Al Stewart - In brooklyn

'Oh I ^Dcome from Pittsburgh ^F#mto study astrology,^Bm' ^D She said^G as she stood on my^A7 instep, ^D 'I could show ^F#myou New York with a w^Bmalk between ^{F#m Bm}Fourth Street and Nine.' ^A7 Then out o^Df her coat takin^F#mg seven harmoni^Bmcas ^D She sat ^Gdown to play on a d^A7oorstep saying^{D F#m}'Come back to my plac^Bme I will show you the ^F#mstars ^Bm and the signs'^A. ^{Em A7}

So I fol^Bmlowed her into the black lands ^D Where the window f^Bmrames peel and flake ^D And the old Jew^Gish face behind the lace Even now trying to^G get to see what's cooking ^A7 Just John the Baptist in^G the park getting laid thinking there's no-one look^A7 i ng. ^{D A7 D}

And its eighty^G degrees and^A7 I'm down on my knees ^{G A7} in Br^Dooklyn. ^{Bm D Bm}

Her hou^Dse was a dusty collec^F#mtion of ru^Bmsty ^D Confusi^Gon with landings an^A7d tunnels ^D And lean^F#ming bookcases and ^Bmspaces and fac^F#mes and ^{Bm A7}things Where twenty^D-five Puerto Ricans, Manhattan ^{F#m Bm} Mohica^Dns And Jewis^Gh-Italian Pa^A7wnbroker^Ds ^F#mLead their the^Bmatrical live^F#ms in their rooms i^Bmn the ^Awings ^{Em A7}

While outsi^Bmde in the black land^Ds The viol^Bment day runs wild ^D And the black a^Gnd white minstrelsrun through the crazy alleys While the cops go^G booking ^A7 And ruth^Gless toothless agents sneak around and there's no-on^A7e look i ^D ng ^{A7 D}

And it's eight^Gy degrees a^A7nd I'm down on my ^{G A7}knees in Broo^Dklyn. ^Bm

And oh, ^Bm6I'm bac^Gk in the city again. ^{Dmaj7 Bm} You can tell by^Bm6 the smell of the hamburger stand ^G in the rain^F#7sus4.... ^A7

She spok^De of astrology^F#m while muttering apolo^Bmgies ^D For cof^Gfee that tasted of^A7 hot dogs ^D I said 'Tha^F#mt's OK,^Bm mine was cold anywa^F#my, an^Bmd just gra^A7nd' Then she lay on t^Dhe bed while the^F#m radio fed us with ^{Bm D G}Records and adverts f^A7or cat food ^D And I look^F#med at her, holding ^Bmmy thoughts in th^F#me ^Bmpalm of my hand ^{A Em A7}

And outs^Bmide in the black land^Ds The even^Bming came and went ^D And the bums in^G the street begging money for one last drink Are hanging round the ^Gliquor stores trying to get a fo^A7ot in And the girl fr^Gom Pittsburgh and I made love on a ^Gmattress with the new moon look^A7 i ng. ^{D A7 D}

And in the cool eve^Gning breeze I was dow^A7n on my ^{G A7}knees in Broo^Dklyn..... ^{Bm G D}