Brooklyn chords by Aliss Terrell

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Verse 1
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Last night I dreamed of a little girl
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in a long white dress in Brooklyn
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Dark -sided moon, between life and death,
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you drew your first breath in Brooklyn.
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On the altar burns a flame,
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I whisper your name.
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No tears can wash away
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your blood from my veins
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Daughter of the revolution,
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Miss Lynch Johnson
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Left her child and home for Brooklyn
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Where Mr. Walter Crossway's
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position indicates
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To Happy Prosperous Bay in Brooklyn
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On the altar of blame
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I whisper your name
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No tears can wash away
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Your blood, my flame
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She left no heirlooms, not one photograph,
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no epitaph in Brooklyn.
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The deceased is survived,
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baby girl is alive,
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the husband grieves for his wife
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in Brooklyn.
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On the altar of pain,
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I whisper your name
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No tears can wash away
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your blood from my veins
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No tears can wash away
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your blood from my veins
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No tears can wash away
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your blood from my veins
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No tears can wash away
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your blood from my veins
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Last night I dreamed of a little girl
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in a long white dress in Brooklyn
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Turn of the century, she spoke to me
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She said, now you are free of ruthlessness
Ah, on the altar there's a flame
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When I  whisper your name
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No tears can wash away
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Your blood from my veins
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No tears can wash away
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Your blood in my veins
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