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Two Brothers

Chris Stapleton

Key of C · Chords: I V ii

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Intro

Dm C G Dm C G Dm

Verse 1

Dm
One wore blue, and one wore grey
C                     G   Dm
As they marched along the way
  Dm
A fife and drum began to play
C                  G Dm
All on a beautiful morning

Instrumental

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Verse 2

Dm
One was gentle, and one was kind
C                  G      Dm
One came home, one stayed behind
  Dm
A cannonball, don't pay no mind
C                  G Dm
All on a beautiful morning

Instrumental

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Verse 3

Dm
Cannonball, don't pay no mind
C                        G      Dm
Though you're gentle, or you're kind
   Dm
It don't think of the folks behind
C                  G Dm
All on a beautiful morning

Instrumental

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Verse 4

Dm
Two girls waiting by the railroad track
C                     G    Dm
For their darlings to come back
Dm
One wore blue, and one wore black
C                  G Dm
All on a beautiful morning

Outro

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