Chords for Rudy Vallee - Brother Can You Spare A Dime? 1932

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] This is Rudy Vallee again, stepping perhaps a bit out of character and singing a song
from [Bbm] Americana, [Cm] a song that has taken its audiences by storm.
It [Eb] may be explained by its theme, which is both poignant [D]
and different.
[G] Brother, can [Cm] you spare a dime? _
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They used to tell me I [E] was building [Gm] a dream, [Dm]
and so I followed [E] the mob.
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When there was earth [E] to plow or guns to bear, I was always there, [A] right on the job.
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They used to tell [Gm] me I was building a [Dm] dream, with peace and glory [Am] _ ahead.
[C] [F] Why should I be standing in _ [A] line, [Dm] _
just waiting [A] for bread?
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_ Once _ _ _ [Bm] _
I built a railroad, [Gb] _ [B] made it run, [E] made [A] it race [D] against _ [Dbm] time.
[Bm] Once I built a railroad, _ [G] now it's done.
[Em] Brother, [Gb] can [Bm] you spare a dime?
_ Once I built a tower [Gb] to [B] the sun, [E] brick [A] and rivet [D] and [Bb] lime.
_ [Em] Once I built a [Gb] tower, [Bm] now [G] it's done.
Brother, [Gb] can you [Bm] spare a dime?
_ [B] Once in cocky suits, gee, we looked swell, full of that Yankee doodle-dum.
_ _ [Bm] Half a million boots went slogging through hell, and I was the kid [G] with the drum.
[Gb] _ _ [Bm] Say, don't you remember, [Gb] they called [B] me Al?
[Ab] It [A] was Al [D] all the [Gb] time.
_ [Em] Say, [Gb] don't you remember, [Bm] _ I'm your pal?
Buddy, can you [Gb] [B] spare a [E] dime?
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