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C F C - A7 Dsus2 G7 C - F - C - G7 C F C - C7 Standing on Brooklyn Bridge, ain't but one way to go. F G C - A7 Standing on Brooklyn Bridge, ain't but one way to go. Dsus2 G7 C - F - C - G7 You know, I jumped out in the air, just as I heard that fire truck blow.
Now you done seen one fire truck, boy, you done seen them all.
You done seen one fire truck, boy, you done seen them all.
Every time you try to jump, they come along and they mess up your fall.
Now the police came along; he busted me in the jaw.
Yes, the police came along, busted me in the jaw.
Took me down to the station, said, "Boy, you know, jumping is against the law."
You know the shrink, he came in, said, "Boy, what's wrong with you?"
The shrink, he came in, said, "Boy, what's wrong with you?"
"I just can't get myself together, doc, no matter what I try to do."
Am Em Now life ain't worth living, living ain't worth life. Am C7 They nailed me down to a table, gave me a rusty knife. F G C - A7 I said I'm gonna go to Copenhagen, go to Copenhagen town. Dsus2 G7 C - C7 - C6 - Caug - G7 - C - C7 I'm gonna find myself a bridge where there ain't no fire trucks 'round.
(Words and music by Patrick Sky, 1973)
Notes: I believe that Pat wrote this song based on Blind Blake's Early Morning Blues. The song was released on 2018 album Many a Mile under the false title "I'm Gonna Leave You Daddy", and it even included a verse from the original Early Morning Blues:
Early this morning, my baby made me sore.
Yes, early this morning, my baby made me sore.
She said, "I'm gonna leave you, daddy, ain't coming back no more."
Most recordings of this song, though, begin with the "Standing on Brooklyn Bridge..." verse, and Pat usually played it in the key of D# major (capo on 3rd fret).
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