Brother Can You Spare A Dime Chords
Brother Can You Spare A Dime by Abbey Lincoln is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, E7, A7, D, G7, C, Dm/F, F7, Dm6, Gm6, D7 and E7/13-. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am E7 A7 D G7 C E7
Am E7 A7
Once I built a railroad, made it run
D G7 C E7
Made it race against time
Dm/F E7 Am F7
Once I build a railroad now it's done
Dm6 E7 Am
Brother, can you spare a dime
Am E7 A7
Once I built a tower to the sun
D G7 C E7
Brick and rivet and lime
Dm/F E7 Am F7
Once I build a tower now it's done
Dm6 E7 Am
Brother, can you spare a dime
Bridge
A7
Once, in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell
Gm6 A7
Full of that Yankee Doodle de-dum
D7
Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell
Am F7 E7
I was the kid with the drum
Am E7 A7
Say, don't you remember, they called me Al
D G7 C E7
It was Al all the time
Dm/F E7 Am F7
Say, don't you remember? I'm your pal
Dm6 E7 E7/13- Am
Buddy can you spare a dime