Feb82022

Anaïs Mitchell – Brooklyn Bridge Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Anaïs Mitchell Anaïs Mitchell - Brooklyn Bridge Chords

ChordsEm F#m G D CD/F#

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[Intro]
Em F#m G D C
Em F#m G D C
Em F#m G D C
Em F#m G D C

[Refrain]
     Em      F#m G     D      C
Over Brooklyn    Bridge  in a taxi
     Em      F#m G
Over Brooklyn    Bridge,
        D          C
you and me in the backseat
Em          F#m        G    D   C
Finally got you by my side
Em     F#m
Riding high at
    G           D     C
the end of the night

[Verse 1]
      Em     F#m G      D
Over Brooklyn    Bridge
             C
through the arches
      Em     F#m G
Over Brooklyn    Bridge you
    D          C
and me in the darkness
Em      F#m       G           D   C
I wanna take you  by the hand
Em      F#m      G           D   C
I wanna tell you everything

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[Chorus]
             C
Everything I want,
everything I want, everything I want,
      D
everything I want(Everything)
        Em
I want everything I want,
                    D
everything I want
             C
Everything I want, everything I want,
                         D
everything I want, everything I want
        Em
I want everything I want,
                    D
everything I want

[Solo]
C D Em D/F#
C D Em D/F#

[Verse 2]
C
I wanna be someone,
          D
wanna be one in a million
C                            D
I wanna be the one you want,
C
I wanna be one of a kind,
D
I wanna be once in a lifetime
C                                D
Wanna be the one you ride beside

[Refrain]
     Em      F#m G     D      C
Over Brooklyn    Bridge  in a taxi
     Em      F#m G
Over Brooklyn    Bridge,
        D          C
you and me in the backseat
Em          F#m        G    D   C
Finally got you by my side
Em     F#m         G           D     C
Riding high at the end of the night

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[Chorus]
             C
Everything I want, everything
I want, everything I want,
      D
everything I want(Everything)
        Em
I want everything I want,
                    D
everything I want
             C
Everything I want, everything I want,
                         D
everything I want, everything I want
        Em
I want everything I want,
                    D
everything I want

[Chorus]
             C
Everything I want,
everything I want, everything I want,
      D
everything I want(Everything)
        Em
I want everything I want,
                    D
everything I want
             C
Everything I want, everything I want,
                         D
everything I want, everything I want
        Em
I want everything I want,
                    D
everything I want

[Refrain]
     Em      F#m G     D      C
Over Brooklyn    Bridge
     Em      F#m G     D      C
Over Brooklyn    Bridge
     Em      F#m G     D      C
Over Brooklyn    Bridge
Em F#m G D   C

How to play Brooklyn Bridge: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Brooklyn Bridge by Anaïs Mitchell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Brooklyn Bridge by Anaïs Mitchell, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 6 chords: Em, F#m, G, D, C and D/F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – F#m – G – D (i – ii – III – VII in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.