A Brighter Day
The Doobie Brothers
Capo: 1
NOTE: The annotation "(f#) (g#) (Bb)" in the first chorus indicates a
base line walkup under the B chord. If you're ambitious, you can play
full chords there rather than the base notes. The chords would be F#,
G#m, Bb.
| .... | .... | .... | .... |
Drums - - - Bass in - -
| B | E | B | E |
B E
There’s a little bitty boy down in Jamaica
B F#
Who has the gift of seeing second sight
B E
He sees the world and all it’s troubles
B F# B
But inside his heart the sun is shining bright
B E
Everybody shout to your brother
B F#
Everybody sing let your spirit fly away
(F#) (G#) (Bb) B E
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother
B F# |B | B | E |
So all the people have a brighter day
B E
Well the network news went down to the island
B F#
To try to understand the things he sees
B E
But he just laughed and he waved at the camera
B F# B
He said, "Open up your mind and follow me."
B E
Everybody shout to your brother
B F#
Everybody sing let your spirit fly away
B E
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother
B F# B
So all the people have a brighter day
D A
When people go to war it hurts us all you see
E B
They don’t feel the need to congregate
D A
I may be just a boy but I am not a fool
C#m E F#
Our leaders need to simplify instead of complicate
B E
Everybody shout to your brother
B F#
Everybody sing let your spirit fly away
B E
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother
B F# |B |
So all the people have a brighter day
| B . . . . | B . . . (Everybody) |
| B . . . (Yeah, yeah) | B . (Everybody) Oh, oh |
B E
Everybody shout to your brother
B F#
Everybody sing . . . Can ya hear him say
B E
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother
B F# |B |
So all the people have a brighter day
B E
Everybody shout . . . to the little bitty boy
B F#
Everybody sing . . . all the people just gotta believe
B E
Oh, oh, oh shout to your brother (I wanna tell ya)
B F# |B | B . F# . |
All the people have a brighter day
| E | E | B | B | B <> |
Ohh, ooh, can ya hear what the little boy - say?
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