[Intro] (Gm9) (C13) (Fmaj7) (Bbmaj7) [Verse 1] (Gm9) The bridges are glowing like (C13) teeth in the dark (Fmaj7) We're tracing a circle right (Bbmaj7) out of the park (Em7b5) The bodega neon is (A7b9) humming a tune (Dm9) Under a cynical, (D7) smog-bitten moon (Gm9) You ordered a coffee at (C13) quarter to nine (Fmaj7) I'm checking the schedule for the (Bbmaj7) G-line (Em7b5) The pavement is wet but the (A7b9) skyline is dry (Dm9) I'm catching a sideways (D7) look in your eye [Pre-Chorus] (Bbmaj7) The sirens are building a (Am7) wall in the street (Gm7) The rhythm is syncopated (Fmaj7) under our feet (E7#9) The evening is heavy and (A7#5) dense [Chorus] (Dm9) It's Brooklyn in the (G13) evening (Cmaj7) And everything is covered in (Fmaj7) smoke (Bm7b5) We're driving around and we're (E7b9) breathing (Am9) The punchline of an elegant (A7) joke (Dm9) Brooklyn in the (G13) evening (Cmaj7) The shadows are starting to (Fmaj7) speak (Bm7b5) The noir in your eyes is so (E7b9) chic (Am9) (A7) [Verse 2] (Gm9) The brownstones are judging the (C13) words that we say (Fmaj7) I'm keeping my hands in my (Bbmaj7) pockets today (Em7b5) A saxophone bleeds from an (A7b9) open window (Dm9) We're moving too fast and we're (D7) walking too slow [Pre-Chorus] (Bbmaj7) The sirens are building a (Am7) wall in the street (Gm7) The rhythm is syncopated (Fmaj7) under our feet (E7#9) The evening is heavy and (A7#5) dense [Chorus] (Dm9) It's Brooklyn in the (G13) evening (Cmaj7) And everything is covered in (Fmaj7) smoke (Bm7b5) We're driving around and we're (E7b9) breathing (Am9) The punchline of an elegant (A7) joke (Dm9) Brooklyn in the (G13) evening (Cmaj7) The shadows are starting to (Fmaj7) speak (Bm7b5) The noir in your eyes is so (E7b9) chic (Am9) (A7) [Outro] (Gm9) Let the city lights (Am7) bleed (Bbmaj7) Through the cracks in the (Bdim7) street (Cmaj7) Brooklyn in the evening (Dbmaj7) (Dm9) A bittersweet defeat
