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Brother, Can You Spare A Dime chords by 
Abbey Lincoln 
N/A•
Verse 1
Em
Dm
Baug
C
B
Em
Dm
G
They used to tell me
C
B
Baug
B
Em
C#
I was building a dream
F#
B
And so I followed the mob
When there was earth to plow or guns to bear
E
I was always there right on the job
Verse 2
A
They used to tell me I was building
D
a dream
With peace and glory ahead
G
C#
Why should I be standing in line
Verse 3
Just waiting for bread
C
B
Once I built a railroad,
Em
A
C
I made it run
B
Em
F
Made it race against time
Em
C#
F#
B
Once I built a railroad,
E
now it's done
A
D
G
C#
G
Brother, can you spare a dime
Verse 4
C
B
Once I built a tower up to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Em
D
Once I built a tower, now it's done
C
B
Em
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Verse 5
E
F
Baug
Once in khaki suits,
B
E
gee we looked swell
Bdim
D
E
Full of that Yankee- Doodly- dum
A
Em
Half a million boots went
A
slogging through Hell
Em
A
C#dim
And I was the kid with
C
Cdim
B
the drum
Verse 6
Em
C
Say, don't you remember,
F
B
E
D#
they called me "Al"
D
G
It was "Al" all the time
C#
C
B
Why don't you remember,
Em
C#dim
I'm your pal
C
B
Em
Say buddy, can you spare a dime
Interlude 1
B
Em
C#m
F#
B
E
A
D
G
A
G
C
B
Em
D
G
C
F#dim
B
Em
F
Em
C#dim
F#
B
E
A
D
G
C#
G
C
F#
B
Em
C
B
Em
E
B
E
Bdim
D
E
G#dim
A
Em
A
Em
C#
C
F#
B
Em
C
F
E
D#
A
D
G
Baug
C#
G
C
B
Em
C#dim
C
B
Em
B
Em
A
B
E
A
D
G
C#dim
C
F#dim
B
Em
Baug
D
G
C
B
Em
B
Em
A
F#
B
E
A
E
A
D
C
C#
G
C
B
Em
Bm
G
C
F#dim
B
Em
Verse 7
E
Once in khaki suits,
B
E
ah gee we looked swell
Bm
B
E
Bdim
E
Full of that Yankee- Doodly- dum
A
Em
Half a million boots
A
went slogging through Hell
Em
A
C#dim
And I was the kid
C
Cdim
B
with the drum
Verse 8
Em
C
Oh, say, don't you remember,
F
E
they called me "Al"
D#
D
G
C#
G
It was "Al" all the time
C
B
Say, don't you remember,
Em
A
C#
C
B
Bb
A
I'm your pal
F#dim
B
Baug
Em
Buddy, can you spare a dime
Outro 1
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Chords
Em
Dm
Baug
C
B
G
C#
F#
E
A
D
F
Bdim
C#dim
Cdim
D#
C#m
F#dim
G#dim
Bm
Bb
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Transpose: 0
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