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Brother John                          
Words & Music by Chris de Burgh   
Intro:  Bm-  A-  Bm-  A- Bm  
Well BBmrother John went dEmown to the gaBmrden
On a long hot sAummer's daBmy.
To watch that girl, he woEmuld hide in the Bmshadows
As she worked the tAime awaBmy.
With her lAong black hair and her D/F#eyes of fire,
                       G   F#sus4- F#  
And a body to drive men crazy...!
It was Bmon that day there would Embe a change
                           A   Bm-  A-  Bm-  A-  Bm  
In the world of Brother John.
She felt his and she walked up beside him
And she took him by the hand.
She said, "Brother John, it's so hard to be holy,
Would you like to be a man?
I will meet you tonight at the monastery wall--
If you're there we will find out together,"
And the Devil said, "There's a place in Hell,
For the soul of Brother John!"
HGallelujah! TemptD/Aation is here!
IA/C#t's not a dream anymBmore.
HGallelujah! It's fD/Ainally here...
I've been wF#sus4aiting, I'm waF#iting, I'm waiting...!
Well Brother John lay tossing and turning
In his bed in the heat of the night.
He heard his name and he went to the window
Where she was in the pale moonlight.
Oh the sins of the flesh are too much to deny!
He was lost to her body forever!
And the Devil laughed and the angels cried
For the soul of Brother John.
Hallelujah! Temptation is here!
It's not a dream anymore.
Hallelujah! It's finally here...
I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!
Hallelujah! Temptation is here!
It's not a dream anymore.
Hallelujah! It's finally here...
I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!
Temptation is here... for Brother John...
Temptation is here... for Brother John....
       Bm                   Em         Bm       A  A-Bm-A-Bm-A-Bm-A-Bm-D-Bm-A-Bm-A-Bm  
Ne nos inducas in tentationem sed libera nos a malo

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Brother John

by Chris de Burgh

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D/F#

F#sus4

D/A

A/C#

Brother John

Words & Music by Chris de Burgh

Bm A Bm A Bm

Intro: - - - -

Bm Em Bm

Well Brother John went down to the garden

A Bm

On a long hot summer's day.

Em Bm

To watch that girl, he would hide in the shadows

A Bm

As she worked the time away.

A D/F#

With her long black hair and her eyes of fire,

G F#sus4 F#

And a body to drive men crazy...!

Bm Em

It was on that day there would be a change

A Bm A Bm A Bm

- - - -

In the world of Brother John.

She felt his and she walked up beside him

And she took him by the hand.

She said, "Brother John, it's so hard to be holy,

Would you like to be a man?

I will meet you tonight at the monastery wall--

If you're there we will find out together,"

And the Devil said, "There's a place in Hell,

For the soul of Brother John!"

G D/A

Hallelujah! Temptation is here!

A/C# Bm

It's not a dream anymore.

G D/A

Hallelujah! It's finally here...

F#sus4 F#

I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!

Well Brother John lay tossing and turning

In his bed in the heat of the night.

He heard his name and he went to the window

Where she was in the pale moonlight.

Oh the sins of the flesh are too much to deny!

He was lost to her body forever!

And the Devil laughed and the angels cried

For the soul of Brother John.

Hallelujah! Temptation is here!

It's not a dream anymore.

Hallelujah! It's finally here...

I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!

Hallelujah! Temptation is here!

It's not a dream anymore.

Hallelujah! It's finally here...

I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...!

Temptation is here... for Brother John...

Temptation is here... for Brother John....

Bm Em Bm A A Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm

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Ne nos inducas in tentationem sed libera nos a malo

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