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Intro
|                F11|             F7+5-9|                 F6|              F7+5|
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
|       Cm9        Dm7|      Ebm9        F11|              Gmaj7|    %    |
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    
|             Abm7-5|      Db11    Db7+5-9|             Gbmaj7|    %     |   
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    
|            F#m7+5|  %  |
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    Bm9Brother to Am13brother
    C#m11Now we must F#7+5join our hearts and Bm7hands
           D7/Ayeah    C#11  F#7+5+9  F#7+5-9  
     Bm9Yeah if we love one a Am13notherD7+5-9  
       Gmaj7-5we hold C#m11key to the F#7+5promised Bm7land
Am7/DyeahD7+5-9  Gmaj9  C#m11  F#7+5  
Chorus (voice as intro )
     F11Think of   F7+5-9all   that we've been F6throughF7+5  
   Cm9The Dm7shucks and Ebm9jives and F11royal    Gmaj7blues
          Abm7-5Let us    Dbm11pray our Db7+5-9time will  Gbmaj7co-o-o-me
       N.C                               Gbm7+5  
       When this world will live as one
Verse#2
     Bm9Brother to Am13brother
      C#m11Now don’t let the F#7+5+9devil get you Bm7down
            D7/A  C#11OooohF#7-5  F#7+5-9  
    Bm9’Cause it’s bread and it’s Am13butterD7+5+9  
       Gmaj7-5That makes this C#m7whole damn F#7+5world
Go round and Bm7round
Am7/DyeahD9+5  Gmaj9  C#m11  F#7+5  
Chorus
     F11Do you F7+5-9know where we went F6wrongF7+5  
      Cm9  Dm7Tell me Ebm9why the F11lines are    Gmaj7drawn
        Abm7-5And let us Db11break our Db7+5-9bound’ries Gbmaj7down          
  N.C                                        Gbm7+5  
      And live  our lives on com  mon ground         
     F#      E     G#m    F#     B   E......                               
       Gb      Db       Gb     Db   C................          
  C    Bb C    Eb    D    Bb
        Db7+9    Dadd9    C/Eb    E    Asus2/F
              F#11          F#7-5           F#7+5-9        F#7+5+9
  |             Bm9|              D9/A|             C#11|  F#7+5+9     F#7+5-9|
  |             Bm9|     Am7/D      D9+5|          Dmaj9/G|               C#m9|
  |             Bm9|     Am7/D      D9+5|            Gmaj7|     C#m9     F#7+5-9| 
  |             F11|            F7+5-9|               F6|               F7-5|
  |    Cm9        Dm7|      Ebm9       F11| Gmaj7........,..|...................|
  |          Abm7-5|     Db11    Db7+5-9| Gbmaj7......,...|...................|
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 |            Bm11|  %  |  %  |  %  |               
 |          Cmaj13|  %  |  %  |  %  |
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|            Bm11|   %   |      Cmaj13|  %    |  
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|             Bm7|         Cmaj13|             Bm7|         Cmaj13|
|    Bm7      Cmaj9|  D7+5+9  F#7+5+9|         F#7+5+9|
 |            F11|              F7+5-9|          F6|          F7+5|
 |    Cm9       Dm7|        Ebm9       F11| Gmaj7...  .| ............ |
 |         Abm7-5|       Db11    Db7+5-9| Gbmaj7.... | .............|
 |             Gb|            Gb  F#m7+5| ...........|..............|
Verse#3
    Bm9Oh, mothers and Am13fathers
      C#11Where will F#7+5tomorrow’s children Bm7be?
             D7/Aoh C#11oh oh oh    F#7+5+9  F#7+5-9  
   Bm9Oh, brother, my D7/Abrother D7+5+9  
       Gmaj7-5Let  us C#m9live our   F#7+5lives in    Bm7peace
          Am7/D         D7+5-9       Gmaj9   F#7+5+9.......................
    ye..............ah      ye...ah          
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|       Cmaj13|
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|      Cmaj13|
                             ya ya
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|      Cmaj13|
                        brothah to broth...ah
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|      Cmaj13|
                        brothah to broth.....ah
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|      Cmaj13|
           ya!          brothah to broth....ah    ooohh
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|                               Cmaj13  
                        brothah to broth....ah to brothah to brotha to broth..ah                
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|     Cmaj13|
             ya...      brothah to broth.....ah
|            Bm11|             Bm11|        Cmaj13|     Cmaj13|
                        brothah to broth......ah
| Bm11//

