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Kaleo – Brother Run Fast Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
F            Dm
  One by one, one by one,
     Am
  we all fall
F            Dm
  One by one, oh, one by one,
     Am
  we will all fall
          D
Open your arms wide
          F
Open your eyes wide
             Am   F
Brother, run fast
                    C   E
They're coming your way
                Am   F
Oh, brother, run fast
                    C   E
They're headin' your way

[Verse 1]
Am    F               C     E
  I'm a hungry one for change
Am       F
  [?] my hand, close my
            C        E
  eyes and [cherish?]
Am            F
  See them someday,
            C    E
  find them again
       Am              F
As the good God will give,
       C         E
the God will take

[Chorus]
                 Am
Oh, brother, run fast,
             F
brother, run fast
                    C
They're coming your way,
            E
coming your way
             Am
Brother, run fast,
             F
brother, run fast
                     C
They're headin' your way,
             E
headin' your way

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[Verse 2]
Am                  F
  It's best you not speak
              C     E
  up what you found
Am          F
  These old passengers
              C   E
  been coming now
Am               F
  Don't seek the truth,
                       C         E
they'll make their own groove, oh
                 Am         F
And when they've come for me
         C       E
Come back for you

[Chorus]
                 Am
Oh, brother, run fast,
             F
brother, run fast
                    C
They're coming your way,
            E
coming your way
             Am
Brother, run fast,
             F
brother, run fast
                     C
They're headin' your way,
             E
headin' your way

[Bridge]
F               Dm
  One by one, I
               Am
One by one, we all fall
F                  Dm
  One by one, oh-oh
               Am
One by one, we will all fall
F           Dm
  One by one
               Am
One by one, we all fall
               D
Spreadin' your arms wide
          F
Open your eyes wide
             Am   F
Brother, run fast
                   C   E
They're coming your way

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[Chorus]
                Am
Oh, brother, run fast,
            F
brother, run fast
                    C
They're coming your way
            E
Coming your way, oh
             Am
Brother, run fast,
             F
brother, run fast
                     C
They're headin' your way,
             E
headin' your way

[Post-Chorus]
             Am
Brother, run fast,
             F
brother, run fast
               C
Brother, don't break
               E
Brother, don't break
             Am   F
Brother, run fast
                   C
They're coming your way

How to play Brother Run Fast: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Brother Run Fast by Kaleo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Brother Run Fast by Kaleo is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: F, Dm, Am, D, C and E.

Most of the song cycles through Am – F – C – E (vi – IV – I – III in C major). In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – mi. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.