Blue October - For My Brother: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "For My Brother" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Am                  C                  G
It would simply say everything if you would
                                    Am  C
Take a pen and write my name on a friend
           G
Who never cared to let me in

Then take a fast ravine that for
Three years swimming straight upstream and the wind
The wind will drag me down in the end

You live inside my wall and I
I reach back, hit you harder than God falls
Christ, Amen, Amen, Amen

You're such a line to break and I'm
I'm so scared to make another mistake in the end
But I just want to be happy again

Chorus:
D Em     C
Until it all falls down
                     D
And where does that leave me?
D                                                Em
With things, things, I've got so many things to say
         C                   D
With a broken heart and a straight face
I'm saying, "Brother, help me"

It's just a natural phase that I
I go through and then it's taken away
And then bam, bam, I'm fixed
(Fixed, fixed, fixed..)

And I'm in another place to be, where I
I can't sleep without the thought of me being
So, so damn sick (I'm sick, I'm sick, I'm sick)

Chorus:
But take this song, take this song away
Until it all falls down
And where does that leave me?
With things, things, I've got so many things to say
With a broken heart and a straight face

And he says "Reach for the girl
Reach for the girl and hold her close
Believe you can shine when you're silver
And I promise you gold, I promise you gold
And whenever you're dark inside
Don't let go, no, don't let go
Remember there's rain and there's candy
And Christmasy winter snow
And remember I love you the same
And I'll strangle your pain"

And he tells me to sing, and I sing
And I sing for my brother who keeps me sane
And tells me everything will be okay

I'm so alone
God, I'm so alone
I'm so alone
I'm alone

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "For My Brother" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "For My Brother" by Blue October.

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