Chords for Rich Mullins & Mitch McVicker - Brother's Keeper, live acoustic on The Exchange (April 11, 1997)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [A]
Now [E] the plumber's got a [A] drip in his [D]
spigot, the [E] mechanic's got [A] a clink in his car
And [E] the preacher's thinking [A] thoughts of the [B] wicked
The [C#m] lover's got a [A] lonely [B] heart
[D] My friends ain't the way they [B] wish they were
They are just the way they are
[E] And I will be my
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] Not the one [B] who judges him
[E]
Won't despise him [D] for [A] his weakness
[F#m] Won't regard [B] him for his strength
[D] I won't take [A] away his freedom
[F#m]
I will help him [B] learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A] my brother's [F#m] keeper
[A]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[E] Now this roof has got a [A] few missing shingles
[E] But at least we got [A]
ourselves a roof
They [E] say that she's [A] a fallen angel
[B]
I wonder if [A] she recalls when she [B] last flew
[D] There's no point in pointing fingers
[B]
She's pointing to the truth
[E] And I will be my
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] Not the one who [B] judges him
[E]
Won't despise him for [A] his weakness
[F#m] Won't regard [B] him for his [D] strength
I won't take [A] away his freedom
[F#m]
I will help [B] him learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A]
my brother's keeper
[E] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [A]
Now [E] the plumber's got a [A] drip in his [D]
spigot, the [E] mechanic's got [A] a clink in his car
And [E] the preacher's thinking [A] thoughts of the [B] wicked
The [C#m] lover's got a [A] lonely [B] heart
[D] My friends ain't the way they [B] wish they were
They are just the way they are
[E] And I will be my
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] Not the one [B] who judges him
[E]
Won't despise him [D] for [A] his weakness
[F#m] Won't regard [B] him for his strength
[D] I won't take [A] away his freedom
[F#m]
I will help him [B] learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A] my brother's [F#m] keeper
[A]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[E] Now this roof has got a [A] few missing shingles
[E] But at least we got [A]
ourselves a roof
They [E] say that she's [A] a fallen angel
[B]
I wonder if [A] she recalls when she [B] last flew
[D] There's no point in pointing fingers
[B]
She's pointing to the truth
[E] And I will be my
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] Not the one who [B] judges him
[E]
Won't despise him for [A] his weakness
[F#m] Won't regard [B] him for his [D] strength
I won't take [A] away his freedom
[F#m]
I will help [B] him learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A]
my brother's keeper
Key:
A
E
B
D
F#m
A
E
B
[N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Now [E] the plumber's got a [A] drip in his [D]
spigot, _ _ the [E] mechanic's got [A] a clink in his car
_ _ And [E] the preacher's thinking [A] thoughts of the [B] wicked _ _
The [C#m] lover's got a [A] lonely [B] heart
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ My friends ain't the way they [B] wish they were
They are just the way they are
[E] _ _ And I will be my _
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] _ _ Not the one [B] who judges him
[E] _ _
Won't despise him [D] for [A] his weakness
[F#m] _ _ Won't regard [B] him for his strength
_ [D] _ I won't take [A] away his freedom
[F#m] _ _
I will help him [B] learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A] my _ brother's [F#m] keeper _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] Now this roof has got a [A] few missing shingles
_ [E] _ But at least we got [A]
ourselves a roof
_ _ They [E] say that she's [A] a fallen _ angel
[B] _
I wonder if [A] she recalls when she [B] last flew
_ _ _ [D] _ _ There's no point in pointing _ fingers
[B] _ _
_ She's pointing to the truth
_ [E] _ And I will be my _
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] _ _ Not the one who [B] _ judges him
_ [E] _ _
Won't despise him for [A] his weakness
_ _ [F#m] Won't regard [B] him for his _ [D] strength
_ I won't take [A] away his freedom
_ [F#m] _
I will help [B] him learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A]
my brother's keeper _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Now [E] the plumber's got a [A] drip in his [D]
spigot, _ _ the [E] mechanic's got [A] a clink in his car
_ _ And [E] the preacher's thinking [A] thoughts of the [B] wicked _ _
The [C#m] lover's got a [A] lonely [B] heart
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ My friends ain't the way they [B] wish they were
They are just the way they are
[E] _ _ And I will be my _
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] _ _ Not the one [B] who judges him
[E] _ _
Won't despise him [D] for [A] his weakness
[F#m] _ _ Won't regard [B] him for his strength
_ [D] _ I won't take [A] away his freedom
[F#m] _ _
I will help him [B] learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A] my _ brother's [F#m] keeper _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] Now this roof has got a [A] few missing shingles
_ [E] _ But at least we got [A]
ourselves a roof
_ _ They [E] say that she's [A] a fallen _ angel
[B] _
I wonder if [A] she recalls when she [B] last flew
_ _ _ [D] _ _ There's no point in pointing _ fingers
[B] _ _
_ She's pointing to the truth
_ [E] _ And I will be my _
[A] brother's keeper
[F#m] _ _ Not the one who [B] _ judges him
_ [E] _ _
Won't despise him for [A] his weakness
_ _ [F#m] Won't regard [B] him for his _ [D] strength
_ I won't take [A] away his freedom
_ [F#m] _
I will help [B] him learn to stand
[E] And I will, I will be [A]
my brother's keeper _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _