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[Intro]
       G D Am C
       GReFpeAmat
GBrother are you Dreally here?
The Ampackage I reCceived is gone
GAre you a Fphantom deAmtective
GCan you read my Dsoul backwards?
AmI will glide with Cyou
If you Gare a backwards Fghost
I will Amhire you
    [Interlude] 
    (plays between every verse)
    G F Am C
GBrother are you Dreally home
AmHoly as a Cblessed worm
GParadise amFbassador; Ambring me to your room
GAnd I will throw you Drocks today
AmWatch them pass right Cthrough you say
GThis is not a Fgame or test
We Amboth have done some grieving
    G F Am C
GBrother with your Dvast reward
AmTreasury who Ccan't afford
GSurgeries in Finnocence aAmbounds
And GI have read in Dpaper books
My Ameyes are glands on Ctwisted hooks
GNever have I Ffelt or looked
So Amsorry for you now
    G F Am C
GBrother are you Dtrained to spy
AmOne eye open, Cone eye dry?
GWhen I die Fwill you be my Amneighbor?
GTell me things I'd Dlike to know
AmDress it up from Chead to toe
GLet them know Fto and fro,
From Amhere and tomorrow
    G F Am C
GBrother are you Dreally here?
The Ammessage I reCceived is gone
GAre you a Fphantom deAmtective?
GCan you read my Dsoul backwards?
AmI will glide with Cyou
If you Gare a backwards Fghost
I will Amhire you
    G F Am
    G F Am C
[Instrumental chords] 
    G D Am C G F Am
    G D Am C G F Am C

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Brother

by Beck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D Am C

G F Am

Repeat

G D

Brother are you really here?

Am C

The package I received is gone

G F Am

Are you a phantom detective

G D

Can you read my soul backwards?

Am C

I will glide with you

G F

If you are a backwards ghost

I will hire you

[Interlude]

(plays between every verse)

G F Am C

G D

Brother are you really home

Am C

Holy as a blessed worm

G F Am

Paradise ambassador; bring me to your room

G D

And I will throw you rocks today

Am C

Watch them pass right through you say

G F

This is not a game or test

We both have done some grieving

G F Am C

G D

Brother with your vast reward

Am C

Treasury who can't afford

G F Am

Surgeries in innocence abounds

G D

And I have read in paper books

Am C

My eyes are glands on twisted hooks

G F

Never have I felt or looked

So sorry for you now

G F Am C

G D

Brother are you trained to spy

Am C

One eye open, one eye dry?

G F Am

When I die will you be my neighbor?

G D

Tell me things I'd like to know

Am C

Dress it up from head to toe

G F

Let them know to and fro,

From here and tomorrow

G F Am C

G D

Brother are you really here?

Am C

The message I received is gone

G F Am

Are you a phantom detective?

G D

Can you read my soul backwards?

Am C

I will glide with you

G F

If you are a backwards ghost

I will hire you

G F Am

G F Am C

[Instrumental chords]

G D Am C G F Am

G D Am C G F Am C

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