Kodaline - Brooklyn: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Brooklyn" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Brooklyn Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kodaline

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Brooklyn" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G
I woke up miles away from home
       Am
In a cheap hotel, I was on my own
   D
Across the bridge,
                            G
I could see the lights of Brooklyn

The traffic on those New York streets
The yellow taxis underneath
The shadows of the ever-growing skyline

Chorus:
       C                D
I'm a hundred thousand miles away
       B7                C
From Grafton Street and Dublin Bay
But there ain't no place
     D               G     Bm Em D
I'd rather be than Brooklyn
      G     Bm Em D
Oh, Brooklyn

And out my window, I can see
A homeless man with cardboard sheets
As people go 'bout their daily business
But nothing's ever as it seems
In this growing land of broken dreams
It's dog-eat-dog and nothing lasts forever

Chorus

Yeah, Brooklyn
Oh, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn

Chorus:
And I'm a hundred thousand miles away
From Grafton Street and Dublin Bay
But there ain't no place I'd rather be
Than Brooklyn, oh, Brooklyn
I'm a hundred thousand miles away
From Grafton Street and Dublin Bay
(There ain't no place I'd rather be)
I'm a hundred thousand miles away
From Grafton Street and Dublin Bay
I'm a hundred thousand miles away
From Grafton Street and Dublin Bay
But there ain't no place I'd rather be
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Than Brooklyn
Oh, Brooklyn, yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Brooklyn" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Brooklyn" by Kodaline.