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Jeremy Zucker – Brooklyn Boy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C   G/B   G   G
C   G/B   G   G

[Verse 1]
C     G/B     G
 I'll save my breath
C     G/B   G                   D
 This is as simple as it gets
C    G/B         G
 Not pressed for time
C    G/B     G                  D
 I'm sick of misery and wine

[Chorus]
C             G/B
 You'll be my savior,
              C
 I'll be your Brooklyn boy
             G/B
Keep me from danger
          Em
'til I go overboard
          D       G/B      C
I haven't left my house in months

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[Interlude]
C   G/B   G   G
C   G/B   G   G

[Verse 2]
C     G/B     G
 I'll stay in bed
C    G/B      G                D
 Mom said try therapy instead
C     G/B      G
 Keep drinking water
C      G/B         G
 These days that's all
                   D
 I have to offer

[Chorus]
C             G/B
 You'll be my savior,
              C
 I'll be your Brooklyn boy
             G/B
Keep me from danger
          Em
'til I go overboard
          D       G/B      C
I haven't left my house in months
             D
I'll be your angel,
G/B          C
you'll be my flower girl
             D
When it gеts painful,
     G/B        C
I'll take all I can endure
            D
What arе we fighting for?
    E              G       C
The year's already gone

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[Outro]
G            C
No amount of time
     Em             D        C
Will change the way I feel inside
    G/B          C
And no amount of tears
     D                   C
Will wash away all of my fears
    G            C
And no amount of time
     Em             D        C
Will change the way I feel inside

How to play Brooklyn Boy: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Brooklyn Boy by Jeremy Zucker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Brooklyn Boy by Jeremy Zucker is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: C, G/B, G, D, Em and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G/B – G – C (IV – I – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.