Rich Mullins
Brothers Keeper Ukulele Chords
Brother's Keeper
Tranposed and tabbed by Kevin Paddock
This song was written in the key of E, but if you want your gutiar to sound like Rich,
play in the D position, capo 2.
CAPO 2
F F F2 F F C2
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F F F2
Now the plumber's got a drip in his spigot
F F2 F
The mechanic's got a clank in his car
F F D7
And the preacher's thinking thoughts that are wicked
Am7 F D7sus D7
And the lover's got a lonely heart
C2 A Progression-->
My friends ain't the way I wish they
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were. They are just the way they are
Chorus:
F F2 F Am7 D7sus D7
I will be my brother's keeper, not the one who judges him
F F2 F Am7 D7sus D7
I won't despise him for his weakness, I won't regard him for his strength
F2 F Am7 D7
I won't take away his freedom, I will help him learn to stand
F F2 F Am7
And I will, I will be my brother's keeper
F F F2 F F C2
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Now this roof has got a few missing shingles
But at least we got ourselves a roof
And they say that she's a fallen angel
I wonder if she recalls when she last flew
There's no point in pointing fingers unless you're pointing to the truth
CHORUS (2x)
F
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