Chords for Brother Can You Spare a Dime
Tempo:
88.7 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
E
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] They used to tell me [B] I was building a dream
[A] And so I followed them [F] all
[G] [C]
Where there was earth to [B] plow or guns to bear I
Was always there right out [E] on the job
[Am] They used to tell [D] me I was building [Dm] a dream
[A] With peace and glory
[D]
[G] Why [C] should I be standing [E] in law
[A] [Am] Just waiting [F] for bread
[E] [F]
[E] [Am] Once I [C] built a railroad
[B] [Bm] Made [A] it
[D]
Made [G] it race [C] against time
[Dm] Once I built [E] a railroad
[Cm]
Now [D] it's done
[B] [E] Buddy, can you [Am] spare a dime?
[A]
[Am] [F] [Am] Once I [G] built a tower
[Bm] to
[A] Build [D] a [C] brick and mortar
[B] Once [E] I [E] built a tower
[Cm] Now [D] it's done
[Dm] Buddy, [E] can you spare [Am] a [A] dime?
[Am] [F] [A] Once in khaki suit
[Em] Gee we looked [A] fine
[Em]
All [A] of that Yankee doodly-doo
[D] Half a million boots
[Am] Went slogging [D] through [Am] hell
and I
[C] was the kid [B] with the drum
[E] [Am] Oh say, don't [C] you remember
[Bm] They [C#m] called me Al
[D] It was Al [C] all the time
[E] [Dm] Say don't you remember
[A] I'm [F] your pal
[E] Buddy
Can [A] you spare a dime?
[Am]
[A] And so I followed them [F] all
[G] [C]
Where there was earth to [B] plow or guns to bear I
Was always there right out [E] on the job
[Am] They used to tell [D] me I was building [Dm] a dream
[A] With peace and glory
[D]
[G] Why [C] should I be standing [E] in law
[A] [Am] Just waiting [F] for bread
[E] [F]
[E] [Am] Once I [C] built a railroad
[B] [Bm] Made [A] it
[D]
Made [G] it race [C] against time
[Dm] Once I built [E] a railroad
[Cm]
Now [D] it's done
[B] [E] Buddy, can you [Am] spare a dime?
[A]
[Am] [F] [Am] Once I [G] built a tower
[Bm] to
[A] Build [D] a [C] brick and mortar
[B] Once [E] I [E] built a tower
[Cm] Now [D] it's done
[Dm] Buddy, [E] can you spare [Am] a [A] dime?
[Am] [F] [A] Once in khaki suit
[Em] Gee we looked [A] fine
[Em]
All [A] of that Yankee doodly-doo
[D] Half a million boots
[Am] Went slogging [D] through [Am] hell
and I
[C] was the kid [B] with the drum
[E] [Am] Oh say, don't [C] you remember
[Bm] They [C#m] called me Al
[D] It was Al [C] all the time
[E] [Dm] Say don't you remember
[A] I'm [F] your pal
[E] Buddy
Can [A] you spare a dime?
[Am]
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_ _ _ [Am] They used to tell me [B] I was building a dream
_ [A] And so I followed them [F] all
_ [G] _ _ _ [C]
Where there was earth to [B] plow or guns to bear I
_ Was always there right out [E] on the job
_ _ _ [Am] _ They used to tell [D] me I was building [Dm] a dream _
[A] _ With peace and glory
[D] _ _ _
[G] Why [C] should I be standing [E] in law
_ _ _ [A] _ [Am] Just waiting [F] for bread
_ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Once I [C] built a railroad
_ [B] _ [Bm] Made [A] it
_ [D] _
Made [G] it race [C] against time _
_ _ [Dm] Once I built [E] a railroad
_ [Cm] _
Now [D] it's done
[B] _ [E] Buddy, can you [Am] spare a dime?
[A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Once I [G] built a tower
[Bm] to
_ _ [A] Build [D] a [C] brick and mortar _ _
[B] Once _ [E] _ I [E] built a tower _
[Cm] Now [D] it's done
[Dm] Buddy, [E] can you spare [Am] a [A] dime? _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] Once in khaki suit
_ [Em] Gee we looked [A] fine
_ [Em] _
All [A] of that Yankee doodly-doo _
_ _ [D] Half a million boots
[Am] Went slogging [D] through [Am] hell
and I
[C] was the kid [B] with the drum
[E] _ _ [Am] Oh say, don't [C] you remember
_ [Bm] They [C#m] called me Al
_ [D] _ It was Al [C] all the time
[E] _ _ [Dm] Say don't you remember
_ [A] I'm [F] your pal _ _
_ [E] Buddy
_ Can [A] you spare _ _ _ a dime? _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] And so I followed them [F] all
_ [G] _ _ _ [C]
Where there was earth to [B] plow or guns to bear I
_ Was always there right out [E] on the job
_ _ _ [Am] _ They used to tell [D] me I was building [Dm] a dream _
[A] _ With peace and glory
[D] _ _ _
[G] Why [C] should I be standing [E] in law
_ _ _ [A] _ [Am] Just waiting [F] for bread
_ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Once I [C] built a railroad
_ [B] _ [Bm] Made [A] it
_ [D] _
Made [G] it race [C] against time _
_ _ [Dm] Once I built [E] a railroad
_ [Cm] _
Now [D] it's done
[B] _ [E] Buddy, can you [Am] spare a dime?
[A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Once I [G] built a tower
[Bm] to
_ _ [A] Build [D] a [C] brick and mortar _ _
[B] Once _ [E] _ I [E] built a tower _
[Cm] Now [D] it's done
[Dm] Buddy, [E] can you spare [Am] a [A] dime? _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] Once in khaki suit
_ [Em] Gee we looked [A] fine
_ [Em] _
All [A] of that Yankee doodly-doo _
_ _ [D] Half a million boots
[Am] Went slogging [D] through [Am] hell
and I
[C] was the kid [B] with the drum
[E] _ _ [Am] Oh say, don't [C] you remember
_ [Bm] They [C#m] called me Al
_ [D] _ It was Al [C] all the time
[E] _ _ [Dm] Say don't you remember
_ [A] I'm [F] your pal _ _
_ [E] Buddy
_ Can [A] you spare _ _ _ a dime? _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _