7 C if you know what it is you can fight it Bm7 - 5 E Am like a tootsie roll pop it takes too many licks B7 E and before you get there you will bite it F - 5/C E or it may bite you Am B7 E Am see the shadow fall across new england B7 E E7 stretching out to oregon Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 a talk show host , an author , a president , a king B7 E F - 5/C E if you haven’t noticed , they’ve infected every - thing Am B7 E Am keep your hometown close , keep brookline closer B7 E E7 hide your heart and watch the skies Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 for when the darkness finds you the sun will cease to shine B7 E Am B7 E Am in the end , your only friend , brookliiiiiiine B7 E Am brookliiiiine F and it’s one if by land , two if by sea D7/F# F three if by guile and duplicity E F - 5/C G/D E7 ( 2 ) brookliiiiiiiiiiiine Am A13sus4 brookliiiiine