Brother Jake Chords by The Neville Brothers
Tempo:
100 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[C] [D]
[C] [Am]
[C] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
Oh, my [C] brother Jake, brother [D]
[C] Jake is finally home.
[D]
[G] Oh, my brother Jake.
[D] Oh, my brother.
[Am] Oh, my [G] brother Jake is finally home.
[Am]
Oh, my brother [C] Jake, [D]
[Em] he was on the [C] run.
[G]
[Am] The man [C] behind him, [D]
oh, [C] I would have gathered that gun.
[G]
[A] I remember the [C] morning, [D] oh, [A] when he hopped that [C] break.
[G] [Am] He was heading west, [G] [C]
[D] oh Lord, [C] he couldn't be late.
Oh,
[G] [Am] brother [C] Jake had to ride the rail or get locked up in [D] the Paris jail.
Oh, [C] he had a lie weighing [G] upon his [Am] chest.
[C] The sheriff had a warrant [G] for his arrest.
[F] [G] [Dm] He grabbed the train and headed [G] east.
[A] But his life of running [Em] never ceased.
He [Am] hopped off the train in New [G] York City.
[A] Oh, little boy, ain't [Am] no kind of feeling.
Oh, brother [C] Jake,
[D] oh, my [Am] brother Jake is finally home.
Oh, my brother [C] Jake.
Oh, my brother.
[Am] Oh, my brother Jake is finally home.
[D] Oh, he [C] finally made it, finally made
[D] [C] it back to New Orleans.
Back to New Orleans.
Back to New [D] Orleans.
[Am] Man in his [G] hometown.
Man in his [Am] hometown.
Showed love for [G] me.
Showed love for me.
[Am] Back [C] in his jungle.
In his jungle.
[D] [C] Where he lived his life.
Where he lived [Gm] his life.
[D] [Am] The law of the land.
The law [D] of the land.
[Am] Was gone at night.
Late [Bm] one [C] night.
Down on the [D] avenue.
[C] That's my brother Jake's dying breath was true.
He got his heart.
Oh, when family and [D] [Am] friends.
Somebody caught him off guard.
And brought his [A] life to an end.
Well.
[Am] Oh, my brother Jake. Brother Jake.
He's [D] finally home.
Oh, [Em] my brother Jake.
[C] My brother Jake.
Oh, [Am]
brother Jake.
[G] [C] [D] My [Am] brother Jake.
[C]
Brother
[Am] Jake is [C] finally home.
[D] The [Am] mongrel brown [C] figure is finally alone.
The [Am] mongrel brown figure is finally alone.
[D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] [C] [Am]
[N]
[C] [D]
[C] [Am]
[C] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
Oh, my [C] brother Jake, brother [D]
[C] Jake is finally home.
[D]
[G] Oh, my brother Jake.
[D] Oh, my brother.
[Am] Oh, my [G] brother Jake is finally home.
[Am]
Oh, my brother [C] Jake, [D]
[Em] he was on the [C] run.
[G]
[Am] The man [C] behind him, [D]
oh, [C] I would have gathered that gun.
[G]
[A] I remember the [C] morning, [D] oh, [A] when he hopped that [C] break.
[G] [Am] He was heading west, [G] [C]
[D] oh Lord, [C] he couldn't be late.
Oh,
[G] [Am] brother [C] Jake had to ride the rail or get locked up in [D] the Paris jail.
Oh, [C] he had a lie weighing [G] upon his [Am] chest.
[C] The sheriff had a warrant [G] for his arrest.
[F] [G] [Dm] He grabbed the train and headed [G] east.
[A] But his life of running [Em] never ceased.
He [Am] hopped off the train in New [G] York City.
[A] Oh, little boy, ain't [Am] no kind of feeling.
Oh, brother [C] Jake,
[D] oh, my [Am] brother Jake is finally home.
Oh, my brother [C] Jake.
Oh, my brother.
[Am] Oh, my brother Jake is finally home.
[D] Oh, he [C] finally made it, finally made
[D] [C] it back to New Orleans.
Back to New Orleans.
Back to New [D] Orleans.
[Am] Man in his [G] hometown.
Man in his [Am] hometown.
Showed love for [G] me.
Showed love for me.
[Am] Back [C] in his jungle.
In his jungle.
[D] [C] Where he lived his life.
Where he lived [Gm] his life.
[D] [Am] The law of the land.
The law [D] of the land.
[Am] Was gone at night.
Late [Bm] one [C] night.
Down on the [D] avenue.
[C] That's my brother Jake's dying breath was true.
He got his heart.
Oh, when family and [D] [Am] friends.
Somebody caught him off guard.
And brought his [A] life to an end.
Well.
[Am] Oh, my brother Jake. Brother Jake.
He's [D] finally home.
Oh, [Em] my brother Jake.
[C] My brother Jake.
Oh, [Am]
brother Jake.
[G] [C] [D] My [Am] brother Jake.
[C]
Brother
[Am] Jake is [C] finally home.
[D] The [Am] mongrel brown [C] figure is finally alone.
The [Am] mongrel brown figure is finally alone.
[D] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] [C] [Am]
[N]
Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
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[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Oh, my [C] brother Jake, brother _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ Jake is finally home.
