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

Tempo:
89.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Ab

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brother Can You Spare A Dime ? - Bing Crosby chords
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[D]
[G] [Cm] They used to tell me [Fm] I was building a dream, [Cm] and so I followed them on.
[Eb] When there was earth to [D] plow or guns to bear, [Ab] I was always there, [G] right on the job.
[Cm] They used to tell me [Ab] I was building a [Fm] dream, [Cm] with peace and [Gm] glory ahead.
[Bb] Why [Eb] should I be [G] standing in line, [Cm] just waiting [Ab] for bread?
[G] [Cm] Once I built a railroad, [G]
[C] I made it run, [F] [Bb] made it [Eb] race against [G] time.
[Fm] Once I [G] built a railroad, [Cm]
[Ab] now it's done, [D] brother, can [Cm] you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, [G]
[C] up to the [F] sun, [Bb] brick and [Eb] rivet and lime.
[G] [D] Once I [G] built a tower, [Cm] now [Ab] it's done, [D] brother, [Cm] can you spare a dime?
[C] Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, full of that [F] Yankee doodly-dum.
[F] Half a million boots went [Cm] slogging through hell, and I was the [D] kid with the [G] drums.
[Cm] Say, don't you remember?
[C] They called me [F] Al, [Bb] it was Al [Eb] all the [G] time.
[Ab] [G] Why don't you remember?
[Cm] [Ab] I'm your pal.
Say, buddy, [Fm] can you spare a dime?
[G] [Cm] Once in khaki [C] suits, ah gee we looked swell, [C] full of that Yankee doodly-dum.
[F] Half a million boots went [Cm] slogging through hell, and I was the kid with [Ab] the drums.
[G] [Cm] Oh, say, don't you remember?
[G]
They called me [F] Al, [Bb] it was Al [Eb] all the time.
[G] Say, don't you remember?
[Cm] I'm [Ab] your pal.
[Fm] Buddy, can you [G] spare [C] a dime?
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To learn Bing Crosby - Brother, Can You Spare A Dime chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, Ab, G, Cm, F and Ab in sequence. Set your pace at 66 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 132. Considering the song's key of C Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] They used to tell me [Fm] I was building a dream, _ [Cm] and so I followed them on.
_ [Eb] _ When there was earth to [D] plow or guns to bear, [Ab] I was always there, [G] right on the job.
_ _ [Cm] _ They used to tell me [Ab] I was building a [Fm] dream, _ [Cm] with peace and [Gm] glory ahead.
[Bb] Why [Eb] should I be [G] standing in _ line, [Cm] _ _ just waiting [Ab] for bread? _
[G] _ _ [Cm] Once I built a railroad, [G] _
[C] I made it run, [F] _ [Bb] made it [Eb] race against [G] time.
_ [Fm] Once I [G] built a railroad, [Cm] _
[Ab] now it's done, [D] brother, can [Cm] you spare a dime?
_ _ Once I built a tower, [G] _
[C] up to the [F] sun, [Bb] brick and [Eb] rivet and lime.
[G] _ _ [D] Once I [G] built a tower, [Cm] now [Ab] it's done, [D] brother, [Cm] can you spare a dime? _
_ [C] Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, _ full of that [F] Yankee doodly-dum. _
_ [F] Half a million boots went [Cm] slogging through hell, and I was the [D] kid with the [G] drums. _
[Cm] Say, don't you remember?
[C] They called me [F] Al, [Bb] it was Al [Eb] all the [G] time. _
[Ab] _ [G] Why don't you remember?
[Cm] _ [Ab] I'm your pal.
Say, buddy, [Fm] can you spare a dime? _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ Once in khaki [C] suits, ah gee we looked swell, [C] full of that Yankee doodly-dum.
_ _ [F] Half a million boots went [Cm] slogging through hell, and I was the kid with [Ab] the drums.
[G] _ [Cm] Oh, say, don't you remember?
[G]
They called me [F] Al, [Bb] it was Al [Eb] all the time.
[G] _ Say, don't you remember?
_ [Cm] I'm [Ab] your pal.
_ [Fm] Buddy, can you [G] 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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