Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further? chords by Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
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Intro 1
(E minor) (B minor) (E minor) (G major) (B minor) (E minor) (G major) (B minor) (G major) (E minor)
(B minor) (G major) (E minor)
We may (B minor) seem happy
Verse 1
(E minor)
Like everything's (B minor) al (E minor) right
But (G major) from the (E minor) outside (B minor) lookin' in (E minor) (G major)
(E minor) Everything's (B minor) uptight
(E minor) (G major)
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Verse 2
(A major) But deep down inside (G major)
(A major) We're coverin' up the pain (G major)
It's an (E minor) old thing, (B minor) it's a soul (E minor) thing
But (G major) it's a real (E minor) (B minor) thing
(E minor)
Verse 3
(D major)
Pray tell, what's gonna happen to brother?
(A major) Who's gonna help him (C major) get further?
(A major) One an (E minor) other (B minor) (E minor)
(G major) One an (E minor) other (B minor) (E minor)
Verse 4
(E minor) There's a old dude standin'
on the (A major) corner (G major)
Wait (E minor) ing for a fox (B minor) to pass (E minor)
(G major) The (E minor) only thing (B minor) he's got (E minor) to go by
Is this is where he saw (B minor) her last (E minor)
Verse 5
And (A major) there's old John,
two dollars in his (G major) pocket
Talkin' (A major) loud and thinks he's rich (G major)
And (E minor) look for little (B minor) fool,
too cool (E minor) to go to school
(G major) Get a job, (E minor) in two days (B minor) he quits
(E minor) (A major)
Verse 6
(D major) Pray tell,
what's gonna (G major) happen (D major) to brother (C major) ? (D major)
(A major) Who's gonna help him (C major) get fur (G major) ther?
One an (E minor) other, (B minor) is that the truth? (E minor)
(G major) One an (E minor) other, (B minor) (E minor) yeah,
(B minor) (E minor) you're (B minor) (G major) (E minor)
right (B minor) (E minor)
Interlude 1
(B minor) (E minor) (A major) (G major) (E minor)
(B minor) (E minor) (D major)
Pray tell, what's (G major) gonna
Verse 7
(A major)
happen to brother (C major) ? (D major)
(A major) Who's gonna help him (G major) get further?
One an (E minor) other (B minor) (E minor)
One another
(B minor) (E minor)
Verse 8
(A major)
(E minor) Mama get up (B minor) early,
early (E minor) in the mornin'
Papa's already (B minor) gone
(Gone and (E minor) gone and gone)
Goin' out a- (B minor) working for (E minor) half
of what he's worth now
You (B minor) know that's so wrong (E minor)
Verse 9
What (A major) happen to the Liberty Bell (E minor)
(A major) I heard (E minor) so (A major) much about? (G major)
Did it really (E minor) ding- dong?
(Ding- dong)
It must have dinged wrong
(B minor) It didn't (E minor) ding long (A major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 10
Pray tell, what's gonna (G major)
happen to brother (A major) ? (D major)
(A major) Who's gonna help him get fur (G major) ther? (A major)
One an (E minor) other, (B minor) is (E minor) that the truth?
(G major) One an (E minor) other, (B minor) (E minor) yeah, you're right (C major)
Interlude 2
(B major) (B flat major) (A major) (C major) (B major) (B flat major) (A minor)
(C major) (B major) (B minor) (B flat major) (A major) (G sharp major) (G major) (F sharp major) (B minor) (E minor) (B minor) (B flat major) (B minor) (B flat major)
(B minor)
Verse 11
(E minor) Mama get up early,
(B minor) early (E minor) in the mornin'
Papa's already (B minor) (E minor) gone
(Gone and gone (A major) (G major) and gone)
(E minor) Goin' out a- working (B minor) for half (E minor)
of what he's worth now
You (B minor) know that (E minor) is wrong
What (G major)
Verse 12
(A major) happen to the Liberty Bell (G major)
(A major) I heard so much about? (G major)
Did it (E minor) really ding- dong?
(Ding- dong)
It must have dinged wrong
(B minor) It didn't (E minor) ding (A major) long (G major) (D major)
Verse 13
Pray tell, what's gonna (A major)
happen to brother (D major) ?
(A major) Who's gonna help him get further? (D major)
One (E minor) another, (B minor) is that the truth? (E minor)
(G major) One an (E minor) other, (B minor) (E minor) yeah,
you're right (A major) (D major)
Pray tell, what's (B minor) gonna
Verse 14
(G sharp major)
happen (B minor) to brother? (D major)
(A major) Who's gonna (C major) help him (G major) get fur (C major) ther?
One (B minor) an (E minor) other, (B minor) is (E minor) that the truth?
(G major) One an (E minor) other, (B minor) yeah, you're (E minor) right
Interlude 3
(E minor) (B minor) (E minor) (B minor)
(E minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor) (E minor) (G major)
(E minor) Did it really
Verse 15
(B minor) ding- (E minor) dong?
(Ding- dong)
It (G major) didn't (E minor) ding (G major) long
(E minor) (B minor)
Verse 16
(E minor)
Did it really ding- dong?
(Ding- dong) (E minor)
It didn't (E minor) ding (G major) long
(E minor)
Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?
Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
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