[G]They say I'm too young to love you [Em]
I don't know what I need [C]
They think I don't understand
The [G]freedom land of the [F]seventies [G]
I think I'm too cool to know ya [Em]
You say I'm like the ice I freeze [C]
I'm churning out novels like
Beat [G]poetry on Am[F]pheta[Em]mines
I say [C] [Em]
I say[F]
Well, my [C]boyfriend's in a [G]band
He plays gui[F]tar while I sing Lou [C]Reed
I've got [F]feathers in my [C]hair
I get [F]down to Beat [Em]poetry
And my [C]jazz collection's [G]rare
I can [F]play most [C]anything
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [C]baby
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [Em]baby
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[G]They say I'm too young to love you [Em]
They say I'm too dumb to see [C]
They judge me like a picture book
By the [G]colors, like they [F]forgot to read [G]
I think we're like fire and water [Em]
I think we're like the wind and sea [C]
You're burning up, I'm cooling down
You're [Am]up, I'm down
You're [Asus2]blind, I see [Em]
But I'm [C]free [Em]
I'm free [F]
Well, my [C]boyfriend's in a [G]band
He plays gui[F]tar while I sing Lou [C]Reed
I've got [F]feathers in my [C]hair
I get [F]down to Beat [Em]poetry
And my [C]jazz collection's [G]rare
I can [F]play most [C]anything
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [C]baby
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [Em]baby
[C]I'm talking about my generation [Em]
Talking about that newer nation [G]
And if you don't like it
You can [Am]beat [Bm]it
Beat[D] it, baby [Em]
[C]You never liked the way I said it [Em]
If you don't get it, then forget it [F]
So I don't have to
fucking ex[Am]plain [Bm]it [D] [C]
And my [C]boyfriend's in a [G]band
He plays [F]guitar while I sing Lou [C]Reed
I've got [F]feathers in my [C]hair
I get [F]high on hydroponic [Em]weed
And my [C]jazz collection's [G]rare
I get [F]down to beat [C]poetry
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [C]baby
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [Em]baby
[C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Em]
Yeah my [C]boyfriend's pretty [G]cool
But he's [F]not as cool as [C]me
Cause I'm a [F]Brooklyn [C]baby
I'm a [F]Brooklyn [Em]baby
[C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
