Hey Big Brother Chords by Rare Earth

Tempo:
123.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother (1971) chords
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[G]
[B]
[E] [Em]
[A]
[E] [F#m] [G]
[A]
[F#m] [D] [E] [G]
[E] [G] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [G]
[E] [G] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [E] [G]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em] [E]
[G] [E]
[Em] [E]
[F#] [E]
[Bm] [E] As soon as you [Bm] arrive, [E] you better get in touch with the people, big brother.
You better [D] get [A] them on [E] your side, big brother, [D] and keep [A] them [E] satisfied.
Welcome to the beat of a city [Em] street.
Walk on [E] now and don't be shy.
Take a closer look at the people you meet [D] and notice [A] the fear [E] in their [G] eyes.
[D] Watching [A] the time [E] passing by.
[D]
[A] [E] Hey, big [Bm] brother.
[E] As soon as you [B] arrive, [D]
[Em] you [E] better get in touch with the people, [Bm] big [D] brother.
[A] Keep them on [E] your side, big brother.
[D] [A] Keep them [E] satisfied.
Focus your eye on the filthy sky.
Just as far as you can see.
Everybody's getting kind of tired of waiting [D] because [A] nobody [E] wants to cry.
[D] Nobody [A] wants [E] to die.
[D] [E]
Hey, big brother.
[Bm] [E] As soon as you [B] arrive, [E] you better get in touch with the people, big brother.
[D] And [A] get them on [E] your side, big brother.
[D] And [A] keep them
[E] satisfied.
[Em] Now that [A] you've got the [Em] picture,
[Bm] what you going to [Em] do?
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[A] [G]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[Em] [E]
Hey,
[A] [E]
big
[Em]
brother.
I know you're out there somewhere.
[Bm] [E] If we don't get our thing [Bm] together, [A] [E] big brother will be watching us.
He ain't going [A] to get [E] me.
Are you going to let him get you?
He'll never get me.
He'll never get me, no.
Big brother's coming.
[Bm] No, he'll never get me.
No, no, [E] no.
Hey, [G] [E] big brother.
Hey, [G] [E]
yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Rare Earth - (Single Version) Hey Big Brother chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, A, E, D, Em, E, G and E in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 61 BPM before aiming for the song's 124 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ As soon as you [Bm] arrive, [E] you better get in touch with the people, big brother.
You better [D] get [A] them on [E] your side, big brother, [D] and keep [A] them _ [E] satisfied.
_ _ Welcome to the beat of a city [Em] street.
Walk on [E] now and don't be shy.
_ _ Take a closer look at the people you meet [D] and notice [A] the fear [E] in their [G] eyes.
_ [D] Watching [A] the time [E] passing by.
_ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ Hey, big [Bm] brother. _
[E] _ As soon as you [B] arrive, [D]
[Em] you [E] better get in touch with the people, [Bm] big [D] brother.
[A] Keep them on [E] your side, big brother.
[D] [A] Keep them _ [E] satisfied. _
_ Focus your eye on the filthy sky.
Just as far as you can see. _
_ _ Everybody's getting kind of tired of waiting [D] because [A] nobody [E] wants to cry. _
_ [D] Nobody [A] wants [E] to die.
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Hey, big brother.
[Bm] _ [E] As soon as you [B] arrive, [E] you better get in touch with the people, big brother.
[D] And [A] get them on [E] your side, big brother.
[D] And [A] keep them _
[E] satisfied. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Now that [A] you've got the [Em] picture, _
_ [Bm] what you going to [Em] _ do?
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey, _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ big _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ brother.
_ _ _ _ I know you're out there somewhere.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ If we don't get our thing [Bm] together, [A] _ [E] _ _ big brother will be watching us. _ _ _ _
He ain't going [A] to get [E] me.
_ Are you going to let him get you?
_ _ He'll never get me.
_ _ _ _ He'll never get me, no.
_ _ Big brother's coming. _
_ _ [Bm] No, he'll never get me.
No, no, [E] _ no.
Hey, [G] [E] big brother.
_ _ _ Hey, [G] _ [E] _
yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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