Chords for Brother Wind -- Tim O'Brien with Darrell Scott
Tempo:
95.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
Dm
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [C] [Bb] Made up my mind to go someplace so far [Dm] away, a headed [C] west.
[Bb] Without a sad goodbye, no hugs or tears that [Dm] way.
It's probably [C] for [Bb] the best.
I sent cards along the way, said I was [Dm] looking for a brand [C] new life.
[Bb] But I never settled down.
My wanderlust would [Dm] always [C] cut the ties [Bb] like a knife.
Sometimes the lonesome wind, it calls out [Dm] like it [C] knows me.
[Bb] And on a night like this, when I don't know where to [Dm] go, it [C] shows [Bb] me the way.
[F] [Bb] [F] Cause he [Bb] knows me.
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, [F] he's [C] [Dm] lonely too.
[C] And he takes [Bb] me away.
I always looked ahead.
I was so afraid [Dm] that I'd be [C] caught behind.
[Bb] I followed the crooked stream, the places I have never [Dm] been, and [C] one more highway [Bb] sign.
And I'm like some other guy, I might count the hours [Dm] till the day would [C] end.
[Bb] But it's not so I can rest.
For me it's the time [C] that's best [Dm] for talking [C] to my [Bb] friend.
Cause [F] he [Bb]
knows me.
[Gm] [F]
My brother [Bb] waves, [F] he's lonely [Dm] too.
And [C] he takes [Bb] me away.
[Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
Now half my life's gone, the only home I ever had [Dm] is this open [C] road.
[Bb] My skin's all cracked and brown, it's a mirror to that desert [Dm] ground, and the dusty wind [C] that always seemed [Bb] to blow.
And I never made a mark, I just scattered footsteps [Dm] on these [C] shit-tent sands.
[Bb] And whatever pushes me, it's something only [Dm] he could [C] ever [Bb] understand.
[F] Cause he [Bb] knows me.
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, [F] he's [Dm] lonely too.
[C] And he takes [Bb] me away.
[F] He [Bb] knows me.
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, [F] he's [C]
[Dm] lonely too.
[C] And he takes me [Bb]
away.
[Bb] Without a sad goodbye, no hugs or tears that [Dm] way.
It's probably [C] for [Bb] the best.
I sent cards along the way, said I was [Dm] looking for a brand [C] new life.
[Bb] But I never settled down.
My wanderlust would [Dm] always [C] cut the ties [Bb] like a knife.
Sometimes the lonesome wind, it calls out [Dm] like it [C] knows me.
[Bb] And on a night like this, when I don't know where to [Dm] go, it [C] shows [Bb] me the way.
[F] [Bb] [F] Cause he [Bb] knows me.
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, [F] he's [C] [Dm] lonely too.
[C] And he takes [Bb] me away.
I always looked ahead.
I was so afraid [Dm] that I'd be [C] caught behind.
[Bb] I followed the crooked stream, the places I have never [Dm] been, and [C] one more highway [Bb] sign.
And I'm like some other guy, I might count the hours [Dm] till the day would [C] end.
[Bb] But it's not so I can rest.
For me it's the time [C] that's best [Dm] for talking [C] to my [Bb] friend.
Cause [F] he [Bb]
knows me.
[Gm] [F]
My brother [Bb] waves, [F] he's lonely [Dm] too.
And [C] he takes [Bb] me away.
[Dm] [C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
Now half my life's gone, the only home I ever had [Dm] is this open [C] road.
[Bb] My skin's all cracked and brown, it's a mirror to that desert [Dm] ground, and the dusty wind [C] that always seemed [Bb] to blow.
And I never made a mark, I just scattered footsteps [Dm] on these [C] shit-tent sands.
[Bb] And whatever pushes me, it's something only [Dm] he could [C] ever [Bb] understand.
[F] Cause he [Bb] knows me.
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, [F] he's [Dm] lonely too.
[C] And he takes [Bb] me away.
[F] He [Bb] knows me.
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, [F] he's [C]
[Dm] lonely too.
[C] And he takes me [Bb]
away.
Key:
Bb
C
Dm
F
Gm
Bb
C
Dm
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ Made up my mind to go someplace so far [Dm] away, a headed [C] west.
_ _ [Bb] Without a sad goodbye, no hugs or tears that [Dm] way.
It's probably [C] for [Bb] the best.
