Written by Jay Gorney/E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Intro: Em Dm C B7 Em Dm C B7 Verse Em C B7 E7 Once I Built A Railroad, Made It Run A D7 G7 B7 Made it race against time Am B7 Em C Once i built a railroad, now it's done Am B7 Em C B7 Brother can you spare a dime? Em C B7 E7 Once I built a tower to the sun A D7 G7 B7 Brick and rivet and lime Am B7 Em C Once I built a tower, now it's done Am B7 Em C B7 Brother can you spare a dime?Instrumental: Em C B7 E7 A D7 G7 B7 Am B7 Em C Am B7 Em C B7E Once in khaki suits Dm E Gee, we looked swell Dm E Full of that yankee doodle de dum A7 Em A7 Half a million boots went slogging through hell Em C# F# I was the kid with the drum Em B7 E7 Say don't you remember, they called me Al A7 D7 G B7 It was Al all the time Am B Em C Say don't you remember, i'm your pal! Am B7 Em C B7 Buddy can you spare a dime?E Once in khaki suits Dm E Gee, we looked swell Dm E Full of that yankee doodle de dum A7 Em A7 Half a million boots went slogging through hell Em C# F# I was the kid with the drum Em B7 E7 Say don't you remember, they called me Al A7 D7 G B7 It was Al all the time Am B Em C Say don't you remember, i'm your pal! Am B7 Em C B7 Buddy can you spare a dime?
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