Brighton Beach Chords

Drop C

 All G to Em use F♯ run down

  G Young girl Em so pretty

  C young boy not a D hair on his face

  G There looking out at the Em big wide world

  C this was their time this D was their place

  C he said, one day I will D make you mine

  G we'll be together till the Em end of time

  C Brighton beach in D 1959

  G young woman Em flowers in her hair

  C young man plays a D mean guitar

  G So cosmic but Em this is the 60s

  C everything is far out D way too far

  C Revolution is in the D air

  G but everyone is stoned and Em they don't care

  C Cos it's New York in D 1969

  C Everybody D changes

 as G time goes by Em

 but C we can A make it if we D try

  G Another city Em bright lights

  C a winning streak your D hitting the heights

  G Another face you Em wanna get to know

  C everybody said it's the D way to go

  C Maybe you came on just a D little too strong

  G maybe you played too hard and Em it all went wrong

  C But it was London town in D 1979

  G Change partners Em change of scene

  C kids get stuck somewhere D in between

  G No problem we can Em work it out

  C but things get broken and D people shout

  C She feels guilty thinking she D should have stayed

  G and he gets scared cos the Em bills aint paid

  C It was somewhere in suburbia D 1989

  C Everybody D changes

 as G time goes by Em

 but C we can A make it if we D try

  G Take it easy Em take it slow

  C there's not much more you D need to know

  G Looking back on the Em times you had

  C hang on to the good D forget the bad

  C Take one last look down D memory lane

  G it's good to be starting Em over again

  C On Brighton beach in D 1999

G to Em

  C Brighton beach in D 1999