{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1114810,"song":"Brother John","artist":"Chris de Burgh","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11248002-brother-john-chords-by-chris-de-burgh/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1114810?type=chord","rating":4.61514,"votes":4,"content":"Brother John                          \r\nWords & Music by Chris de Burgh   \r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWell Brother John went down to the garden[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOn a long hot summer's day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTo watch that girl, he would hide in the shadows[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAs she worked the time away.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWith her long black hair and her eyes of fire,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F#sus4[/ch] - [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd a body to drive men crazy...![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was on that day there would be a change[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nIn the world of Brother John.[/tab]\r\n    \r\nShe felt his and she walked up beside him\r\nAnd she took him by the hand.\r\nShe said, \"Brother John, it's so hard to be holy,\r\nWould you like to be a man?\r\nI will meet you tonight at the monastery wall--\r\nIf you're there we will find out together,\"\r\nAnd the Devil said, \"There's a place in Hell,\r\nFor the soul of Brother John!\"\r\n    \r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D/A[/ch]       \r\nHallelujah! Temptation is here![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A/C#[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIt's not a dream anymore.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nHallelujah! It's finally here...[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#sus4[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...![/tab]\r\n    \r\nWell Brother John lay tossing and turning\r\nIn his bed in the heat of the night.\r\nHe heard his name and he went to the window\r\nWhere she was in the pale moonlight.\r\nOh the sins of the flesh are too much to deny!\r\nHe was lost to her body forever!\r\nAnd the Devil laughed and the angels cried\r\nFor the soul of Brother John.\r\n    \r\nHallelujah! Temptation is here!\r\nIt's not a dream anymore.\r\nHallelujah! It's finally here...\r\nI've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!\r\n    \r\nHallelujah! Temptation is here!\r\nIt's not a dream anymore.\r\nHallelujah! It's finally here...\r\nI've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!\r\n    \r\nTemptation is here... for Brother John...\r\nTemptation is here... for Brother John....\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNe nos inducas in tentationem sed libera nos a malo[/tab]","plain_text":"Brother John                          \nWords & Music by Chris de Burgh   \n\nIntro: Bm - A - Bm - A - Bm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \nShe felt his and she walked up beside him\nAnd she took him by the hand.\nShe said, \"Brother John, it's so hard to be holy,\nWould you like to be a man?\nI will meet you tonight at the monastery wall--\nIf you're there we will find out together,\"\nAnd the Devil said, \"There's a place in Hell,\nFor the soul of Brother John!\"\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \nWell Brother John lay tossing and turning\nIn his bed in the heat of the night.\nHe heard his name and he went to the window\nWhere she was in the pale moonlight.\nOh the sins of the flesh are too much to deny!\nHe was lost to her body forever!\nAnd the Devil laughed and the angels cried\nFor the soul of Brother John.\n    \nHallelujah! Temptation is here!\nIt's not a dream anymore.\nHallelujah! It's finally here...\nI've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!\n    \nHallelujah! Temptation is here!\nIt's not a dream anymore.\nHallelujah! It's finally here...\nI've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!\n    \nTemptation is here... for Brother John...\nTemptation is here... for Brother John....","chords":["Bm","A","Em","D/F#","G","F#sus4","F#","D/A","A/C#","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}