brother to brother
intro
F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . .
| F11 | F7 – 9+5 | F6 | F7 – 5+5 |
D5 C F D# D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| Cm9 Dm7 | D#m9 F11 | Gmaj7 . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
D5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A# B C#5 D C# B4 A#
| G#m7 – 5 | C#11 C#7 – 9+5 | F#maj7 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
C#5 A#4 B D#5 C# A#4 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| n . C . | Dsus2/F# | . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
– – – – – – – – – – – – 6/4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
verse
Bm9 D7/A
brother to brother
C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
now we must join our hearts and hands
D7/A C#11 F#7+9+5 F7 – 9+5
yeah yeah
Bm9 D7/A D7+9+5
yeah if we love one another
gmaj9addC# C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
we hold key to the promised land
Am7/D D7 – 9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5
yeah
chorus ( voice as intro )
F11 F7 – 9+5 F6 F7 – 5+5
think of all that we’ve been through
Cm9 Dm7 D#m9 F11 Gmaj7
the shucks and jives and royal blues
G#m7 – 5 C#11 C#7 – 9+5 F#maj7
let us pray our time will co – o – o – me
C#5 A#4 B D#5 C# A#4 A
n . C Dsus2/F#
when this world will live as one
Bm9 D7/A
brother to brother
C#11 F#7+9+5 Bm7
now dont let the devil get you down
D7/A C#11 F#7+9+5 F7 – 9+5
ooooh
Bm9 D7/A D7+9+5
cause its bread and its butter
Dmaj7/G C#m7 F#7+5
that makes this whole damn world
Bm7
go round and round
Am7/D D9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5
yeah
F11 F7 – 9+5 F6 F7 – 5+5
do you know where we went wrong
Cm9 Dm7 D#m9 F11 Gmaj7
tell me why the lines are drawn
G#m7 – 5 C#11 C#7 – 9+5 F#maj7
and let us break our boundries down
C#5 A#4 B D#5 C# A#4 A
n . C Dsus2/F#
and live our lives on com mon ground
piano solo :
over E – B
alternating bass
A#4 G# B A# F# G# . . . . .
F# E G#m F# E . . . . . .
over D# – A# alternating bass
A#4 F F# A# F E . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F# C# F# C# C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
over D – a alternating bass
E4 D E G F# D
C A# C D# D A#
xylo : E4 B3 E4 F#3 A E4 G3 C4 E G#3 B E5 A3 B E4
piano : F#3 G G# A
C#7+9 Dadd9 C/D# E Asus2/F
guitar : ( slowly and majestically )
E D# E F# E F# G F# G A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F#11 F#7 – 5 F#7 – 9+5 F#7+9+5
guitar solo :
| Bm9 | D9/A | C#11 | F#7+9+5 F#7 – 9+5 |
| Bm9 | Am7/D D9+5 | gmaj9addC# | C#m9 |
| Bm9 | Am7/D D9+5 | Gmaj7 | C#m9 F#7 – 9+5 |
| F11 | F7 – 9+5 | F6 | F7 – 5+5 |
| Cm9 Dm7 | D#m9 F11 | Gmaj7 . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| G#m7 – 5 | C#11 C#7 – 9+5 | F#maj7 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| F# |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6/4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
| Dsus2/F# | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
| Bm11 | | | |
| Cmaj9/6 | | | |
| Bm11 | | | |
| Cmaj9/6 | | | |
| Bm11 | | Cmaj9/6 | |
instrumental alternate between Bm11 Cmaj9/6
bass solo on Bm7
continue again with alternating Bm11 Cmaj9/6
. . . ( with background vocal ’ahh’s ending on :
| Bm9 D7/A | C#11 F7+5+9 | F7 – 9+5
| F11 | F7 – 9+5 | F6 | F7 – 5+5 |
| Cm9 Dm7 | D#m9 F11 | Gmaj7 . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| G#m7 – 5 | C#11 C#7 – 9+5 | F#maj7 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| F# | Asus4/F# | . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Bm9 D7/A
oh , mothers and fathers
C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
where will tomorrows children be?
oh , brother , my brother
gmaj9addC# C#m9 F#7+5 Bm7
let us live our lives in peace
Am7/D D7 – 9+5 Gmaj9 F#7+9+5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yeah yeah yeah
end with alternating Bm11 – Cmaj9/6 over guitar and vocals
transcription and chart
peter kruger
casparus50@yahoo . ca
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