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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[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
[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
Cm
C
Ab
Eb
G
Cm
C
_ _ _ _ _ [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 _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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 _ _