Brother Chords

by Kodaline
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Simple chords, played with capo on 3.
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 3rd fret
Author fllwngm [pro] 115.
2 contributors total, last edit on Apr 17, 2019
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Chords

Em
C
G
D
Bm

Strumming

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Played with capo on 3 to get easy to play chords.
 
You can leave out the Bm and G chords in the chorus if they're too difficult to play for you, as the change
there is quite quick and you need to be able to play Bm. It will sound good without too!
 
[Intro]
Em C G
 
[Verse 1]
     Em
When we were young we were the ones
    C                                     G
The kings and queens, oh yeah we ruled the world
          Em
We smoked cigarettes, man no regrets
     C                          G
Wish I could relive every single word
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                      Em                           C
We've taken different paths and traveled different roads
                    G                                D
I know we'll always end up on the same one when we're old
    Em                                     C                      G
And when you're in the trenches and you're under fire I will cover you
 
[Chorus]
         C          Em
If I was dying on my knees
                 G            C
You would be the one to rescue me
       C                  Em
And if you were drowned at sea
                G                 C
I'd give you my lungs so you could breathe
             C
I've got you brother
     Bm     Em
I've got you brother
     G      C
I've got you brother
     Bm     Em
I've got you brother
 
[Verse 2]
   Em                             C
Oh brother, we go deeper than the ink
                           G
Beneath the skin of our tattoos
       Em
Though we don't share the same blood
          C                             G
You're my brother and I love you, that's the truth
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                       Em                 C
We're living different lives, heaven only knows
                 G                                D
If we'll make it back with all our fingers and our toes
Em                C                             G
5 years, 20 years come back, we'll always be the same
 
[Chorus]
         C          Em
If I was dying on my knees
                 G            C
You would be the one to rescue me
       C                  Em
And if you were drowned at sea
                G                 C
I'd give you my lungs so you could breathe
             C
I've got you brother
     Bm     Em
I've got you brother
 
[Bridge]
                          C
And if we hit on troubled water
                   Em                D
I'll be the one to keep you warm and safe
                           C
And we'll be carrying each other
                 Em               D
Until we say goodbye on our dying day
                     C
Because I've got you brother
     Bm     Em
I've got you brother
     G      C
I've got you brother
     Bm     Em
I've got you brother
 
[Chorus]
         C          Em
If I was dying on my knees
                 G            C
You would be the one to rescue me
       C                  Em
And if you were drowned at sea
                G                 C
I'd give you my lungs so you could breathe
 
[Outro]
      C            Em
Oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
            G            C
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
      C            Em
Oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
            G            C
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
 
[Ending]
             C
I've got you brother
     Bm     Em
I've got you brother
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18 comments
matebor96
You can strum like this: Verse 1: Single Down strums Pre-Chorus: D DU DU DU (on every chord) Chorus: D D D DU (on every chord) Bridge: Down strums
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gyanherenj86
This song is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard
+4
josefin.weckman
Its just an awsome song and i cant stop playing it! 😊
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