Kevin Devine Brooklyn Boy Intro C C C/B Am G F A Brooklyn boy born and raised chopping lines G F C F C hey hey it’s my birthday C C/B Am G F A toy I torched to tar pit flames a lock jaw night G F C F G hey hey its my birthday Am F C Dead-end friends will make your stomach shake C/B Am While your hissing’ head Em F G Barrels down that blackened lane Dm Am F C C/B Alone at last to figure how you got this way Am Em F G C Alone at last to figure how you got this way (Interlude) C C/B Am G F G Charcoal clouds spot and spray they kill the sun hey hey F C F C hear its back break C C/B Am G F G F So I can never tell night from day right from wrong hey hey C F G you’re my headache Am F C C/B Am A silver tongue amass your hungry hate while haggard heart Em F G Whispers through it cracking cage Dm Am F C C/B Still can change you have to know you still can change Am Em F G C I know I know but now I want to be this way C C/B Am Em G This was a choice this was never a mistake C C/B Am Em F This was never a mistake C C/B Am Em G