First Snow On Brooklyn chords by Jethro Tull

First Snow On Brooklyn

Track Info

Chords Info

  • Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
  • Key: Eb
  • Capo: 3rd fret
  • Chords:  C, Em, Cmaj7/G, D, A, Cmaj7, Dsus2, A4, D5, G, Asus2, D4, Bm, Am, Asus4
  • BPM: 82
  • Suggested Strumming:
  • D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
[Intro]
C D Dsus2 D G
Am C D N.C.
[Verse]
Em Cmaj7 G I flew in on
D D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2 D
the evening plane,
Em G Is it such a good idea
D A
that I am here again?
Bm D A And I could cut my cold breath
A A4 A Asus2
with a knife,
Bm D And taste the winter of a -
A Bm
nother life
[Verse]
Em Cmaj7 G A yellow cab from JFK,
D
the long way round,
D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2 D Em I did - n't mind, G D It gave me thinking time be - fore
A A A4 A Asus2
I ran a - ground,
Bm D On rocky memories
A A4 A
and choking tears,
Bm D I be - lieve it only rained
A Bm
'round here these thirty years
[Verse]
C G Now, it's the first snow on Brooklyn, Bm A And my cold feet are drumming, Am Em You don't see me in the shadows
G D
from your cozy window frame,
D Dsus2 D C G And last night, who was in your parlour, Bm Em Wrapping presents in the late hour, A4 Am Cmaj7 To place u - pon your pillow
C D
as the morning came?
D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2 D D D4 D5 [Verse]
Em Cmaj7 G The thin wind stings my face,

D D D4 D Dsus2
pulled collar up,
Em G I could murder coffee
D A A4 A Asus2
in a grande cup,
Bm D No welcome deli,
A Asus4 A
there's no Starbucks here,
Bm D A dime for a quick phone call
A Bm
could cost me dear
[Verse]
N.C C G And the first snow on Brooklyn... Bm Paints a Christmas card
A
upon the pavement,
Am The cab leaves a
Em
disap - pearing trace,
G D D4 D Dsus2 D ...And then it's gone, C G And the snow covers my footprints, Bm Em Deep re - grets and heavy heartbeats, A4 Am When you wake,
Cmaj7 C
you'll never see the spot...
D D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2 D D D4 D5 That I was standing on [Break]
Em Cmaj7 G D D4 D
Dsus2 D Em G
D A
Bm D A A4 A
Bm D A Bm
C G Bm A Am Em G D
C G Bm
Em A4 Am Cmaj7 C
D D4 D Dsus2 D D D4 D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D G Am
C D N.C.
[Verse]
Em Cmaj7 G D D Dsus2 D D4 D Dsus2 D I flew in on the evening plane, Em G Is it such a good idea that
D A A4 A
I am here again?
Bm D A And I could cut my cold breath
A Asus2 A A4 A Asus2
with a knife,
Bm D And taste the winter
A Bm
of a - nother life
[Verse]
N.C. C G Now, it's the first snow on Brooklyn, Bm A And my cold feet are drumming, Am Em You don't see me in the shadows
G D
from your cozy window frame,
D Dsus2 D C And last night, who
G
was in your parlour,
Bm Em Wrapping presents in the late hour, A4 Am Cmaj7 C D To place u - pon your pillow as ...
D D4 D5
the morning came?
[Verse]
C G Some things are best for - gotten... Bm A Some are better half - re - membered, Am I just thought that I might
Em
be there on your...
G D D D4 D5 ...On your Christmas night, C G And the first snow on Brooklyn
Bm Em
makes a lonely road to travel,
A4 Am Cmaj7 C Cold crunch steps that echo as the
D D D4 D
blizzard bites
[Coda]
D D4 D D4 D D4 D D4 D D4 D D4 D D4 D

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