Jonathan Coulton - 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