Chords for Brother can you spare a dime/Tom Waits
Tempo:
87.35 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Eb
G
C
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[Eb] They used to tell me I [Ab] was building a [Fm] dream, [Cm]
[Dm] [Cm] and so I followed the [Fm] map.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [Cm] [Eb] When there was earth to [D] plow, or guns [C] to bear, [D] I [Ab] was always there, [G] right there [Cm] on the [F] job.
[Eb] They [Gm] [Cm] [G] [Cm] used to tell me [D] I was [Eb] building a [C] dream, [Fm] [Cm] with peace and [Fm] glory [Gm] ahead.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why should I [B] be standing in line, [G] [Eb] just [Gm] waiting for [Eb] bread?
[Bm] [Cm] Once I built a railroad, [B] I [C] made it run, [Fm]
I [Bb] made it run [Eb] against time.
[Fm] Once [G] I built a railroad, [Eb]
and [Ab] now it's [G] done, but I can't use [Cm] spare or dime.
Once I built a tower, [B] [C] way up to the [Fm] sun, [Bb] with bricks and mortar [Eb] and lime.
[Abm] [Ab] [G] Once I built a railroad, [Cm] [Eb] [Ab] and now it's done, [Dm]
[Gm] but I can't [B] use [Cm] spare or dime.
[G]
[C] And khaki [G] suits, [C] [G] gee we [C] looked swell, full of the Yankee Doodle Ditty.
[Db] [C] [F] A half a million boots, went flogging [Cm] through hell.
[F]
I [Cm] was the kid [G] with a truck.
Oh say don't you [Cm] remember, [G]
[B] you [C] called me out, [Fm] it [Bb] was out on the [Eb] tide.
[Eb] [B] [Ab]
Say don't [G] you remember, [Cm] [Eb] I [Bb] was your pal, [G] [Cm] but again you spare a dime.
Say don't [G] you remember, you [C] called me [Fm] out, [D] it was out [Eb] on the tide.
[B] [Ab]
[G] Say don't you [Eb] remember, [Cm] [Eb] I was [Fm] your [G] pal, but again you spare [Cm] a dime.
[D] But again [Gm] you spare a [Cm]
dime.
[C]
[Eb] They used to tell me I [Ab] was building a [Fm] dream, [Cm]
[Dm] [Cm] and so I followed the [Fm] map.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [Cm] [Eb] When there was earth to [D] plow, or guns [C] to bear, [D] I [Ab] was always there, [G] right there [Cm] on the [F] job.
[Eb] They [Gm] [Cm] [G] [Cm] used to tell me [D] I was [Eb] building a [C] dream, [Fm] [Cm] with peace and [Fm] glory [Gm] ahead.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why should I [B] be standing in line, [G] [Eb] just [Gm] waiting for [Eb] bread?
[Bm] [Cm] Once I built a railroad, [B] I [C] made it run, [Fm]
I [Bb] made it run [Eb] against time.
[Fm] Once [G] I built a railroad, [Eb]
and [Ab] now it's [G] done, but I can't use [Cm] spare or dime.
Once I built a tower, [B] [C] way up to the [Fm] sun, [Bb] with bricks and mortar [Eb] and lime.
[Abm] [Ab] [G] Once I built a railroad, [Cm] [Eb] [Ab] and now it's done, [Dm]
[Gm] but I can't [B] use [Cm] spare or dime.
[G]
[C] And khaki [G] suits, [C] [G] gee we [C] looked swell, full of the Yankee Doodle Ditty.
[Db] [C] [F] A half a million boots, went flogging [Cm] through hell.
[F]
I [Cm] was the kid [G] with a truck.
Oh say don't you [Cm] remember, [G]
[B] you [C] called me out, [Fm] it [Bb] was out on the [Eb] tide.
[Eb] [B] [Ab]
Say don't [G] you remember, [Cm] [Eb] I [Bb] was your pal, [G] [Cm] but again you spare a dime.
Say don't [G] you remember, you [C] called me [Fm] out, [D] it was out [Eb] on the tide.
[B] [Ab]
[G] Say don't you [Eb] remember, [Cm] [Eb] I was [Fm] your [G] pal, but again you spare [Cm] a dime.
[D] But again [Gm] you spare a [Cm]
dime.
