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Tuning: E A D G B E
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brother can you spare a dime? Jay Gorney / Yip Harburg ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1930 --------------- Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat E-mail: mike@docsworkshop.co.uk Tuning:EADGBE This arrangement owes much to that of Daddy Stovepipe - find him here: https://www.daddystovepipe.com/ Here is Daddy Stovepipe's recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ3J95Q2IfM And here's his tutorial for the tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmf7S1s_LB0 You might also want to put your Capo at fret 5 and play along slowly to this barber shop harmony arrangement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMpQGsgAuJk This arrangement has 3 different shapes for the E7 chord in different sections; try to use the specified one each time to hear the tune behind the chords. INTRO CHORD SHAPES Am9 C6 Dm9 Dm G7 C Fdim7 B7 E7 G E7+ E7 Am E7 e|-0---0---0---1--1--0-x-----x--0--3-4---4--5--0--| B|-0---1---3---3--0--1-0-----0--0--0-3---3--5--0--| G|-2---2---2---2--0--0-1-----2--1--0-4---4--5--1--| D|-2---2---3---3--0--2-0-----1--0--0-3---2--7--0--| A|-0---3---x---0--2--3-0-----2--2--2-x---2--7--2--| E|-x---x---x---x--3--x-1-----x--0--3-0---0--5--0--| VERSE CHORD SHAPES Am Am E7 A7 D7 G7 C E7 D7 Fmaj7 B7 E e|-0--5---4--3--2--1--0-x--x--0-----x--0--| B|-1--5---3--2--1--0--1-3--3--1-----0--0--| G|-2--5---4--0--2--0--0-1--2--2-----2--1--| D|-2--x---2--2--0--0--2-0--0--3-----1--2--| A|-0--x---2--0--x--2--3-2--0--2-----2--2--| E|-x--x---0--x--x--3--x-x--0--1-----x--0--| CHORUS CHORD SHAPES A7 Am7 Am D9 G7 G6 F7 E7 e|-0--0---0--0--1--0--5--7--| B|-2--1---1--1--0--3--4--5--| G|-0--0---2--2--0--0--5--7--| D|-2--2---2--0--0--0--3--6--| A|-0--0---0--0--2--2--x--x--| E|-x--x---x--2--3--3--x--x--| [INTRO]
Am9 They used to C6tell me I was Dm9building a dream, Am9 And so I C6followed the Dmmob, G7 C When there was earth to plough or Fdim7guns to bear, I was B7always there, right there on the E7job
Am9 They used to C6tell me I was Dm9building a dream, Am with peace and glory aGhead.G7 Why should CI be standing in E7+line? E Am just waiting for E7bread?
[VERSE 1]
AmOnce I built a Amrailroad, E7made it A7run D7Made it G7race against Ctime E7 D7Once I built a E7railroad, Amnow it's Fmaj7done B7Brother can you Espare a Amdime? E7
[VERSE 2]
AmOnce I built a Amtower, E7up to the A7sun D7Mortar, G7brick and Clime E7 D7Once I built a E7tower, Amnow it's Fmaj7done B7Brother can you Espare a Amdime?
[CHORUS]
A7Once in khaki suits, Am7gee we looked swell Full of that Yankee-Doodly-dum D9Half a million boots went G7slogging through G6Hell And F7I was the kid with the E7drum!
[VERSE 3]
AmSay don't you reAmmember? They E7called me A7Al. D7 It was G7Al all the Ctime. E7 D7Why don't you remeE7mber? AmI'm your Fmaj7pal. B7Brother can you Espare a Amdime?