G# Fm They say I'm too young to love you C# I don't know what I need They think I don't understand G# F# G# The freedom land of the seventies I think I'm too cool to know ya You say I'm like the ice I freeze I'm churning out novels like Beat poetry on amphetamines C# Fm I say F# I say Chorus: C# G# Well, my boyfriend's in the band F# C# He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed F# C# I've got feathers in my hair F# Fm I get down to Beat poetry C# G# And my jazz collection's rare F# C# I can play almost anything F# C# I'm a Brooklyn baby F# Fm I'm a Brooklyn baby They say I'm too young to love you They say I'm too dumb to see They judge me like a picture book By the colors, like they forgot to read I think we're like fire and water I think we're like the wind and sea You're burning up, I'm cooling down You're up, I'm down You're blind, I see Chorus C# Fm I'm talking about my generation G# Talking about that newer nation And if you don't like it A#m A#m/C A#m/D# A#m/F You can beat it, beat it, baby C# Fm You never liked the way I said it G# If you don't get it, then forget it A#m A#m/C A#m/D# Cause I don't have to fucking explain it Chorus C# G# Yeah my boyfriend's pretty cool F# C# But he's not as cool as me F# C# Cause I'm a Brooklyn baby F# Fm I'm a Brooklyn baby | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsA#m C C# D# F Fm F# G# |