Brighton Beach Chords by Allan Taylor

[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ Young girl, [Em] _
so pretty, [C] _ young boy [D] not a hair on his face,
_ [G] Looking out [Em] at the big wide world, [C] this was their time, [D] this was their place,
[C] He said, one day [D] I will make you mine, _ [G] we'll be [D] together till [Em] the end of time,
_ [C] _ Brighton Beach in [D] _ _ 1959, [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
young woman [Em] flowers in her hair,
_ [C] _
Young man [D] plays a mean guitar, _ [G] _
so cosmic, [Em] but this is the 60's,
[C] Everything is far out, [D] way too far, _ [C] _ _
[G] revolution is [D] in the air,
[G] But everyone is [D] [Em] stoned and they don't care, cause [C] it's New York [G] in [D] _ _ [G] 1969, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Everybody [D] changes, _ _ _ [G]
as [D] time goes [Em] by, _ _ [C] _
but we can [A] make it _ if we [D]
try,
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Another city, [Em] bright _ lights, [C]
a winning [G] streak, you're [D] hitting the heights,
[G] _
Another face you want to get to know, _ [C] everybody says it's [D] the way to go,
_ [C]
Maybe you came on [G] just a little too [D] strong, [G] maybe you [D] played too [Em] hard,
And it all went wrong, but [C] it was London town [D] in _ 1979,
[G] _
_ Change [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ partners, [Em] change of scene, _ [C]
kids [G] get stuck somewhere [D] in between,
[G] _ _
No problem we can [Em] work it out, [C] but things get broken [D] and people shout,
[C] She _ feels guilty thinking [D] she should have [G] stayed, and he [D] gets scared [Em] cause the bills ain't paid,
It [C] was somewhere in [D] suburbia in _ [G] 1989, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
everybody [D] changes, _ _ _ [G]
as time [Em] goes by,
_ _ [C] _
But we can [A] make it if we [D] try, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
take it easy, [Em] take it slow, _ [C]
there's not much more [D] you need to know,
_ [G] _
Looking back on [Em] the times you've [C] had, hang on to the good, [D] forget the bad,
[C] _
Take one last look, [G] down [D] memory [G] lane, it's good to be [D] starting [Em] over again,
[C] _
Braden Beach in [D] _ _ _ [G] 1989, _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Braden Beach [D] in _ _ 1999.
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