[C]
Key:
Cm
Eb
G
C
Fm
Cm
Eb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] They used to tell me I [Ab] was building a [Fm] dream, [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ [Cm] and so I followed the [Fm] map.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] When there was earth to [D] plow, or guns [C] to bear, [D] I [Ab] was always there, [G] right there [Cm] on the [F] job.
[Eb] They _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [G] [Cm] used to tell me [D] I was [Eb] building a [C] dream, [Fm] _ [Cm] _ with peace and [Fm] glory _ [Gm] ahead.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb]
Why should I [B] be standing in line, [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ just [Gm] waiting for [Eb] bread?
_ _ [Bm] _ [Cm] Once I built a railroad, _ [B] I [C] made it run, _ [Fm] _
I [Bb] made it run [Eb] against time. _ _
_ [Fm] _ Once [G] I built a railroad, [Eb] _
and [Ab] now it's [G] done, _ but I can't use [Cm] spare or dime. _ _ _ _
Once I built a tower, _ [B] _ [C] way up to the [Fm] sun, _ [Bb] with bricks and mortar [Eb] and lime.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] [G] Once I built a railroad, [Cm] _ [Eb] [Ab] and now it's done, [Dm] _
[Gm] but I can't [B] use [Cm] spare or dime.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] And khaki [G] suits, _ [C] [G] gee we [C] looked swell, _ full of the Yankee Doodle Ditty.
_ _ [Db] _ [C] [F] A half a million boots, went flogging [Cm] through hell.
_ [F]
I [Cm] was the kid [G] with a truck. _
Oh say don't you [Cm] remember, [G] _
[B] you [C] called me out, _ [Fm] it [Bb] was out on the [Eb] tide.
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab]
Say don't [G] you remember, [Cm] _ [Eb] I [Bb] was your pal, _ [G] _ [Cm] but again you spare a dime.
_ _ _ _ Say don't [G] you remember, _ you [C] called me [Fm] out, [D] it was out [Eb] on the tide.
_ _ [B] _ [Ab] _
[G] Say don't you [Eb] remember, [Cm] _ [Eb] I was [Fm] your _ [G] pal, but again you spare [Cm] a dime.
_ _ [D] But again [Gm] you spare a _ [Cm] _
dime.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] They used to tell me I [Ab] was building a [Fm] dream, [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ [Cm] and so I followed the [Fm] map.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] When there was earth to [D] plow, or guns [C] to bear, [D] I [Ab] was always there, [G] right there [Cm] on the [F] job.
[Eb] They _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [G] [Cm] used to tell me [D] I was [Eb] building a [C] dream, [Fm] _ [Cm] _ with peace and [Fm] glory _ [Gm] ahead.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb]
Why should I [B] be standing in line, [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ just [Gm] waiting for [Eb] bread?
_ _ [Bm] _ [Cm] Once I built a railroad, _ [B] I [C] made it run, _ [Fm] _
I [Bb] made it run [Eb] against time. _ _
_ [Fm] _ Once [G] I built a railroad, [Eb] _
and [Ab] now it's [G] done, _ but I can't use [Cm] spare or dime. _ _ _ _
Once I built a tower, _ [B] _ [C] way up to the [Fm] sun, _ [Bb] with bricks and mortar [Eb] and lime.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] [G] Once I built a railroad, [Cm] _ [Eb] [Ab] and now it's done, [Dm] _
[Gm] but I can't [B] use [Cm] spare or dime.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] And khaki [G] suits, _ [C] [G] gee we [C] looked swell, _ full of the Yankee Doodle Ditty.
_ _ [Db] _ [C] [F] A half a million boots, went flogging [Cm] through hell.
_ [F]
I [Cm] was the kid [G] with a truck. _
Oh say don't you [Cm] remember, [G] _
[B] you [C] called me out, _ [Fm] it [Bb] was out on the [Eb] tide.
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab]
Say don't [G] you remember, [Cm] _ [Eb] I [Bb] was your pal, _ [G] _ [Cm] but again you spare a dime.
_ _ _ _ Say don't [G] you remember, _ you [C] called me [Fm] out, [D] it was out [Eb] on the tide.
_ _ [B] _ [Ab] _
[G] Say don't you [Eb] remember, [Cm] _ [Eb] I was [Fm] your _ [G] pal, but again you spare [Cm] a dime.
_ _ [D] But again [Gm] you spare a _ [Cm] _
dime.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _