He was my brother

Capo on 2th fret Normal tuning: EADGBE

D C D Bm

He-e-e-e was my brother

G A

Five years older than I

D C D Bm

He-e-e-e was my brother

G A D C D

Twenty-three years old the day he died

D C D Bm

Fre-e-e-edom rider

G A

They cursed my brother to his face

D C D Bm

Go home outsider

G A D C D

This town's gonna be your buryin' place

D C D Bm

He-e-e-e was singin' on his knees

G A

An angry mob trailed along

D C D Bm

They shot my brother dead

G A Bm D C D

Because he hated what was wrong

D C D Bm

He-e-e-e was my brother

G A

Tears can't bring him back to me

D C D

He - He was my brother

G A D

And he died so his brothers could be free

Bm G A D C D

Oh, God, he died so his brothers could be free