Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Yip Harburg capo 2 (Bm) Am E7 A7 Once I built a railroad, I made it run Dm G C E7 I made it race against time Dm Am Am/G F7 Once I built a railroad, now it's done E7 Am E7 Buddy, can you spare a dime? Am E7 A7 Once I built a tower way up to the sun Dm G C E7 Of bricks and mortar and lime Dm Am Am/G F7 Once I built a tower, now it's done E7 Am E7 Buddy, can you spare a dime? Am Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell Dm E7 Full of that yankee doodledy dum Am A half a million boots went slogging through hell Dm E7 And I was a kid with a drum Am E7 A7 Say, don't you remember, you called me Al Dm G C E7 Hey, it was Al all the time Dm Am Am/G F7 Say, don't you remember, I was your pal E7 Am E7 Buddy, can you spare a dime? Break (verse chords) Repeat verse 1