Blood Brothers Chords by Ken Boothe
Tempo:
147.9 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Ab
Bb
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
Growing up on the streets of Birmingham, where your home was torn and your life was damned.
[Bb] I was a hungry black boy, [Gm] when he was the world on my back.
[Eb] Billy was a white man's son, [Ab] living in a one room shack.
We [Cm] lived in those days, in the Alabama heat.
We shared what we had, but we never had enough to eat.
Mama said [Fm] it didn't look right, black [Eb] looks don't look white.
[Ab] [Db] But Billy was our [Cm] friend, and we swore one rainy night.
To be proper, Lord [Ab] I loved him, life [Cm] and love.
We were blood [F] brother, right to [Cm] the end.
[Ab] He came, well well well, [Cm] turned 18, and we had no place to go.
[Bb] [Cm] Cause how long can you watch God grow?
[Bb] Billy said he got some money, put us on [Gm] the first Greyhound bus.
[Eb] New York City lights, [Ab] gonna be greeting us.
[Bb] [Cm] Uptown lights, kept us in poverty.
Need to abuse, but we suffered in dignity.
Billy couldn't [Fm] take 9, 5, if so [Ab] he'd stay alive.
[Db] He said to me one day, we [C] ain't gonna be deprived.
You're [Cm] my blood, [Ab] and I love you like [Cm] no other.
We were blood, [Bb] [F]
right to [Cm] the end.
Well [Ab] well well, [Cm] so much did change, as the days went by.
And the money rolling, we were living high.
[Bb] He didn't have to tell me, he [Gm] was breaking the law.
[Eb] I knew it was him, the man [Ab] worth looking for.
And [Cm] the story goes, that he caught a knife.
And he pushed his luck, and it cost his life.
I [Fm] sat down and I cried, on that [Ab] rainy night.
When [Db] I heard on the news, [C]
one patient [G] had died.
[Bm] He [Cm] was my blood brother, and [Ab] I loved him like [Cm] no other.
He was my blood brother, [Ab] and I loved him like [Cm] no other.
He was my brother, my brother, and [Ab] we shared the common love.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
Growing up on the streets of Birmingham, where your home was torn and your life was damned.
[Bb] I was a hungry black boy, [Gm] when he was the world on my back.
[Eb] Billy was a white man's son, [Ab] living in a one room shack.
We [Cm] lived in those days, in the Alabama heat.
We shared what we had, but we never had enough to eat.
Mama said [Fm] it didn't look right, black [Eb] looks don't look white.
[Ab] [Db] But Billy was our [Cm] friend, and we swore one rainy night.
To be proper, Lord [Ab] I loved him, life [Cm] and love.
We were blood [F] brother, right to [Cm] the end.
[Ab] He came, well well well, [Cm] turned 18, and we had no place to go.
[Bb] [Cm] Cause how long can you watch God grow?
[Bb] Billy said he got some money, put us on [Gm] the first Greyhound bus.
[Eb] New York City lights, [Ab] gonna be greeting us.
[Bb] [Cm] Uptown lights, kept us in poverty.
Need to abuse, but we suffered in dignity.
Billy couldn't [Fm] take 9, 5, if so [Ab] he'd stay alive.
[Db] He said to me one day, we [C] ain't gonna be deprived.
You're [Cm] my blood, [Ab] and I love you like [Cm] no other.
We were blood, [Bb] [F]
right to [Cm] the end.
Well [Ab] well well, [Cm] so much did change, as the days went by.
And the money rolling, we were living high.
[Bb] He didn't have to tell me, he [Gm] was breaking the law.
[Eb] I knew it was him, the man [Ab] worth looking for.
And [Cm] the story goes, that he caught a knife.
And he pushed his luck, and it cost his life.
I [Fm] sat down and I cried, on that [Ab] rainy night.
When [Db] I heard on the news, [C]
one patient [G] had died.
[Bm] He [Cm] was my blood brother, and [Ab] I loved him like [Cm] no other.
He was my blood brother, [Ab] and I loved him like [Cm] no other.
He was my brother, my brother, and [Ab] we shared the common love.
[Cm]
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Growing up on the streets of Birmingham, _ _ _ where your home was torn _ and your life was damned.
_ _ _ [Bb] I was a hungry black boy, [Gm] when he was the world on my back.
[Eb] _ _ Billy was a white man's son, [Ab] living in a one room _ shack.
We [Cm] lived in those days, _ in the Alabama _ _ heat.
_ We shared what we had, but we never had enough to eat. _
Mama said [Fm] it didn't look right, black [Eb] looks don't look _ white.
