Brooklyn Song
By Sofía Echegaray © 1999
CHORDS:
- D [0 0 0 2 3 2]
- Dsus [0 0 0 2 3 3]
- Bm7 [ 0 2 0 2 0 2]
- G [ 3 2 0 0 3 3]
- A [ 0 0 2 2 2 0 ]
- Em [ 0 2 2 0 0 0 ]
Note: While this song is not a traditional verse-chorus structure, many sections repeat. I’ve noted that by color-coding each section. In addition, the “A” melody is in plain text, while the “B” melody is in italics.
Intro: [ D / / / / / | Dsus / / D / / ]
[ D / / / / / / | G / / / / / ]
At night, on the streets of the city
[ D / / / / / / | G / / / / / ]
There’s a stoplight, the sidewalk and me…
[ D / / / / / / | A / / / / / ]
As I look through the windows I pass
[Em / / E7 / / | A / / / / /]
I see warmth and comfort cut off by the glass
[ D / / / / / / | G / / / / / ]
Oh, in Brooklyn, the seasons don’t happen
[ D / / / / / / | G / / / / / ]
Just a cold stoop, followed by warm
[ D / / / / / / | A / / / / / ]
But the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clock Tower
[Em / D / / | Em / D / / ]
Glows endlessly silent, burns always eternal
[Em / / E7 / / | A / / / / / ]
‘Round the circle, the numbers aren’t there
[Asus / / A / / Bm7 / / / / /
Make my tomorrows tonights if you dare
[Em / / E7 / / | A / / / / / ]
Wounded in body, heart and mind
[Asus / / A / / | D / / / / / |Dsus / / D / /
I need a companion to show me its time.
Oh the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clock Tower
Glows luminous, blood-red time
To let me know years have gone by
Watches in daylight, knows where I lie
Oh, in Brooklyn, the seasons don’t happen
Just a cold stoop, followed by warm
But the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clock Tower
Glows endlessly silent, burns always eternal
Standing proud like a lighthouse of old
Guide this old sailor back home from the cold
Though it’s a concrete sea I sail
Show me the harbor I’ll weather the gail
Oh the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clock Tower
Glows luminous, blood-red time
To let me know years have gone by
Watches in daylight, knows where I lie
Oh, in Brooklyn, the seasons don’t happen
Just a cold stoop, followed by warm
But the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clock Tower
Glows endlessly silent, burns always eternal
‘Round the circle, the numbers aren’t there
Make my tomorrows tonights if you dare
Wounded in body, heart and mind
I need a companion to show me its time.
Though it’s a concrete sea I sail
Show me the harbor I’ll weather the gail
Standing proud like a lighthouse of old
Guide this old sailor back home from the cold
Radio Sof 