xHere's another version, I saw a similar tab on the Avett Brothers message boards (gibsonb) and I think it works well. For the F (on the first 3 bars) I like to play [x x 3 2 1 0] (which I'm going to refer to as Fmaj7), and close with a full F (Major Barre) on the 4th bar (after the G). Lots of ways to go about it. Obviously it's a piano song but it makes for a nice and easy guitar tune. Make it your own! Capo 2 (C) Load the car (Fmaj7) and write (C) the note (C) Grab your bag (Fmaj7) and grab (C) your coat (C) Tell the ones (Fmaj7) that need (C) to know (Am) We are (G) headed (F) north (C) One foot in (Fmaj7) and one foot (C) back (C) But it don't pay (Fmaj7) to live like (C) that (C) So I cut the ties and (Fmaj7) I jumped (C) the track (Am) For never (G) to (F) return (C) Ahh Brooklyn, Brooklyn (Fmaj7) take me (C) in (C) Are you aware (Fmaj7) the shape I'm (C) in? (C) My hands they shake, (Fmaj7) my head it (C) spins (C) Ahh Brooklyn, Brooklyn (Fmaj7) take me (C) in (C) When at first I (Fmaj7) learned to (C) speak (C) I used all my (Fmaj7) words to (C) fight (C) With him and her and (Fmaj7) you and (C) me Ahhh (Am) but it's just a (G) waste of (F) time Yeah (Am) it's such a (G) waste of (F) time (C) That woman she's got (Fmaj7) eyes that (C) shine (C) Like a pair of stolen (Fmaj7) polished (C) dimes (C) She asked to dance I (Fmaj7) said it's (C) fine (Am) I'll see you (G) in the (Fmaj7) morning (C) time (C) Ahh Brooklyn, Brooklyn (Fmaj7) take me (C) in (C) Are you aware (Fmaj7) the shape I'm (C) in? (C) My hands they shake, (Fmaj7) my head it (C) spins (C) Ahh Brooklyn, Brooklyn (Fmaj7) take me (C) in Fmaj7 Em D C D C D-Em-Fmaj7 G C (C) Three words that became (Fmaj7) hard to (C) say (Am) I and (G) Love and (F) You (C) What you were (Fmaj7) then I am to-(C)-day (Am) Look at the (G) things I (F) do (C) Ahh Brooklyn, Brooklyn (Fmaj7) take me (C) in (C) Are you aware (Fmaj7) the shape I'm (C) in? (C) My hands they shake, (Fmaj7) my head it (C) spins (C) Ahh Brooklyn, Brooklyn (Fmaj7) take me (C) in [repeat chorus] (C) Dumbed down and numbed (Fmaj7) by time and (C) age (C) Your dreams the catch (Fmaj7) the world the (C) cage (C) The highway sets the (Fmaj7) traveler's (C) stage (Am) All exits (G) look the (F) same (C) Three words that became (Fmaj7) hard to (C) say (Am) I and (G) Love and (F) You (Am) I and (G) Love and (F) You (Am) I and (G) Love and (F) You Chords: C [x 3 2 0 1 0] F [1 3 3 2 1 1] or [x 3 3 2 1 0] or [x x 3 2 1 0] Am [x 0 2 2 1 0] G [3 2 0 0 3 3] or [3 2 0 0 0 3]
