Intro: C# Fm x4 G# They say Iʼm too young to love you Fm I donʼt know what I need C# They think I donʼt understand G# F# The Freedomland of the seventies G# I think Iʼm too cool to know ya Fm You say Iʼm like the ice I freeze C# Iʼm churning out novels like G# F# Fm Beat poetry on Amphetamines C# Fm I say... F# I say... Chorus: C# G# Well, my boyfriendʼs in the band F# C# He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed F# C# Iʼve got feathers in my hair F# Fm I get down to Beat poetry C# G# And my jazz collectionʼs rare F# C# I can play almost anything F# C# Iʼm a Brooklyn baby F# Fm Iʼm a Brooklyn baby Instrumental: C# Fm C# Fm G# G# They say Iʼm too young to love you Fm They say Iʼm too dumb to see C# They judge me like a picture book G# F# By the colors like they forgot to read G# I think weʼre like fire and water Fm I think weʼre like the wind and sea C# Youʼre burning up, Iʼm cooling down G# F# Fm Youʼre up, Iʼm down Youʼre blind, I see C# Fm But Iʼm free F# Iʼm free Chorus: C# G# Well, my boyfriendʼs in the band F# C# He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed F# C# Iʼve got feathers in my hair F# Fm I get down to Beat poetry C# G# And my jazz collectionʼs rare F# C# I can play almost anything F# C# Iʼm a Brooklyn baby F# Fm Iʼm a Brooklyn baby C# Iʼm talking about my generation Fm Talking about that newer nation G# And if you donʼt like it A#m You can beat it deat it, baby C# You never liked the way I said it Fm If you donʼt get it, then forget it G# A#m Cause I donʼt have to xxxxing explain it Chorus: C# G# Well, my boyfriendʼs in the band F# C# He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed F# C# Iʼve got feathers in my hair F# Fm I get down to Beat poetry C# G# And my jazz collectionʼs rare F# C# I can play almost anything F# C# Iʼm a Brooklyn baby F# Fm Iʼm a Brooklyn baby Instrumental: C# G# F# C# F# C# F# Fm Outro: C# G# Yeah my boyfriendʼs really cool F# C# But heʼs not as cool as me F# C# Cause Iʼm a Brooklyn baby F# Fm Iʼm a Brooklyn baby Coda: C# G# F# C# F# C# F# Fm