Biography:
The DOWNTOWN STRUTS were formed in 2008 in Chicago with two members hailing from Northern California and two from the Midwest. Setting out to create honest music stemming from punk and Americana influences, the songs are passionate and melodic at heart but delivered with drive and aggres- sion. Get them talking about influences, and theirs fit their style perfectly. With heroes like THE CLASH, RANCID, SOCIAL DISTORTION, TOM PETTY, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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The Downtown Struts - "Brother"
Off the 2008 LP "Make it Cry, Boys..."
Standard tuning, no capo
[Intro]
Em C G
Em C G
[Verse 1]
Em
We talked about
C G
Walking this way together
Em
Now carry out
C G
You'll carry me forever
Em
But the path we walked, we strayed
C G
And we do not plan to stray
Em
But the past went off another way
C G
And i watched you walk away
[Chorus]
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know i searched high and low
C G G/F# Em
Won't you tell me where to go?
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know, I looked for all the signs
Cm G
Along the waaaaaaaay
[Intstrumenta]
Em C G (2x)
[Verse 2]
Em
You thought i would, I say,
C G
You thought I would understand
Em C
The scratching off the scars
G
on your back hand
[Chorus]
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know i searched high and low
C G G/F# Em
Won't you tell me where to go?
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know, I looked for all the signs
Cm G
Along the waaaaaaaay
[Solo]
Em C G Em G
Bm Am C D
[Bridge]
Bm Am
Brother, Go as you may
Bm Am
But here, is where ill stay
Bm C
If one day, you go astray
Bm
So i'll wait here
Am G
Where you left me
[Outro]
Em C G
Em C G
Off the 2008 LP "Make it Cry, Boys..."
Standard tuning, no capo
[Intro]
Em C G
Em C G
[Verse 1]
Em
We talked about
C G
Walking this way together
Em
Now carry out
C G
You'll carry me forever
Em
But the path we walked, we strayed
C G
And we do not plan to stray
Em
But the past went off another way
C G
And i watched you walk away
[Chorus]
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know i searched high and low
C G G/F# Em
Won't you tell me where to go?
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know, I looked for all the signs
Cm G
Along the waaaaaaaay
[Intstrumenta]
Em C G (2x)
[Verse 2]
Em
You thought i would, I say,
C G
You thought I would understand
Em C
The scratching off the scars
G
on your back hand
[Chorus]
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know i searched high and low
C G G/F# Em
Won't you tell me where to go?
Am C
Hey Brother, Hey Brother
G G/F# Em
Can you hear me?
Am
You know, I looked for all the signs
Cm G
Along the waaaaaaaay
[Solo]
Em C G Em G
Bm Am C D
[Bridge]
Bm Am
Brother, Go as you may
Bm Am
But here, is where ill stay
Bm C
If one day, you go astray
Bm
So i'll wait here
Am G
Where you left me
[Outro]
Em C G
Em C G
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