Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 6th
- Difficulty: Beginner
🎸 Intro:
G+G E minorEm G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G
🎸 Verse 1:
E minorEm C majorC
Oh brother of mine
G+G C majorC
It’s been a long long time
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Since I’ve seen my face in your eyes
E minorEm C majorC
Oh brother
I’ve returned
G+G C majorC
To my burn scars of birth
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Charcoal and iron brought me back
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
And I left you alone
E minorEm G+G
In a house, not a home
E minorEm G+G
And I watched the burning grow
A augmentedA D MajorD
As my hair filled with gray
G+G
From the ashes that fell
E minorEm G+G
The mountains I knew so well
C majorC D MajorD
Burned with Hellfire in the blue light of midnight
C majorC G+G C/GC/G
Brother
I watched the sky burn
E minorEm C majorC
And all I learned was
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
Smoke fills the lungs like a disease
🎸 Verse 2:
E minorEm C majorC
Oh brother
I see
G+G C majorC
You burn like me
E minorEm G+G Esus4Esus4
The singes on our skin like a brand
E minorEm C majorC
Oh brother
I confess
C majorC G+G
There is little of me left
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
That could care about dousing the wildfire
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
And I left you alone
E minorEm G+G
In a house, not a home
E minorEm G+G
And I watched the burning grow
A augmentedA D MajorD
As my hair filled with gray
G+G
From the ashes that fell
E minorEm G+G
The mountains I knew so well
C majorC D MajorD
Burned with Hellfire in the blue light of midnight
C majorC G+G C/GC/G
Brother
I watched the sky burn
E minorEm C majorC
And all I learned was
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
Smoke fills the lungs like a disease
🎸 Solo:
🎸 Verse 3:
E minorEm C majorC
Oh brother, did you know
G+G C majorC
You could just strike a match
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Hear him scream my name one last time
E minorEm C majorC
Oh brother
I am home
G+G E minorEm
In the fires of our youth
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
I could care less if it hurts you anymore
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
And I left you alone
E minorEm G+G
In a house, not a home
E minorEm G+G
And I watched the burning grow
A augmentedA D MajorD
As my hair filled with gray
G+G
From the ashes that fell
E minorEm G+G
The mountains I knew so well
C majorC D MajorD
Burned with Hellfire in the blue light of midnight
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Brother
I watched the sky burn
E minorEm C majorC
And all I learned was
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
Smoke fills the lungs like a disease