Chords for Bing Crosby - Brother Can You Spare A Dime? 1932

Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

C

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bing Crosby - Brother Can You Spare A Dime? 1932 chords
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[D]
[G]
[G] [Cm] They used to tell me I was building [D] a dream And so I followed [Fm] the mob
[Eb] When there was earth to [Am] plow or guns to [Ab] bear I was always there [G] right on the job
[Cm] They used to tell me [Ab] I was building a dream [Cm] With peace and [Bb] glory ahead
[Eb] Why should I be standing [G] in line [Cm] Just waiting [Ab] for bread
[G] [Cm] Once I built a railroad [G] I made it [C] run [F]
Made it [Bb] race [Eb] against time
[G] [C]
Once I built a railroad [Cm] [Ab] Now it's done
[D]
Brother, [Cm] can you spare a dime
Once I built a tower [G] [C] Up to the sun
[Bb] Brick and rivet [Eb] and lime
[G]
[C] Once I built [G] a tower [Cm] Now [Ab] it's done
Brother, [G] can [Cm] you spare a dime
[E] Once [C] in khaki suits Gee, we looked swell
[F] Full of that Yankee doodly-dum
Half a million boots Went slogging through hell
[Cm] And I was the [A] kid with [Gb] the drum
[G] [Cm] Say, don't you remember [G]
They [C] called me [F] Al
[Bb] It was Al [Eb] all the [G] time [Ab] Why don't you remember
[Cm]
I'm [Ab] your pal [Cm] Say, buddy, can you spare a [Fm] dime
[Cm]
[C] Once in khaki suits Ah, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee doodly-dum
[F] Half a million boots Went slogging through hell
[Cm] And I [Eb] was the kid [D] with the [G]
drum
[Cm] Say, don't you [G] remember [C] They called me [F] Al
[Bb] It was Al [Eb] all the [G] time Say, don't you remember
[Cm] [Ab] I'm your pal [Fm] Buddy, can [G] you spare [C] a dime
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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To learn Bing Crosby - Brother, Can You Spare A Dime chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Eb, G, F, Eb, G, Ab, Dm and G. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ They used to tell me I was building [D] a dream And so I followed [Fm] the mob
_ [Eb] When there was earth to [Am] plow or guns to [Ab] bear I was always there [G] right on the job
_ _ _ [Cm] They used to tell me [Ab] I was building a dream [Cm] _ With peace and [Bb] glory ahead
[Eb] Why should I be standing [G] in _ line [Cm] Just _ waiting [Ab] for bread
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] Once I built a railroad [G] _ I made it [C] run [F]
Made it [Bb] race [Eb] against time
[G] _ _ [C]
Once I built a railroad [Cm] _ [Ab] Now it's done
[D] _
Brother, [Cm] can you spare a dime _ _
Once I built a tower [G] _ [C] Up to the sun
_ [Bb] Brick and rivet [Eb] and lime
[G] _
_ [C] Once I built [G] a tower [Cm] Now [Ab] it's done
Brother, [G] can [Cm] you spare a dime _
_ [E] Once [C] in khaki suits Gee, we looked swell
[F] Full of that Yankee doodly-dum
_ _ Half a million boots Went slogging through hell
[Cm] And I was the [A] kid with [Gb] the drum
[G] _ [Cm] Say, don't you remember [G]
They [C] called me [F] Al
[Bb] It was Al [Eb] all the [G] time [Ab] Why don't you remember
[Cm] _
I'm [Ab] your pal _ [Cm] Say, buddy, _ can you spare a [Fm] dime
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Once in khaki suits Ah, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee doodly-dum _
_ [F] Half a million boots Went slogging through hell
[Cm] And I [Eb] was the kid [D] with the [G]
drum
[Cm] Say, don't you [G] remember [C] They called me [F] Al
[Bb] It was Al [Eb] all the [G] time _ Say, don't you remember
[Cm] _ [Ab] I'm your _ pal [Fm] Buddy, can [G] you spare [C] a dime _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Broadway: The American Musical, written by Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney, this one shines.

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