[Ab] _ [Db] But Billy was our [Cm] friend, and we swore one rainy night.
_ _ _ To be _ _ _ proper, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lord [Ab] I loved him, _ life [Cm] and love. _
_ _ _ _ We were _ _ blood _ _ [F] _ brother, _ _ _ right to [Cm] the _ end.
_ _ [Ab] He came, _ _ well well well, _ [Cm] turned 18, _ and we had no place to go.
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] Cause how long can you watch God grow?
_ _ _ [Bb] Billy said he got some money, put us on [Gm] the first Greyhound bus.
_ _ [Eb] New York City lights, [Ab] gonna be greeting us.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ Uptown lights, kept us in _ poverty.
_ _ _ Need to abuse, _ but we suffered in dignity. _ _
Billy couldn't [Fm] take 9, 5, if so [Ab] he'd stay _ alive.
_ [Db] He said to me one day, we [C] ain't gonna be _ deprived.
_ _ _ _ You're [Cm] my _ blood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] and I love you _ _ like [Cm] no _ other.
_ We were _ blood, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ right to [Cm] the _ _ end.
Well [Ab] well well, _ _ _ _ [Cm] so much did change, _ _ as the days went by.
_ _ And the money rolling, _ _ _ we were living high.
_ _ _ [Bb] He didn't have to tell me, he [Gm] was breaking the law.
[Eb] _ I knew it was him, the man [Ab] worth looking for. _
_ And [Cm] the story goes, _ _ that he caught a knife. _
_ And he pushed his luck, _ _ _ and it cost his life. _
I [Fm] sat down and I cried, on that _ [Ab] rainy _ night.
When [Db] I heard on the news, [C]
one patient _ [G] had died.
_ _ _ [Bm] He [Cm] was my _ blood _ _ _ brother, _ _ _ and [Ab] I loved him _ like [Cm] no other. _
_ He was my blood _ _ _ _ _ brother, _ _ _ [Ab] and I loved him _ _ like [Cm] no other. _ _
He was my brother, _ _ my _ _ brother, _ and [Ab] we shared the common love. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Growing up on the streets of Birmingham, _ _ _ where your home was torn _ and your life was damned.
_ _ _ [Bb] I was a hungry black boy, [Gm] when he was the world on my back.
[Eb] _ _ Billy was a white man's son, [Ab] living in a one room _ shack.
We [Cm] lived in those days, _ in the Alabama _ _ heat.
_ We shared what we had, but we never had enough to eat. _
Mama said [Fm] it didn't look right, black [Eb] looks don't look _ white.
[Ab] _ [Db] But Billy was our [Cm] friend, and we swore one rainy night.
_ _ _ To be _ _ _ proper, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lord [Ab] I loved him, _ life [Cm] and love. _
_ _ _ _ We were _ _ blood _ _ [F] _ brother, _ _ _ right to [Cm] the _ end.
_ _ [Ab] He came, _ _ well well well, _ [Cm] turned 18, _ and we had no place to go.
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] Cause how long can you watch God grow?
_ _ _ [Bb] Billy said he got some money, put us on [Gm] the first Greyhound bus.
_ _ [Eb] New York City lights, [Ab] gonna be greeting us.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ Uptown lights, kept us in _ poverty.
_ _ _ Need to abuse, _ but we suffered in dignity. _ _
Billy couldn't [Fm] take 9, 5, if so [Ab] he'd stay _ alive.
_ [Db] He said to me one day, we [C] ain't gonna be _ deprived.
_ _ _ _ You're [Cm] my _ blood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] and I love you _ _ like [Cm] no _ other.
_ We were _ blood, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ right to [Cm] the _ _ end.
Well [Ab] well well, _ _ _ _ [Cm] so much did change, _ _ as the days went by.
_ _ And the money rolling, _ _ _ we were living high.
_ _ _ [Bb] He didn't have to tell me, he [Gm] was breaking the law.
[Eb] _ I knew it was him, the man [Ab] worth looking for. _
_ And [Cm] the story goes, _ _ that he caught a knife. _
_ And he pushed his luck, _ _ _ and it cost his life. _
I [Fm] sat down and I cried, on that _ [Ab] rainy _ night.
When [Db] I heard on the news, [C]
one patient _ [G] had died.
_ _ _ [Bm] He [Cm] was my _ blood _ _ _ brother, _ _ _ and [Ab] I loved him _ like [Cm] no other. _
_ He was my blood _ _ _ _ _ brother, _ _ _ [Ab] and I loved him _ _ like [Cm] no other. _ _
He was my brother, _ _ my _ _ brother, _ and [Ab] we shared the common love. _
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