Brothers in Arms — Dire Straits
Chords and lyrics for Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits (key of E).
Intro
| C#m |
| G#m E | C#m E | G#m E | C#m | x2
| G#m | G#m |
Verse 1
These mist covered [E]mountains[F#]
Are home now for [B][Bsus4]me[B]
But my [D#m/A#]home is the [G#m]low lands[D#m]
And always will [E]be[F#sus4]
[F#]Someday you'll [G#m]return to[D#m]
Your valleys and your [E][C#m7]farms[F#sus4]
And you'll [F#]no longer [G#m]burn
To be [E]brothers [F#sus4]in arms[F#]
Instrumental
| G#m E | C#m E |
| G#m E | C#m |
| G#m | G#m |
Verse 2
Through these [F#]fields of [E][F#]destruction
Baptisms of [B][Bsus4]fire[B]
I've [D#m/A#]witnessed your [G#m]suffering[D#m]
As the battle raged [E]higher[F#][F#sus4]
And though they did [G#m]hurt me so [D#m]bad
In the fear and [E][C#m]alarm[F#sus4]
You [F#]did not [G#m]desert me
My [E]brothers in [F#sus4]arms[F#]
Instrumental
| G#m E | C#m E | G#m E | C#m | G#m E F# | G#m |
Verse 3
There's so [F#]many different [G#m]worlds[F#][B]
So [B]many different [E]suns[F#]
And [F#]we have just one [G#m][B]world[F#]
But we [B]live in different [E]ones[E]
Instrumental
| G#m E | C#m E | G#m E | C#m | x2
| G#m E F# | G#m |
Verse 4
Now the [F#]sun's gone to [E]hell [F#]and
The moon's riding [B][Bsus4]high[B]
Let me [D#m/A#]bid you [G#m]farewell[D#m]
Every man has to [E]die[F#]
But it's written in the [G#m]starlight[D#m]
And every line in your [E][C#m]palm[F#sus4]
We're [F#]fools to make [G#m]war
On our [E]brothers in [F#sus4]arms[F#]
Outro
| G#m E | C#m E |
| G#m E | C#m |
| G#m E | C#m E F# |
| G#m E | C#m |
(fade)
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