_ _ I sent cards along the way, said I was [Dm] looking for a brand [C] new life. _
[Bb] But I never settled down.
My wanderlust would [Dm] always [C] cut the ties [Bb] like a knife. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes the lonesome wind, it calls out [Dm] like it [C] knows me.
_ _ [Bb] _ And on a night like this, when I don't know where to [Dm] go, it [C] shows [Bb] me the way.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Cause he [Bb] knows me. _ _ _ _ _
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, _ _ _ _ _ [F] he's [C] [Dm] lonely too. _
[C] And he takes [Bb] me away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I always looked ahead.
I was so afraid [Dm] that I'd be [C] caught behind.
_ _ [Bb] I followed the crooked stream, the places I have never [Dm] been, and [C] one more highway [Bb] sign.
_ _ And I'm like some other guy, I might count the hours [Dm] till the day would [C] end. _
_ [Bb] But it's not so I can rest.
For me it's the time [C] that's best [Dm] for talking [C] to my [Bb] friend.
_ Cause _ _ [F] he [Bb]
knows me.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F]
My brother [Bb] waves, _ _ _ _ _ [F] he's lonely [Dm] too.
And [C] he takes [Bb] me away. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now half my life's gone, the only home I ever had [Dm] is this open [C] road. _ _ _
[Bb] My skin's all cracked and brown, it's a mirror to that desert [Dm] ground, and the dusty wind [C] that always seemed [Bb] to blow. _ _ _
And I never made a mark, I just scattered footsteps [Dm] on these [C] shit-tent sands.
[Bb] And whatever pushes me, it's something only [Dm] he could [C] ever _ [Bb] understand. _ _ _ _
_ [F] Cause he [Bb] knows me. _ _
_ _ _ [F] My [Bb] brother waves, _ _ _ _ [F] he's [Dm] lonely too.
_ [C] And he takes [Bb] me away.
[F] He [Bb] knows me. _
_ _ _ [F] My [Bb] brother waves, _ _ _ _ _ [F] he's [C]
[Dm] lonely too.
_ [C] And he takes me [Bb]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Without a sad goodbye, no hugs or tears that [Dm] way.
It's probably [C] for [Bb] the best.
_ _ I sent cards along the way, said I was [Dm] looking for a brand [C] new life. _
[Bb] But I never settled down.
My wanderlust would [Dm] always [C] cut the ties [Bb] like a knife. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes the lonesome wind, it calls out [Dm] like it [C] knows me.
_ _ [Bb] _ And on a night like this, when I don't know where to [Dm] go, it [C] shows [Bb] me the way.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Cause he [Bb] knows me. _ _ _ _ _
[F] My [Bb] brother waves, _ _ _ _ _ [F] he's [C] [Dm] lonely too. _
[C] And he takes [Bb] me away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I always looked ahead.
I was so afraid [Dm] that I'd be [C] caught behind.
_ _ [Bb] I followed the crooked stream, the places I have never [Dm] been, and [C] one more highway [Bb] sign.
_ _ And I'm like some other guy, I might count the hours [Dm] till the day would [C] end. _
_ [Bb] But it's not so I can rest.
For me it's the time [C] that's best [Dm] for talking [C] to my [Bb] friend.
_ Cause _ _ [F] he [Bb]
knows me.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F]
My brother [Bb] waves, _ _ _ _ _ [F] he's lonely [Dm] too.
And [C] he takes [Bb] me away. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now half my life's gone, the only home I ever had [Dm] is this open [C] road. _ _ _
[Bb] My skin's all cracked and brown, it's a mirror to that desert [Dm] ground, and the dusty wind [C] that always seemed [Bb] to blow. _ _ _
And I never made a mark, I just scattered footsteps [Dm] on these [C] shit-tent sands.
[Bb] And whatever pushes me, it's something only [Dm] he could [C] ever _ [Bb] understand. _ _ _ _
_ [F] Cause he [Bb] knows me. _ _
_ _ _ [F] My [Bb] brother waves, _ _ _ _ [F] he's [Dm] lonely too.
_ [C] And he takes [Bb] me away.
[F] He [Bb] knows me. _
_ _ _ [F] My [Bb] brother waves, _ _ _ _ _ [F] he's [C]
[Dm] lonely too.
_ [C] And he takes me [Bb]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _