Hey, Ukulelist in this post you will learn to play Brothers Ukulele Chords by Gang Of Youths.
Chords Info
- Tunning: Standard(G C E A)
- Chords: D, A, F#m, E, C#m, Bm
- Capo: no capo
[Verse 1] D A Our father hid a lot of painful memories A A A bunch of shit he never shared D A But when he died, I went out looking for them D A For all the things he never said D A Thought he was born in 1948 D A But was born a whole decade before D A Thought he was brought up in New Zealand D A But he was born and brought up in Samoa F#m E We thought that he was only half-Samoan C#m D A That his mother was a German Jew F#m E C#m D But I went and found his birth certificate Bm D A And he lied about that too [Verse 2] D A Our father's love was unmistakeable D A And he gave us еverything he had D A And I guess that mеant pretending he was half-white D A To give his kids a better chance D A My sister, she lives out in New York City D A Been there since I was seventeen D A And I think she hates it, but like most New Yorkers D A She just can't bring herself to leave D A She used to love to watch our father cooking D A And imitate the things she'd seen D A And now she makes the most amazing things D A And she also sings better than me F#m E And when he died, she and her husband stayed C#m D A To keep my mother company F#m E C#m D And even though it fucked them up a lot Bm D A They did a better job than me [Verse 3] D A And I wish that we could see them every weekend D A And she could cook her famous meals D A And I wish that I could hang out with her husband D A More than a couple of times a year D A Our brother Wesley is a quiet man D A And he is the second of us four D A And he inherited our father's hands D A But he looks like me a little more D A He has a love that's unmistakable D A And he's seen police brutality D A He lives in Auckland with his wife and dog D A And he stands a shade above six-three F#m E Our father left him with a cousin then C#m D A He got into trouble frequently F#m E C#m D Me and my sister only heard of him Bm D A In two thousand and eighteen [Verse 4] D A Our brother Matthew is a baker, and D A He stands a mighty seven feet D A He was brought up in a Māori family D A And speaks Te Reo fluently A D He didn't know about our father 'til I D A I guess he was about eighteen D A And he did some time for something awesome D A And he's the sweetest guy you'll ever meet F#m E He came to meet me at a festival C#m D A And he told me everything he knew F#m E C#m D That our father left him at the hospital Bm D A But if he forgives him, then I should too [Interlude] D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la A A La-la-la-la, la-la-la [Verse 5] D A I know our father had his reasons D A But that can never make it right or fair D A And I hate myself for stealing all his love D A When my brothers thought that he was dead D A So as I dig through the collateral C#m D A The secrets hid throughout the years F#m E C#m D I know I'll hardly ever answer them Bm D A But it's the way to keep him near [Outro] D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la Bm D A La-la-la-la, la-la-la
Song Info
- Song: Brothers
- Artist: Gang Of Youths
- Written by David Le’aupepe
- Produced by Gang Of Youths
- Album: angel in realtime
- Released Date: February 25, 2022