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      Song Title: Even You Brutus?
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: I'm With You


Intro: Cm - Am - Cm - G#m - A# - Bm

Verse 1:

Cm                                          
 God is good and fate is great / When it feels
Gm
so strong It's hard to wait / You never know
Cm
how it might unfold / Hearts to break and bodies 
Gm
to hold / Time will tell but it never gets old
F                    D#       Bm
 Like I told you I'm in for a long long...

Verse 2:

Cm
Had to have been one of those things / That took place in 
Gm
outer space / A match made in heaven / Not a scratch on her 
Cm
 face / Angels must have smoked some dust
Gm
 Singing songs 'bout in God we trust / Some things 
F                                                    D# Dm   A#m Bm
slide but this is a must / Like I told you there's a time for finding out

Verse 3:

Cm
 People try to tell me / What not to do / You shouldn't 
Gm
make it with a younger girl
Cm
 Too many chances / For the foot to drop / I tried to
Gm
tell them that I found a pearl
F                   D#                  Bm
 Like I told you be careful what you're asking for

Chorus:

Gm          Dm            Dm  C#m
Hey, sister Brutus / I've got a 
Cm               Gm     Dm
mess of a better half
Gm          Dm      Dm C#m
Hey, sister Judas / Even
Cm               Gm     Dm
you never had my back

Verse 4:

Cm
 She was the cutest thing / That I ever did see
Gm
Drink in her hand and I don't mean tea / She was with a
Cm
dude / But I just didn't care / I had to find out
Gm
these moments are rare / And Stevie says 
F                                        D#        Bm
'All is fair' / Like I told you there is something for everyone

Verse 5:

Cm
 Well I guess I never told you some things / That I 
Gm
really really wanted to say
Cm
 Did I do everything that I could do / Or did the
Gm
mice just need to play
F                         D#        Bm
 Like I told you there is more than meets the eye

*Chorus* then *Intro*

Verse 6:

Cm
 I'm not trying to point fingers at you / And I'm 
Gm
not trying to lay any blame
Cm
 But when it comes to the punishment / Girl you
Gm
know how to bring the pain
F                     D#    Bm
 Like I told you, I'd do it all again

*Chorus*

Final Chorus (alternate second line):

Gm          Dm       Dm      C#m
Hey, sister Brutus / There's a
Cm                  Gm       Dm
fury to the woman's wrath
Gm          Dm      Dm C#m
Hey, sister Judas / Even
Cm               Gm     Gm
you never had my back
    

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