Brother Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays465

Brother by The Kinks is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, F, F#m, G#m, Bm, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A 
The world's goin' crazy and 
                       E 
Nobody gives a damn anymore. 
            A 
And they're breakin' off relationships and 
                             E                     E F 
Leavin' on sailin' ships for far and distant shores. 
F#m                   A A G#m 
For them it's all over, 
F#m             A 
But I'm gonna stay. 
                    E 
I wouldn't leave anyway. 
                Bm                E 
I know that someday we'll find a way. 
      Bm   E 
We'll be O.K. 

                  A 
'Cause I'm your brother, 
                    E 
Though I don't even know your name. 
        A 
I've discovered that, 
            E                       E F 
Deep down inside, you feel the same. 
F#m                    F 
Our friends are leavin'. 
         E             Bm 
Now they seem so far away. 
       E         C       E 
But we shouldn't feel afraid. 
Bm         E         F#m    G#m 
There's so much that we can say. 
          A 
You're my brother, 
                E 
Though I didn't know you yesterday. 
         A 
I'm your brother. 
         E 
Together we can find a way. 

    A 
The world's goin' crazy and 
               E 
Nobody gives a damn anymore. 
            A 
And they're breakin' off relationships and 
                             E                     E F 
Leavin' on sailin' ships for far and distant shores. 
F#m              F 
The old world's fadin'. 
       E             Bm 
Now it seems so far away. 
              E     C    E 
Well, I'm not goin' anywhere. 
Bm         E            F#m G#m E 
There's so much that we can share. 
            D   A 
I'm your brother. 

    A 
The world's goin' crazy and 
               E 
Nobody gives a damn anymore. 
            A         
And they're breakin' off relationships and 
                             E 
Leavin' on sailin' ships for far and distant shores. 
            A 
You're my brother, 
                E 
Though I didn't know you yesterday. 
           A 
I'm your brother. 
         E 
Together we can find a way. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante