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Brotherly Love

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[Intro]
E A Bsus4 B  E A Bsus4 B
[Verse 1]
EWe shared the same last name and the same color eAyes
But Ewe fought like tigers over that old red Bbike
EI'm battin' first and you E/G#can't use my glove
It Awouldn't take long 'til C#mpush came to Bshove
But Awe looked out for each Bother with Brotherly ELoveE/G#  A  Bsus4  B  
[Verse 2]
EYou hated girls 'til I had my first dAate
I brought her Ehome from the movies; you stayed up Blate
EThree on the couch E/G#watchin' TV
I was Asmilin' at her while you were C#mlaughin' at Bme
But AI wouldn't trade it for noBthin', Brotherly ELove
[Chorus]
AThere's a bond that bBrothers know
And Eit gets stronger Aas they grow
A F#mlove that time and Bmiles can't come beEtween
AWe disagreed but Bin the end
There will nAever be two Ecloser friends
And F#mBrotherly E/G#Love is Asomething we all Bneed
[Solo]
E A Bsus4 B  E A Bsus4 B
[Verse 3]
EThey share the same last name and the same color eAyes
But tEhey fight like tigers over one old red Bbike
And Elookin' at them reE/G#minds me of us
AThey're gonna fight and C#mthey're gonna Bfuss
But Athey got something Bspecial, it's Brotherly ELoveC#m  B  
Yeah, Athey've got something Bspecial, it's Brotherly ELove
[Outro]
E A Bsus4 B E

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Brotherly Love

by Keith Whitley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus4

E/G#

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

E A Bsus4 B E A Bsus4 B

[Verse 1]

E A

We shared the same last name and the same color eyes

E B

But we fought like tigers over that old red bike

E E/G#

I'm battin' first and you can't use my glove

A C#m B

It wouldn't take long 'til push came to shove

A B E E/G# A Bsus4 B

But we looked out for each other with Brotherly Love

[Verse 2]

E A

You hated girls 'til I had my first date

E B

I brought her home from the movies; you stayed up late

E E/G#

Three on the couch watchin' TV

A C#m B

I was smilin' at her while you were laughin' at me

A B E

But I wouldn't trade it for nothin', Brotherly Love

[Chorus]

A B

There's a bond that brothers know

E A

And it gets stronger as they grow

F#m B E

A love that time and miles can't come between

A B

We disagreed but in the end

A E

There will never be two closer friends

F#m E/G# A B

And Brotherly Love is something we all need

[Solo]

E A Bsus4 B E A Bsus4 B

[Verse 3]

E A

They share the same last name and the same color eyes

E B

But they fight like tigers over one old red bike

E E/G#

And lookin' at them reminds me of us

A C#m B

They're gonna fight and they're gonna fuss

A B E C#m B

But they got something special, it's Brotherly Love

A B E

Yeah, they've got something special, it's Brotherly Love

[Outro]

E A Bsus4 B E

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