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This is what it sounds like on the piano; I guess you could play
it on anything although I wouldn't want to attempt it myself!
Transpose it down 1 step though and it's not too bad.
Intro:
E, B, C#M, G#M, E
E, B, C#M, G#M, E
Verse 1:
EOlder Bbrother, C#Mrestless G#Msoul, lie Edown
ELie for a Bwhile with your C#Mear aG#Mgainst the Eearth
And you'll Ehear your Bsister C#Msleep talG#Mking
Say "Eyour haiBr is long butC#M not lG#Mong enougEh to reach
home to Bme
but your G#Mbeard
someday might Bbe."
And she'll G#Mwake up in a Ecold sweat on the Bfloor
Next to a G#Mfamily portrait Edrawn when you were Bfour
And G#Mbeside a jar of Etwo cent coins that Bare no good no more E
She'll lay it aBside
Bridge:
B, C#M, G#M, E
E, B, C#M, G#M, E
Verse 2:
EOlder Bfather, C#Mweary G#Msoul, you'll Edrive
EBack to the Bhome you C#Mmade on the G#MmountainEside
With that Bugly, C#Mterrible G#Mthing
Those Epapers Bfor C#Mdivorce
And a G#Mlonely Ering
A lonely Bring
Sit on your Eporch
And pluck your Bstrings
And G#Myou'll find someEbody you can Bblame
And you'll G#Mfollow the creek
That runs Eout into the Bsea E
And you'll find the peace of the BLord.
Bridge:
B, C#M, G#M, E
E, B, C#M, G#M, E
Verse 3:
EGrandBfather, C#Mgentle G#Msoul, you'll Efly
EOver your Blife once C#Mmore beG#Mfore you Edie
Since our Bgrandma C#Mpassed G#Maway
You've Ewaited Bfor forC#Mever G#Mand a Eday
Just to Bdie
And someEday soon
You will Bdie
It was the G#Monly Ewoman you ever Bloved
That got G#Mburnt by the sun too Eoften when she was Byoung
And the G#Mcancer spread and it Eran into her Bbody and her Bblood
And there's G#Mnothing you can Edo about it Bnow
Outro:
E, B, C#M, G#M, E, E (x8)
Ending:
E, B
E, B
G#M, E, B