Jonathan Coulton - Brookline

^AmNot far away in a ^Fplace by the sea ^D7/F#Something is watching and ^Fwaiting for me E F-5/C G/D E7(2) Brookliiiiiiiiiiine

^AmSomething isn't ^B7right in ^EMassa^Amchusetts Don't stray out of ^B7Boston ^Etown ^E7 The ^Dm7home of Samuel ^G7Adams, the ^Cride of Paul Re^Fmaj7vere B7 E F-5/C E Don't go past the signs that say the freedom trail ends here

^AmFirst they'll take you ^B7in with ^Esongs and ^Amlaughter Then they'll fill your ^B7head with ^Elies ^E7 Too ^Dm7late you glimpse the ^G7secret, the ^Csinister de^Fmaj7sign That ^B7marries you for^Eever to Brook^Amlii^B7iii^Eii^Amne Brook^B7lii^Eii^Amine

^AmI was once a ^B7man who ^Ehad a ^Amfuture And I'm sure I ^B7had a ^Epast ^E7 But ^Dm7now I can't ^G7remember the ^Cplace where I came ^Fmaj7from B7 E F-5/C E I'm ashamed and frightened of this thing that I've become

^AmNow I'm rich and ^B7smart, my ^Ehome is ^Amcharming Sense of iro^B7ny well-^Ehoned^E7 I ^Dm7buy used books and ^G7Britas, I ^Csnack on nuts and ^Fmaj7wine ^B7I have been im^Eprisoned in Brook^Amlii^B7iii^Eii^Amne Brook^B7lii^Eii^Amine

^AYou'll go ^Dm7deeper and ^G7deeper to ^Clearn how it ticks If you ^Dm7know what it ^G7is you can ^Cfight it Bm7-5 E Am Like a Tootsie Roll Pop it takes too many licks And be^B7fore you get there you will ^Ebite it F-5/C E Or it may bite you

^AmSee the shadow ^B7fall a^Ecross New ^AmEngland Stretching out to ^B7Ore^Egon ^E7 A ^Dm7talk show host, an ^G7author, a ^Cpresident, a ^Fmaj7king B7 E F-5/C E If you haven't noticed, they've infected every-thing

^AmKeep your hometown ^B7close, keep ^EBrookline ^Amcloser Hide your heart and ^B7watch the ^Eskies^E7 For ^Dm7when the darkness ^G7finds you the ^Csun will cease to ^Fmaj7shine ^B7In the end, your ^Eonly friend, Brook^Amlii^B7iii^Eii^Amne Brook^B7lii^Eii^Amine And it's one if by land, ^Ftwo if by sea ^D7/F#Three if by guile and ^Fduplicity E F-5/C G/D E7(2) Brookliiiiiiiiiiiine Brook^Amlii^A13sus4iiine