[D]
[G] Oh, my brother Jake.
[D] Oh, my brother. _
[Am] Oh, my [G] brother Jake is finally home.
[Am]
Oh, my brother [C] Jake, _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] he was on the [C] run.
_ _ _ [G] _
[Am] The man [C] behind him, _ _ [D]
oh, [C] I would have gathered that gun.
_ _ _ [G] _
[A] I remember the [C] morning, _ _ _ [D] oh, [A] when he hopped that [C] break. _ _ _ _
[G] [Am] He was heading west, [G] _ [C] _ _
[D] oh Lord, [C] he couldn't be late.
Oh, _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] brother [C] Jake had to ride the rail or get locked up in [D] the Paris jail.
Oh, [C] he had a lie weighing [G] upon his [Am] chest.
[C] The sheriff had a warrant _ [G] for his arrest.
[F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ He grabbed the train and headed [G] east.
_ [A] But his life of running [Em] never ceased.
He _ [Am] _ hopped off the train in New [G] York City.
_ [A] Oh, little boy, ain't [Am] no kind of feeling.
_ Oh, brother [C] Jake, _ _ _
[D] _ oh, my [Am] brother Jake is finally home. _
_ Oh, my brother [C] Jake.
Oh, my brother.
[Am] _ Oh, my brother Jake is finally home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, he [C] finally made it, finally made _
_ [D] [C] it back to New Orleans.
Back to New Orleans.
Back to New [D] Orleans.
[Am] Man in his [G] hometown.
_ Man in his [Am] hometown.
Showed love for [G] me.
Showed love for me.
[Am] Back [C] in his jungle.
In his jungle.
[D] _ [C] Where he lived his life.
Where he lived [Gm] his life.
[D] [Am] The law of the _ land.
The law [D] of the land.
[Am] Was gone at night. _ _ _
_ _ Late [Bm] one [C] night.
Down on the [D] avenue.
[C] _ That's my brother Jake's dying breath was true.
He got his heart.
Oh, when family and [D] [Am] friends.
Somebody caught him off guard.
And brought his [A] life to an end.
Well.
_ _ [Am] Oh, my brother Jake. Brother Jake.
He's [D] finally home.
Oh, [Em] my brother Jake.
[C] My brother Jake.
Oh, [Am] _
brother Jake.
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] My [Am] brother Jake.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Brother _ _
[Am] Jake is [C] finally home.
[D] The [Am] mongrel brown _ [C] figure is _ _ _ _ _ _ finally alone.
The [Am] mongrel brown figure is finally alone. _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Oh, my [C] brother Jake, brother _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ Jake is finally home.
[D]
[G] Oh, my brother Jake.
[D] Oh, my brother. _
[Am] Oh, my [G] brother Jake is finally home.
[Am]
Oh, my brother [C] Jake, _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] he was on the [C] run.
_ _ _ [G] _
[Am] The man [C] behind him, _ _ [D]
oh, [C] I would have gathered that gun.
_ _ _ [G] _
[A] I remember the [C] morning, _ _ _ [D] oh, [A] when he hopped that [C] break. _ _ _ _
[G] [Am] He was heading west, [G] _ [C] _ _
[D] oh Lord, [C] he couldn't be late.
Oh, _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] brother [C] Jake had to ride the rail or get locked up in [D] the Paris jail.
Oh, [C] he had a lie weighing [G] upon his [Am] chest.
[C] The sheriff had a warrant _ [G] for his arrest.
[F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ He grabbed the train and headed [G] east.
_ [A] But his life of running [Em] never ceased.
He _ [Am] _ hopped off the train in New [G] York City.
_ [A] Oh, little boy, ain't [Am] no kind of feeling.
_ Oh, brother [C] Jake, _ _ _
[D] _ oh, my [Am] brother Jake is finally home. _
_ Oh, my brother [C] Jake.
Oh, my brother.
[Am] _ Oh, my brother Jake is finally home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, he [C] finally made it, finally made _
_ [D] [C] it back to New Orleans.
Back to New Orleans.
Back to New [D] Orleans.
[Am] Man in his [G] hometown.
_ Man in his [Am] hometown.
Showed love for [G] me.
Showed love for me.
[Am] Back [C] in his jungle.
In his jungle.
[D] _ [C] Where he lived his life.
Where he lived [Gm] his life.
[D] [Am] The law of the _ land.
The law [D] of the land.
[Am] Was gone at night. _ _ _
_ _ Late [Bm] one [C] night.
Down on the [D] avenue.
[C] _ That's my brother Jake's dying breath was true.
He got his heart.
Oh, when family and [D] [Am] friends.
Somebody caught him off guard.
And brought his [A] life to an end.
Well.
_ _ [Am] Oh, my brother Jake. Brother Jake.
He's [D] finally home.
Oh, [Em] my brother Jake.
[C] My brother Jake.
Oh, [Am] _
brother Jake.
[G] _ [C] _ _ [D] My [Am] brother Jake.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Brother _ _
[Am] Jake is [C] finally home.
[D] The [Am] mongrel brown _ [C] figure is _ _ _ _ _ _ finally alone.
The [Am] mongrel brown figure is finally alone. _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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