Brother Can You Spare A Dime Chords by George Michael

Tempo:
62.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

Em

E

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brother Can You Spare a Dime? - GEORGE MICHAEL chords
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[Em] [A] [Em] [Dm] [C]
[B] [E] [Am] [G] [C]
[B] [Em] Once I built a [F#] railroad, [B] made [E] it run, [A] made [D] it race [G] [B] against [F] time.
[Am] Once I [B] built a railroad, [Em]
now [C#] it's done, [F#] brother, [B] can you spare [Em] [E] a dime?
[B] [Em] Once I [F#] built a [B] tower to [E] the [A] sun, brick [D] and [G] rivet [C#] and lime.
[Am] Once I [B] built a tower, [Em]
now it's done, [Gm] [A#] brother, [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[B] [E] Once in [Bm] cactus, [Cm] [G]
[E] gee we looked [B] swell, [Bm] full of that [Dm] Yankee doo [E]-doo-dee [A]-dum.
Half a million boots [Em] went [A] sluggin' [F#m] through hell.
[Em] I was the [C#] [F#] kid with [Gm] the [B] dumb [Em] say, don't you [F] remember?
They [E] called me [D#] Al, [D] it was [G] Al all the [C#] time.
[C] I was the kid with the dumb say, [A] don't you [B] remember?
[Em]
I'm your [C#m] [E] pal, brother, [B] can you spare [Em] a [B] dime?
[D#] [Em] [F#] [B]
[E] [A] [D] [G]
[C] [B] [D#] [Em]
[C] [B] [E]
[F] [Em] Once [B] [E]
in cactus, [Cm] gee [E] we looked [B] swell, full of that [Dm] Yankee doo [E]-doo-dee [A]-dum.
Half a million boots [Em] went [A] sluggin' through hell.
[Em] I [C#] was the [D] kid with the [B] dumb [Em] say, don't [C] you remember?
[F] They [E] called me [A] Al, [D] it was [G] Al all the [C#] [B] time.
[Am] I was the kid with the dumb say, [B] don't you remember?
[Em] I'm your pal, [F#] brother, [Bm] can you [E] spare [Gm] a [Em] [F#m] dime?
[F#] [B]
[Em] [Bm] [F#] [F#m]
[Em]
Key:  
B
12341112
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
B
12341112
Em
121
E
2311
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To learn George Michael - Brother Can You Spare A Dime chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F#, B, Em, E, A, D, G and B in sequence. Start with a comfortable 31 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 63. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] Once I built a [F#] railroad, [B] made [E] it run, [A] made [D] it race [G] [B] against [F] time.
[Am] Once I [B] built a railroad, [Em] _
now [C#] it's done, [F#] brother, [B] can you spare [Em] [E] a dime?
_ [B] _ [Em] Once I [F#] built a [B] tower to [E] the [A] sun, brick [D] and [G] rivet [C#] and lime.
[Am] Once I [B] built a tower, [Em] _
now it's done, [Gm] [A#] brother, [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[B] _ _ [E] Once in [Bm] cactus, _ [Cm] _ [G]
[E] gee we looked [B] swell, [Bm] full of that [Dm] Yankee doo [E]-doo-dee [A]-dum.
Half a million boots [Em] went [A] sluggin' [F#m] through hell.
[Em] I was the [C#] [F#] kid with [Gm] the [B] dumb _ [Em] say, don't you [F] remember?
They [E] called me [D#] Al, [D] it was [G] Al all the [C#] time.
[C] I was the kid with the dumb say, [A] don't you [B] remember?
[Em] _
I'm your [C#m] [E] pal, brother, [B] can you spare [Em] a [B] dime?
[D#] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [D#] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ [Em] Once [B] _ _ [E] _
in cactus, _ [Cm] gee [E] we looked [B] swell, full of that [Dm] Yankee doo [E]-doo-dee [A]-dum.
Half a million boots [Em] went [A] sluggin' through hell.
[Em] I [C#] was the [D] kid with the [B] dumb _ [Em] say, don't [C] you remember?
[F] They [E] called me [A] Al, [D] it was [G] Al all the [C#] [B] time.
[Am] I was the kid with the dumb say, [B] don't you remember?
[Em] _ I'm your pal, [F#] brother, [Bm] can you [E] spare [Gm] a [Em] _ _ [F#m] dime?
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney.

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