Chords for George Michael - Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Audio)

Tempo:
62.75 bpm
Chords used:

Em

B

E

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Michael - Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Audio) chords
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[Em] [A] [Em] [C] [Dm] [C]
[B] [E] [F] [G] [C]
[B] [Bm] [Em] Once I built a [F#] railroad, [B]
made [G#] it [F#] run, [A] made [F#] it race [G]
[B] against [F] time.
[Am] Once I [B] built a railroad, [Em]
now [C#] it's done, [F#] brother [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[Am] [Em] Once I built a [F#] tower [B]
to [E] the sun, [A] brick [D] and [G] rivet in [C#] line.
[Am] Once I [B] built a tower, [Em]
now it's done, [E] brother [D] [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[Dm] [E] Once in [Bm] Cacus's [Cm]
[G] G [E].O.E. looks swell, [B] full [Bm] of that [Dm] Yankee [E] doodle dee dum.
[A] Half a million boots [Em] went [G] sluggin' [A] through [F#m] hell, [Em] I [C#] was the kid [F#] with the [Gm] [B] drum.
[Em] Say, don't you remember, [F]
they [G#] called me [D#] Al, it [D] was [G] Al all the [C#] time.
[C] Say, don't [A] you [B] remember, [Em]
I'm [C#m] your pal, [F#] [D] brother [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[B] [Em] [F#] [B]
[E] [A] [D] [G]
[B] [C] [B] [D#] [Em]
[C#m] [C] [B] [E]
[F] [Em] [G] [E]
Once in Cacus's [F] G [E].O.E. looks swell, [B]
full of that [Dm] Yankee [E] doodle dee dum.
[A]
Half a million boots [Em] went [A] sluggin' through hell, [Em]
I [C#] was the [D] kid with the [B] drum.
[Em]
Say, don't you remember, [F] they [E] called me [A] Al, [D#] [D] it was [G] Al all the [C#] time.
[B] [Am]
Say, [B] don't you remember, [Em] I'm your pal, [F#]
brother [Bm] can you spare [E] [Gm] a [Em] dime?
[F#m]
Can [F#] you [B] spare a [Em] dime?
[F#m] [Em]
Key:  
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
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To learn George Michael - Brother Can You Spare A Dime chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, B, Em, F#, Em, Am, E, F, G and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 31 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 63 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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[Em] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [B] _ [Bm] [Em] Once I built a [F#] railroad, [B]
made [G#] it [F#] run, [A] made [F#] it race [G]
[B] against [F] time.
[Am] Once I [B] built a railroad, _ [Em]
now [C#] it's done, [F#] brother [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[Am] _ _ [Em] Once I built a [F#] tower [B]
to [E] the sun, [A] brick [D] and [G] rivet in [C#] line.
[Am] Once I [B] built a tower, [Em]
now it's done, [E] brother [D] [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[Dm] _ [E] Once in [Bm] Cacus's [Cm]
[G] G [E].O.E. looks swell, [B] full [Bm] of that [Dm] Yankee [E] doodle dee dum.
[A] Half a million boots [Em] went [G] sluggin' [A] through [F#m] hell, [Em] I [C#] was the kid [F#] with the [Gm] [B] drum.
_ [Em] Say, don't you remember, [F]
they [G#] called me [D#] Al, it [D] was [G] Al all the [C#] time.
[C] Say, don't [A] you [B] remember, [Em]
I'm [C#m] your pal, [F#] [D] brother [B] can you spare [Em] a dime?
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [D#] _ [Em] _
_ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [E]
Once in Cacus's [F] G [E].O.E. looks swell, [B] _
full of that [Dm] Yankee [E] doodle dee dum.
[A]
Half a million boots [Em] went [A] sluggin' through hell, [Em]
I [C#] was the [D] kid with the [B] drum.
_ [Em]
Say, don't you remember, [F] they [E] called me [A] Al, [D#] [D] it was [G] Al all the [C#] time.
[B] _ [Am]
Say, [B] don't you remember, [Em] _ I'm your pal, [F#]
brother [Bm] can you spare [E] [Gm] a [Em] dime?
_ [F#m] _
_ Can [F#] you [B] spare _ _ _ a [Em] dime?
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _

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It's Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney who authored this song.

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