Chords for grateful dead - My Brother Esau (Single B-Sid - In the Dark

Tempo:
72.825 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

F

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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grateful dead - My Brother Esau (Single B-Sid - In the Dark chords
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[Em]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [Em] [G]
My brother Esau [F] killed a hunter [G] back in [F] 1969.
[G]
[Bm] And before [Em] the killing [A] was done, [C] his inheritance was mine.
But his birthright was a [G] wonder way before a [C] weary band.
[G]
Esau [E] gave me [A] sleeplessness [C] in the peace of my own land.
[G] [F] [G]
[F] [G] My father [F] favored [G] Esau, who was eager [F] to obey.
[G] All the bloody [Em] wild [A] commandments, [C] the old man shot his way.
[Gm] All his faith ended when [G] my brother [C] fell at [G] war.
He [Bm] staggered home, [Em] found [C] me at the door.
[Bm] Esau skates [Em] on mirrors [G] anymore, [Bm] meets [Em] his pale reflection [A] at the [C] door.
[Am] [Gm] [G] Yet sometimes at night I dream, he's still [F] that hairy [G] man.
Shadow [Bm] boxing the [Em] apocalypse, [C] [Am] wandering the land.
[F#] [G] Shadow [Bm] boxing the [Em] apocalypse, [A] [C] [G] wandering the land.
[C]
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G]
[F] [G] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [C]
[G] [F] [G] [Em]
[C] [Gm]
[Am] [G] [A] [G]
[F] Esau holds a [G] blessing, brother Esau [F] holds a [G] curse.
I would [Bm] say that the blame [Em] was mine, [C] but I suspected something worse.
Oh my brother [G] looks like me, unless [C] I [G] understand.
The [Bm] silent war [A] that bloodied [C] both our hands.
[G] Sometimes [Em] at night I think [C] I [Gm] understand.
[Am]
[Bm] Way late [Em] at night war [C] feels understandable.
[Gm] [G]
[Bm] Brother to [Em] brother, man to [C] man, [G] face to face, hand to hand.
[Bm] Shadow [Em] dance, [A] the silent [C] war we're in.
[Am]
[G] [Bm] Shadow [Em] dance [A] that never [C] ends, never ends.
[G] [Bm] Shadow boxing [Em] the [A] apocalypse, [C] yet again, [Gm] yet [Am] again.
[G] [Bm] Shadow boxing [Em] the [A] apocalypse, [C] wandering the land.
[G]
[C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Grateful Dead - ([Expanded], [Single B-Side]) My Brother Esau chords, practice the chord sequence A, C, G, Bm, Em, G, F and G. A strategic approach would be to train at 36 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 73. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
My brother Esau [F] killed a hunter [G] back in [F] 1969.
[G] _
[Bm] And before [Em] the killing [A] was done, [C] his inheritance was mine.
But his birthright was a [G] wonder way before a [C] weary band.
[G] _
Esau [E] gave me [A] sleeplessness [C] in the peace of my own land.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ My father [F] favored [G] Esau, who was eager [F] to obey.
[G] _ All the bloody [Em] wild [A] commandments, [C] the old man shot his way.
_ [Gm] All his faith ended when [G] my brother [C] fell at [G] war.
He [Bm] staggered home, [Em] found [C] me at the door.
_ _ [Bm] _ Esau skates [Em] on mirrors [G] anymore, _ _ [Bm] meets [Em] his pale reflection [A] at the [C] door.
[Am] _ [Gm] _ [G] Yet sometimes at night I dream, he's still [F] that hairy [G] man.
Shadow [Bm] boxing the [Em] apocalypse, [C] _ [Am] wandering the land.
[F#] [G] Shadow [Bm] boxing the [Em] apocalypse, [A] _ [C] [G] wandering the land.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [F] Esau holds a [G] blessing, brother Esau [F] holds a [G] curse.
I would [Bm] say that the blame [Em] was mine, [C] but I suspected something worse.
_ Oh my brother [G] looks like me, unless [C] I [G] understand.
The [Bm] silent war [A] that bloodied [C] both our hands. _ _
[G] Sometimes [Em] at night I think [C] I [Gm] understand.
_ [Am] _
[Bm] Way late [Em] at night war [C] feels understandable.
[Gm] _ [G] _
[Bm] Brother to [Em] brother, man to [C] man, [G] face to face, hand to hand.
[Bm] Shadow [Em] dance, [A] the silent [C] war we're in.
_ [Am] _
[G] [Bm] Shadow [Em] dance [A] that never [C] ends, never ends.
[G] [Bm] Shadow boxing [Em] the [A] apocalypse, [C] yet again, [Gm] yet [Am] again.
[G] [Bm] Shadow boxing [Em] the [A] apocalypse, [C] wandering the land. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the In The Dark album.

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