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Brass Buttons - Words and Music by Gram Parsons
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tikkuria at yahoo dot com
Chord structure:
 F#m   B   E(x2)
G#m E A F#
F#m B E
(E)              F#m                  B  E  
Brass buttons green silks and silver shoes
Warm F#mevenings pale Bmornings bottle of Eblues
And the G#mtiny golden Epins that she Awore up in her F#hair
Brass F#mbuttons green Bsilks and silver Eshoes
F#mMy mind was Byoung until she Egrew
F#mMy secret thoughts known Bonly by a Efew
It was a G#mdream much too Ereal
To be lAeaned against too lF#ong
    F#mAll the Btime I think she Eknew
F#mHer words still Bdance inside my Ehead
F#mHer comb still Blies beside my Ebed
And the G#msun comes up witEhout her
It just doesn't Aknow she's F#gone
F#mBut I remember Beverything she Esaid
Brass F#mbuttons green Bsilks and silver Eshoes
Warm F#mevenings pale Bmornings bottle of Eblues
And the G#mtiny golden Epins that she Awore up in her F#hair
Brass F#mbuttons green Bsilks and silver Eshoes
F#m B E
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You may play it with a capo in the 2nd fret like this:
 Em   A   D(x2)
F#m D G E
Em A D

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Brass Buttons

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Brass Buttons - Words and Music by Gram Parsons

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tikkuria at yahoo dot com

Chord structure:

F#m B E

(x2)

G#m E A F#

F#m B E

E F#m B E

()

Brass buttons green silks and silver shoes

F#m B E

Warm evenings pale mornings bottle of blues

G#m E A F#

And the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair

F#m B E

Brass buttons green silks and silver shoes

F#m B E

My mind was young until she grew

F#m B E

My secret thoughts known only by a few

G#m E

It was a dream much too real

A F#

To be leaned against too long

F#m B E

All the time I think she knew

F#m B E

Her words still dance inside my head

F#m B E

Her comb still lies beside my bed

G#m E

And the sun comes up without her

A F#

It just doesn't know she's gone

F#m B E

But I remember everything she said

F#m B E

Brass buttons green silks and silver shoes

F#m B E

Warm evenings pale mornings bottle of blues

G#m E A F#

And the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair

F#m B E

Brass buttons green silks and silver shoes

F#m B E

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You may play it with a capo in the 2nd fret like this:

Em A D

(x2)

F#m D G E

Em A D

About Brass Buttons Chords by Gram Parsons

Learn how to play Brass Buttons by Gram Parsons with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Brass Buttons chords”, “Brass Buttons guitar chords”, or “Gram Parsons Brass Buttons chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Brass Buttons chords and for experienced players who want accurate Brass Buttons lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#m, B, E, G#m, A, F#.

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Is "Brass Buttons" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Brass Buttons" in?

The chords for "Brass Buttons" show the original chord names (including F#m, B, E, G#m, A, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.