Brother Bryan
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C Am G F
I said to you on the night that we met, "I am not well
C Am G F
Our habits secrete to the sidewalk and street, our civic hell
C Am G F
We covet the dark, share a cab to the park and you let me
C Am
Speak of bearings undone, silver hair in the sun
G F C F
We are only 30% dead and our parents go to sleep early
C F C F G
We destroy all of our esteem and the sunlight starts to shine through the trees
C Am G F x2
C Am G F
The noise on this block keeps my mind interlocked and unfastened
C Am G F
We struggle shed skin, heavy breath is a deadly assassin
C Am G F
My sister's eyes flood like rivers or wine in your absence
C Am
So we echo each song to which you'd sing along
G F
A surrogate hymn and we'll sing it again
C F
And we'll smoke til our pockets are empty
G F
A person cannot live without sleep
C F
And you can't hold up a story so heavy
G
We tell it so rarely
C F
And in this place I think about you
C F
The spirits and veins that you run through
C F
And in this place I think about you
How to play Brother Bryan
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.