Abbey Lincoln

Brother Can You Spare A Dime(Chords)

Abbey Lincoln

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Once I built a railroad, made it run 
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Made it race against time 
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Once I build a railroad  now it's done 
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Brother, can you spare a dime 
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Once I built a tower to the sun 
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Brick and rivet and lime 
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Once I build a tower  now it's done 
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Brother, can you spare a dime 

Bridge 
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Once, in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell 
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Full of that Yankee Doodle de-dum 
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Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell  
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I was the kid with the drum 
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Say, don't you remember, they called me Al 
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It was Al all the time 
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Say, don't you remember?  I'm your pal 
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Buddy can you spare  a   dime
	        

Written by E.Y. Harburg and Jay Gorney

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