Bruce Robison My Brother And Me written by Bruce Robison Rich Brotherton guitar Martin Muse steel guitar John Ludwick bass Mark Petterson drums D G D G D G D G D Grandpa Charles smoked and drank whiskey G But he died in 43 D Nobody like him in all my kin A Untill my brother and me D He died in a small town so far back G They didn't know what hit him maybe a heart attack D That was a drag on my grandma you know A D She never really forgave him for that G D Most every year on Christmas Day A D My dad and me go down where he lay G D I don't know what kind of man he'd be A D G D G But he'd like my brother and me D Grandmama married a man she found G Even fore Grandaddy hit the ground D Took 45 years but what do you know A He turned that right around D Grandma would tell him about the family G How they come over from Germany D Oma and Opa was hard folks though A D You know how them Germans can be G D When she died we cried and sang that day A D With the guitars tuned to the doghouse bass G D Nobody sings down low and sweet A D G D G Not like my brother and me D My great grandpappy on my mother's side G Made a whole lot of money before he died D He was a wildcatter and in the Klan besides A And that was a matter of pride D Never wondered where great grandpappy went G He lit a cigar neath a oxygen tent D A man of secrets I'll never know A D Like a letter never sent G D They're all livin like they should A D But all the money in the world didn't do em no good G D Their daughter went and married an old hayseed A D G D G And they had my brother and me D What do they say about the small town G You can take the boy out of Bandera Not the other way around D I don't know but man it's true A Those bright lights will get you down D I'm gonna stay on the old concrete G Cause them city girls they smell so sweet D I don't know what the hell they see A D But they like my brother and me A D But they like my brother and me A D They like my brother a little more than they do me A D But they like my brother and me G D We go down to the Spur some night A D And listen to the river neath the pale moon light G D And tell our buddies what's it's like to be A D Just like my brother and me A D Just like my brother and me A D Don't mess my with mt brother and me A D Just like my brother and me A D G D G D G D G D G D Just like my brother and me D C G D From Bruce Robison "Wrapped" Lucky Dog Records 1998 Bruce Robison/Tiltawhirl Music(BMI)
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