Just the chords, no fill-ins, with the correct lyrics and the verse that's often missing from most renditions. Am D Am How can I repay you, brother of mine? Am G C E How can I expect you to forgive? Am D Am Clinging to the past, I shed our blood G Am And shattered your chance to live Am D Am Though I knew the laws, I paid no heed G C E How can I return your wasted breath? Am D Am What I didn't know has cost you dear G Am For there is no cure for death C D C D Beautiful mother, soft and sweet C D F G Once you were gone we were not complete C D C D Back through the years, we reached for you C D E Alas, t'was not meant to be F G C And how can I make amends? F G C For all that I took from you? D Em F I led you with hopeless dreams D Em Am My brother I was a fool Am D Am Don't cry for the past now, brother of mine Am G C E Neither you nor I are free from blame Am D Am Nothing can erase the things we did G Am For the path we took was the same Am D Am How could I expect to call you wrong? Am G C E How can I blame you for what I've done? Am D Am Both of us were fools in our desires G Am As we flew too close to the sun C D C D Beautiful mother, soft and sweet C D F G Once you were gone we were not complete C D C D Back through the years, we reached for you C D E Alas, t'was not meant to be F G C My dreams made me blind and mute F G C I longed to return to that time D Em F I followed without a word D Em Am My brother, the fault is mine F G C So where do we go from here? F G C And how to forget and forgive? D Em F What's gone is forever lost D Em Am Now all we can do is live
