Brother Down – Sam Roberts

Tabbed by Adam Bishop

The Dm – C – G7 progression repeats through the whole song
(although the “I think my life is passing me by” part just 
has each chord strummed once, of course).  Here is basically
what is being played (I think):

E|--1----3----1--1--1--1--3--1----0----1----1--1--1--1--3--1--
B|--3----3----3--3--3--3--3--3----1----1----1--1--1--1--1--1--
G|--2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--
D|--0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--
A|--------------------------------3----3----3--3--3--3--3--3--
E|------------------------------------------------------------

E|--1----3----1--1--1--1--3--1----1----3----1--1--1--1--3--1--
B|--0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--
G|--0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--
D|--0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--
A|--2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2--2--
E|--3----3----3--3--3--3--3--3----3----3----3--3--3--3--3--3--


At around 1:40 (and again later), there is this riff:
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|--6----5---------6----5-------------------------------------
G|------------7--------------7----4----5----7----4----5----7--
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------5--------------5------------
B|--6----5---------6----5--------------8----6---------8----6--
G|------------7--------------7--------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------


(These lyrics are the best I can figure out...I’m sure they are wrong)

One life to live but we’re doing it right
You see, got my brother down cause he’s nothing to me
Everyone saying that it’s wrong to cheat 
But there’s no other way to get my life on easy street
Someone else telling you what you’re living for
Been knocking you down, now you’re looking for more
The only sound you hear is a closing door
Been looking for peace but they’re bringing you war
Rich man cries cause his money’s tight
And poor man’s crying cause he knows he ain’t right
There’s a man over there says he’s tougher than me
But I got eyes that can see through fantasy

I think my life is passing me by
I think my life is passing me by

(Riff)
Take it out back cause it don’t mean nothing
If you give it away and you’re looking for something back
Wake up every morning when there’s nothing there
No reason to doubt, no reason to care
Someone else telling you what you’re living for
Been knocking you down now you’re looking for more
The only sound you hear is a closing door
Been looking for peace but they’re bringing you war
One life to live but we’re doing it right
You see, got my brother down cause he’s nothing to me
Rich man cries cause his money’s tight
And poor man’s crying cause he knows he ain’t right

I think my life is passing me by
I think my life is passing me by

(Riff)

Another guitar plays Dm (x-x-x-10-10-10) until the end, 
with the riff, and he is singing something, I can’t tell what...