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This is my best shot at the chords (mainly played by the piano). You don't have to play the 
[Intro]
D D/C# Bm Bm/A G G/A
G G/A G/A# Bm Bm/A G G/A
G(tG/Ahis A/C#makes Asense if you play along with the song)
[Verse]
DDoes anyone have the time to D/C#bring me Bmdown?
And Bm/Acan I Gsleep G/Aall Gnight Along to the A/A#drums of the city Bmrain?
Just Bm/Amake it uGp-
GCuz I'm awake all G/Anight Along to the A/C#drums of the city Drain 
DAnd brother if you have the chance to D/C#pick me Bmup?
And Bm/Acan I Gsleep G/Aon Gyour Acouch to the A/A#pound of the ache and Bmpain?
Bm/AIn my Ghead- cuz I'm awake G/Aall Gnight Along to the A/C#drums of the city Drain
[Chorus]
The Dlights we cD/C#hase
The Bmnights we stBm/Aeal
The Gthings that G/Awe tGake- to Amake us feel this
I Dcan't go baD/C#ck
Don't Bmthink I wiBm/All
I won't Gsleep tonight as long as I stillA-
Hear the drums of the city Drain
[Verse 2]
DDoes anyone have the guts to D/C#shut me Bmup?
CuBm/Az I beGlieve, that G/Aevery Anight
There's a cA/A#hance we can walk Bmaway
So Bm/Ahold on Gtight-
Because G/AI woGn't wait too Along, in the drums of the Bmbeating rain
[Bridge]
DCuz the nights don't last
And we leave alone
BmWill you drive me back?
ACan you take me home?
[Chorus]
The Dlights we cD/C#hase
The Bmnights we stBm/Aeal
The Gthings that G/Awe tGake- to Amake us A/A#feel this
I Dcan't go baD/C#ck
Don't Bmthink I wiBm/All
I won't Gsleep tonight as long as I stillA-
Hear the drums of the city Drain
[Bridge 2]
BmFaces I don't Bbaugknow
I am tired in the Dglow
Of the freezing Bbclub
Keep me breathing Ddon't make the lights come Bbback
Can you take me Dhome?
We all need this Bbwhen we leave Dalone
[Verse 3]
DRemember when you and I would D/C#make things Bmup?
So Bm/Amany Gnights, just G/Atake me Adown to the A/A#place we would hear theBmm play
I Bm/Amiss that Gsound
Cuz now we don't G/Asing Gso Aloud
To the A/C#drums of the city Drain
[Chorus]
The Dlights we cD/C#hase
The Bmnights we stBm/Aeal
The Gthings that G/Awe tGake- to Amake us feel this
I Dcan't go baD/C#ck
Don't Bmthink I wiBm/All
I won't Gsleep tonight as long as I stillA-
Hear the drums of the city Drain
Like Dstrangers laugh D/C#and like sBmubways feeBm/Al
GThings I'm trying to break
Oh, just Await until this is Dall we have- D/C#to kBmeep uBm/As ill
I won't Gbreathe tonight as long as I Astill hear the drums of the city Drain
D x8 to end

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Brother

by Gerard Way

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

Bm/A

G/A

G/A#

A/C#

A/A#

Bbaug

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This is my best shot at the chords (mainly played by the piano). You don't have to play the

[Intro]

D D/C# Bm Bm/A G G/A

G G/A G/A# Bm Bm/A G G/A

G G/A A/C# A

(this makes sense if you play along with the song)

[Verse]

D D/C# Bm

Does anyone have the time to bring me down?

Bm/A G G/A G A A/A# Bm

And can I sleep all night long to the drums of the city rain?

Bm/A G

Just make it up-

G G/A A A/C# D

Cuz I'm awake all night long to the drums of the city rain

D D/C# Bm

And brother if you have the chance to pick me up?

Bm/A G G/A G A A/A# Bm

And can I sleep on your couch to the pound of the ache and pain?

Bm/A G G/A G A A/C# D

In my head- cuz I'm awake all night long to the drums of the city rain

[Chorus]

D D/C#

The lights we chase

Bm Bm/A

The nights we steal

G G/A G A

The things that we take- to make us feel this

D D/C#

I can't go back

Bm Bm/A

Don't think I will

G A

I won't sleep tonight as long as I still-

Hear the drums of the city rain

[Verse 2]

D D/C# Bm

Does anyone have the guts to shut me up?

Bm/A G G/A A

Cuz I believe, that every night

A/A# Bm

There's a chance we can walk away

Bm/A G

So hold on tight-

G/A G A Bm

Because I won't wait too long, in the drums of the beating rain

[Bridge]

Cuz the nights don't last

And we leave alone

Will you drive me back?

Can you take me home?

[Chorus]

D D/C#

The lights we chase

Bm Bm/A

The nights we steal

G G/A G A A/A#

The things that we take- to make us feel this

D D/C#

I can't go back

Bm Bm/A

Don't think I will

G A

I won't sleep tonight as long as I still-

Hear the drums of the city rain

[Bridge 2]

Bm Bbaug

Faces I don't know

I am tired in the glow

Of the freezing club

D Bb

Keep me breathing don't make the lights come back

Can you take me home?

Bb D

We all need this when we leave alone

[Verse 3]

D D/C# Bm

Remember when you and I would make things up?

Bm/A G G/A A A/A# Bm

So many nights, just take me down to the place we would hear them play

Bm/A G

I miss that sound

G/A G A

Cuz now we don't sing so loud

A/C# D

To the drums of the city rain

[Chorus]

D D/C#

The lights we chase

Bm Bm/A

The nights we steal

G G/A G A

The things that we take- to make us feel this

D D/C#

I can't go back

Bm Bm/A

Don't think I will

G A

I won't sleep tonight as long as I still-

Hear the drums of the city rain

D D/C# Bm Bm/A

Like strangers laugh and like subways feel

Things I'm trying to break

A D D/C# Bm Bm/A

Oh, just wait until this is all we have- to keep us ill

G A D

I won't breathe tonight as long as I still hear the drums of the city rain

D x8 to end

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