
Brothers In Arms
Bon Jovi
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Tom: E
| E | E | E | E |
[Verse]
E G
Ever since I was a young boy
E G
Before I'd ever know who I am
E G
My father said you got to walk before you can crawl
E G
So you can run as soon as you can stand
E G
So you can run as soon as you can
[Instrumental]
| E | E |
[Verse]
E G
Now if every breathing day is a lesson
E G
I been writing this before I could read
E G
When momma said, son, don't let this hard world
E G
Do what it's doing to me
E G
Don't let it do what it's done to me
[Pre-Chorus]
A
It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
C
Still a hard rain that's gonna fall on the farm
[Chorus]
E G A E
There's no 7th day in a world without pity
G D A
There's no ball and chain but the change didn't come
E G A E
Where's my better days? Where's my Jesus saves?
A Bm
Where's someone to say?
C
We got to hang on
E
We're brothers in arms
[Verse]
E G
Down in southern Alabama
E G
It's "yes sir", "no ma'am", "thank you", and "please"
E G
But don't you step out of line, don't re-write or define
E G
What it means to see a man take a knee
E G
Okay, oh, say can you see
[Pre-Chorus]
A
It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
C
Still a hard rain that's gonna fall on the farm
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
E
We're brothers in arms
[Solo]
| E G | A E | (4x)
[Pre-Chorus]
A
It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
C
Still a hard rain that's gonna fall on the farm
A
It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
C
Still a hard rain don't give a damn who you are
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
E
We're brothers in arms
[Ending]
| E G | A E | (4x)
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