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Brother To Brother

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F11

F7+5-9

F7+5

Cm9

Dm7

Ebm9

Gmaj7

Abm7-5

Db11

Db7+5-9

Gbmaj7

F#m7+5

Bm9

Am13

C#m11

F#7+5

Bm7

D7/A

C#11

F#7+5+9

F#7+5-9

D7+5-9

Gmaj7-5

Intro

F11 F7+5-9 F6 F7+5

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Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7

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Abm7-5 Db11 Db7+5-9 Gbmaj7

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F#m7+5

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Bm9 Am13

Brother to brother

C#m11 F#7+5 Bm7

Now we must join our hearts and hands

D7/A C#11 F#7+5+9 F#7+5-9

yeah

Bm9 Am13 D7+5-9

Yeah if we love one a nother

Gmaj7-5 C#m11 F#7+5 Bm7

we hold key to the promised land

Am7/D D7+5-9 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5

yeah

Chorus (voice as intro )

F11 F7+5-9 F6 F7+5

Think of all that we've been through

Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7

The shucks and jives and royal blues

Abm7-5 Dbm11 Db7+5-9 Gbmaj7

Let us pray our time will co-o-o-me

Gbm7+5

N.C

When this world will live as one

Verse#2

Bm9 Am13

Brother to brother

C#m11 F#7+5+9 Bm7

Now don’t let the devil get you down

D7/A C#11 F#7-5 F#7+5-9

Ooooh

Bm9 Am13 D7+5+9

’Cause it’s bread and it’s butter

Gmaj7-5 C#m7 F#7+5

That makes this whole damn world

Bm7

Go round and round

Am7/D D9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5

yeah

Chorus

F11 F7+5-9 F6 F7+5

Do you know where we went wrong

Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7

Tell me why the lines are drawn

Abm7-5 Db11 Db7+5-9 Gbmaj7

And let us break our bound’ries down

Gbm7+5

N.C

And live our lives on com mon ground

F# E G#m F# B E

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Gb Db Gb Db C

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C Bb C Eb D Bb

Db7+9 Dadd9 C/Eb E Asus2/F

F#11 F#7-5 F#7+5-9 F#7+5+9

Bm9 D9/A C#11 F#7+5+9 F#7+5-9

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Bm9 Am7/D D9+5 Dmaj9/G C#m9

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Bm9 Am7/D D9+5 Gmaj7 C#m9 F#7+5-9

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F11 F7+5-9 F6 F7-5

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Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7

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Abm7-5 Db11 Db7+5-9 Gbmaj7

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F#m7+5

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Bm11

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Cmaj13

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Bm11

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Cmaj13

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Bm11 Cmaj13

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Bm11 Cmaj13

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Bm11 Cmaj13

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Bm11 Cmaj13

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Bm7

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Bm7

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Bm7

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Bm11 Cmaj13

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Bm11 Cmaj13

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Bm7 Cmaj13 Bm7 Cmaj13

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Bm7 Cmaj9 D7+5+9 F#7+5+9 F#7+5+9

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F11 F7+5-9 F6 F7+5

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Cm9 Dm7 Ebm9 F11 Gmaj7

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Abm7-5 Db11 Db7+5-9 Gbmaj7

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Gb Gb F#m7+5

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Verse#3

Bm9 Am13

Oh, mothers and fathers

C#11 F#7+5 Bm7

Where will tomorrow’s children be?

D7/A C#11 F#7+5+9 F#7+5-9

oh oh oh oh

Bm9 D7/A D7+5+9

Oh, brother, my brother

Gmaj7-5 C#m9 F#7+5 Bm7

Let us live our lives in peace

Am7/D D7+5-9 Gmaj9 F#7+5+9

.......................

ye..............ah ye...ah

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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ya ya

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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brothah to broth...ah

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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brothah to broth.....ah

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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ya! brothah to broth....ah ooohh

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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brothah to broth....ah to brothah to brotha to broth..ah

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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ya... brothah to broth.....ah

Bm11 Bm11 Cmaj13 Cmaj13

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brothah to broth......ah

Bm11

| //

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