Lana Del Rey - Brooklyn Baby: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Brooklyn Baby" 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 Baby Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Lana Del Rey

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 Baby" smoothly on your guitar.

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

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 Baby" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Brooklyn Baby" by Lana Del Rey.

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