Brother to Brother Chords & Lyrics by Gino Vannelli
Brother to Brother
guitar chords lyrics
BROTHER TO BROTHER
Intro
f5................f......................f.............f.........
| F11 | F7-9+5 | F6 | F7-5+5 |
d5 c f eb d.........................
| Cm9 Dm7 | Ebm9 F11 |Gmaj7 ... .| ............. |
d5...............bb b db5 d db b4 bb
| Abm7-5 | Db11 Db7-9+5 | Gbmaj7..... | ...............|
db5 bb4 b eb5 db bb4 a................................
|N.c. |Dsus2/F#| .............|................|
------------6/4-----------------
Verse
Bm9 D7/a
Brother to brother
C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
Now we must join our hearts and hands
D7/a C#11 F#7+9+5 F7-9+5
yeah yeah
Bm9 D7/a D7+9+5
Yeah if we love one another
Gmaj9addC# C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
we hold key to the promised land
Am7/D D7-9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5
yeah
Chorus (voice as intro )
F11 F7-9+5 F6 F7-5+5
Think of all that we've been through
Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7
The shucks and jives and royal blues
G#m7-5 C#11 C#7-9+5 F#maj7
Let us pray our time will co-o-o-me
c#5 bb4 b d#5 c# bb4 a
N.c Dsus2/F#
When this world will live as one
Bm9 D7/a
Brother to brother
C#11 F#7+9+5 Bm7
Now don�t let the devil get you down
D7/a C#11 F#7+9+5 F7-9+5
Ooooh
Bm9 D7/a D7+9+5
�Cause it�s bread and it�s butter
Dmaj7/G C#m7 F#7+5
That makes this whole damn world
Bm7
Go round and round
Am7/D D9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5
yeah
F11 F7-9+5 F6 F7-5+5
Do you know where we went wrong
Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7
Tell me why the lines are drawn
G#m7-5 C#11 C#7-9+5 F#maj7
And let us break our bound�ries down
c#5 bb4 b d#5 c# bb4 a
N.c Dsus2/F#
And live our lives on com mon ground
Piano Solo:
over E-b
alternating bass
a#4 g# b a# F# g#.....
F# E G#m F# E......
over eb-bb alternating bass
a#4 f F# a# f E.............
F# c# F# c# c................
over d-a alternating bass
e4 d E G F# d
c bb c eb d bb
xylo: e4 b3 e4 f#3 a e4 g3 c4 E g#3 b e5 a3 b e4
piano: f#3 G g# a
C#7+9 Dadd9 C/Eb E Asus2/f
Guitar: ( slowly and majestically )
E d# E F# E F# G F# G a...............
F#11 F#7-5 F#7-9+5 F#7+9+5
guitar solo:
|Bm9 |D9/a |Db11 |F#7+9+5 F#7-9+5 |
|Bm9 |Am7/D D9+5 |Gmaj9addC# |Dbm9 |
|Bm9 |Am7/D D9+5 |Gmaj7 |Dbm9 F#7-9+5 |
| F11 | F7-9+5 | F6 | F7-5+5 |
| Cm9 Dm7 |Ebm9 F11 |Gmaj7 ... .| .............|
| Abm7-5 |Db11 Db7-9+5 |Gbmaj7..... | .............|
|Gb |
-----------------6/4-----------------------
|Dsus2/F# | .......... ..|............ ..| |
|Bm11 | | | |
|Cmaj9/6 | | | |
|Bm11 | | | |
|Cmaj9/6 | | | |
|Bm11 | |Cmaj9/6 | |
instrumental alternate between Bm11 Cmaj9/6
bass solo on Bm7
continue again with alternating Bm11 Cmaj9/6
...( with background vocal 'ahh's ending on:
|Bm9 D7/a |C#11 F7+5+9 |F7-9+5
| F11 | F7-9+5 | F6 | F7-5+5 |
| Cm9 Dm7 | Ebm9 F11 |Gmaj7 ... .| ............. |
| Abm7-5 | Db11 Db7-9+5 | Gbmaj7..... | ...............|
|Gb | Asus4/Gb | .............|................|
Bm9 D7/a
Oh, mothers and fathers
C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
Where will tomorrow�s children be?
Oh, brother, my brother
Gmaj9addC# C#m9 F#7+5 Bm7
Let us live our lives in peace
Am7/D D7-9+5 Gmaj9 F#7+9+5.......................
yeah yeah yeah
End with alternating Bm11 - Cmaj9/6 over guitar and vocals
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
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