Guitar chords Brooklyn Baby

Brooklyn Baby is a song by Lana Del Rey, satirizing Brooklyns hipster culture in New York. The song discusses the stereotypes of the Brooklyn lifestyle, including references to indie music, fashion, and literature. Del Rey collaborated with Barrie-James ONeill, who was her boyfriend at the time, to write the song. The lyrics reflect Del Reys love for music and art while also poking fun at peoples perception of her.

Key:  G
Introduction:
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They say I'm too young to love you
                         
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I don't know what I need

    
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The freedom land of the seventies
                                
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I think I'm too cool to know ya
                                 
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You say I'm like the ice I freeze
I'm churning out novels like
     
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Beat poetry on amphetamines
     
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I say
     
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I say

         
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Well, my boyfriend's in the band
            
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He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
         
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I've got feathers in my hair
      
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I get down to Beat poetry
       
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And my jazz collection's rare
       
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I can play almost anything
      
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I'm a Brooklyn baby
      
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I'm a Brooklyn baby

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They say I'm too young to love you
                             
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They say I'm too dumb to see
They judge me like a picture book
       
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By the colors like they forgot to read
                                  
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I think we're like fire and water
                                    
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I think we're like the wind and sea
You're burning up, I'm cooling down
  
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You're up, I'm down
       
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You're blind,  I see
           
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But I'm free
         
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I'm free

         
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Well, my boyfriend's in the band
            
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He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
         
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I've got feathers in my hair
      
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I get down to Beat poetry
       
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And my jazz collection's rare
       
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I can play almost anything
      
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I'm a Brooklyn baby
      
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I'm a Brooklyn baby

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I'm talking about my generation
                                
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Talking about that newer nation
And if you don't like it
        
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You can beat it,    beat it, baby
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You never liked the way I said it
                                   
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If you don't get it, then forget it
                                  
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Cause I don't have to fucking explain  it

         
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Well, my boyfriend's in the band
            
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He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
         
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I've got feathers in my hair
       
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I get high on hydroponic weed
       
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And my jazz collection's rare
       
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I get down to beat poetry
      
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I'm a Brooklyn baby
      
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I'm a Brooklyn baby

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Yeah my boyfriend's pretty cool
          
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But he's not as cool as me
          
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Cause I'm a Brooklyn baby
       
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I'm a Brooklyn baby

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