Chords for The Brandos - Gettysburg (top quality)

Tempo:
119.05 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

E

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Brandos - Gettysburg (top quality) chords
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[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[C#m] [B] [A] [E]
[B] [A] [B]
[F#] [G#] On [F#m] [E]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] a cold October's [B] day, [F#] the [B] tragedy [F#m] began [B] again.
[F#] On a plaque I read my [F#m] name, [B]
[F#m] no hills or town beneath [B] the sun.
[D] I see the [A] leaves [E] drift [F#m] away.
[D] I see the [A] dead eyes [G#m] who [F#m] have
[A] [E] [B] sawed
[A] [E] my days.
I [B] took them off [A] waiting [E] for the one who [B] never came [A] to [E] see who gave [Bm] birth.
[F#m] I've seen a lot of wicked things.
[B] [F#] Heard a lot of people [B] cry.
I [F#m] know a girl who touched the pain.
[B] [F#] I've seen fifty thousand [B] die.
[D] I saw a [A] bloodstone [E] fall [F#m] away.
[D] The moon is gone [A] white [E] upon [F#m] [A] [E]
[B] the starry morn.
[A] [E] Bloody Gettysburg [B] took them [A] off.
They waited [E] for the one [B] who never came [A] to see who [E] gave [Bm] birth.
[F#m] Billy [E] Ann [B] said goodbye.
Mother's [D] son [A] left her [F#] child.
Dixon [E] Land looked [B] away.
Mother's [D] son [A] saw
[F#] [F#m]
[B]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
[F#m] a fallen bloody war.
[B]
Saw [F#m] everyone [B] before.
[F#] In the haunted [B] field [F#] I [B]
[D] saw the [A] leaves [G#m] drift [F#m] away.
[D]
[A] Many died.
[G#m] Who [F#m] and where?
[A] [E] Gettysburg.
[B] Fallen.
[A] [E] Bloody Gettysburg [B] took them off.
[A] [E] They waited for the one who [B] never came [A] to see [E] who gave [Bm] birth.
[A] [E] [B]
[A] [E] [B] Took them [A] off.
They [E] waited for the one who [B] never came [A] to see [Bm] who gave birth.
[G#]
[F#m] [B] Oh Lord.
[F#m] Oh Lord.
[E] [F#]
[B] [F#m]
Oh Lord.
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn The Brandos - Gettysburg chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, B, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 59 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 119. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [G#] On [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] a cold October's [B] day, _ [F#] the [B] tragedy [F#m] began _ [B] again. _
[F#] On a plaque I read my [F#m] name, [B] _
[F#m] no hills or town beneath [B] the sun. _
[D] I see the [A] leaves [E] drift [F#m] away.
_ [D] I see the [A] dead eyes [G#m] who [F#m] have _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] sawed _
[A] _ [E] my days.
I [B] took them off [A] waiting [E] for the one who [B] never came [A] to [E] see who gave [Bm] birth. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I've seen a lot of wicked things.
[B] _ _ [F#] Heard a lot of people [B] cry.
I [F#m] know a girl who touched the pain.
[B] _ [F#] I've seen fifty thousand [B] die.
_ [D] I saw a [A] bloodstone [E] fall [F#m] away. _ _
[D] The moon is gone [A] white [E] upon [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] the starry morn.
[A] _ [E] Bloody Gettysburg [B] took them [A] off.
They waited [E] for the one [B] who never came [A] to see who [E] gave [Bm] birth. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ Billy [E] Ann [B] said goodbye.
_ Mother's [D] son _ [A] left her [F#] child.
_ Dixon [E] Land looked [B] away.
_ Mother's [D] son [A] saw _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] a fallen bloody war.
[B] _ _
Saw [F#m] everyone _ [B] before. _ _
[F#] _ In the haunted [B] field _ [F#] I _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ saw the [A] leaves [G#m] drift [F#m] _ _ away.
[D] _ _ _
[A] Many died.
[G#m] Who [F#m] and where? _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Gettysburg.
_ [B] Fallen. _
[A] _ [E] Bloody Gettysburg [B] took them off.
[A] [E] They waited for the one who [B] never came [A] to see [E] who gave [Bm] birth. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Took them [A] off.
They [E] waited for the one who [B] never came [A] to see [Bm] who gave birth. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ Oh Lord. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Oh Lord. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Oh Lord. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Honor Among Thieves album.

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