Chords & lyrics
He Was My Brother Chords
Views
45
Log in to save
Lyrics & chords
[Verse 1] [D]He [C]was[D] my[C] brother[D][Bm] [G]Five years older than [Am]I[A] [D]He [C]was[D] my bro[Bm]ther [G]Twenty-three years years [A]old the day he [D]died[C] [D] [Verse 2] [C]Freedom [D]writer[Bm] [G]They cursed my brother to his [Am]face[A] [D]"Go [C]home, [D]out[Bm]sider [G]This town's gonna [A]be your bury[D]in' place" [C][D] [Verse 3] [C]He was [D]singin' on his [Bm]knees [G]An angry mob trailed [A]along [D]They [C]sho[D]t my brother dea[Bm]d [G]Because he hat[A]ed what was wro[D]ng [C][D] [Verse 4] [C]He was my [D]brother[Bm] [G]Tears can't bring him back to [A]me [D]He, [C]he was my [D]bro[Bm]ther[G][Bm] And he [G]died so his [A]brothers could be [D]free [G]He died so his [A]brothers could be [D]free[C] [D]
Chords Tap to view chord shapes
AI analysis Quick · deep
The quick version summarizes key, main loop, cadence and harmonic colors. The deep version is for closer reading.
Quick version Quick · compact
Optimized for fast rendering and identifying the main pattern.
No quick version yet. Click Generate quick to create a summary.
Deep version Detailed
Generate or regenerate a fuller AI harmonic analysis.
No deep version yet. You can use the quick version first, then generate the deep version when needed.
More songs by SIMON & GARFUNKEL Collapse
Discover more Artist · genre · key
Songs in the same key E major
Same key
Popular songs
Popular
18%
50 BPM