Bon Jovi - Brothers In Arms: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Brothers In Arms" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Brothers In Arms Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Brothers In Arms" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                            G
Ever since I was a young boy
   E                          G
Before I'd ever know who I am
    E                                           G
My father said you got to walk before you can crawl
            E                           G
So you can run as soon as you can stand
            E                     G
So you can run as soon as you can

Now if every breathin' day is a lesson
I been writin' this before I could read
When mama said, "Son, don't let this hard world
Do what it's doin' to me
Don't let it do what it's done to me"

        Am
It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
         C
Still a hard rain that's gonna fall on the farm

Chorus:
           E    G        A             E
There's no 7th day in a world without pity
                      G             D            A
There's no ball and chain but the change didn't come
          E        G              A       E
Where's my better days? Where's my Jesus saves?
         A              Bm
Where's someone to say?
               C
We got to hang on
                  E
We're brothers in arms

Down in southern Alabama
It's "yes sir", "no ma'am", "thank you", and "please"
But don't you step outta line, don't rewrite or define
What it means to see a man take a knee
Okay, oh, say can you see

It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
Still a hard rain that's gonna fall on the farm

Chorus

                  E
We're brothers in arms

It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
Still a hard rain that's gonna fall on the farm
It's a hard rain that's gonna fall on the city
Still a hard rain don't give a damn who you are

Chorus

We're brothers in arms




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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Brothers In Arms" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Brothers In Arms" by Bon Jovi.

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