Father Of Mine chords by
Everclear

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Key: Db major•

Verse 1

C

C

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E

E

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Father of mine

Em

Em

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C

C

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F

F

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Tell me where have you been

D

D

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You know I just closed my eyes

C

C

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My whole world disappeared

E

E

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Father of mine

C

C

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F

F

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Take me back to the day

Yeah, when I was still

D

D

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your golden boy

C

C

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Back before you went away

Verse 2

E

E

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I remember the blue skies

F

F

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Walking the block

D

D

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I loved it when you held me high

C

C

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I loved to hear you talk

Em

Em

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You would take me to the movie

C

C

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F

F

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You would take me to the beach

D

D

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Take me to a place inside

Interlude 1

That is so hard to reach

C

C

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F

F

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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E

E

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 3

E

E

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Father of mine

F

F

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Tell me where did you go

D

D

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You had the world inside your hand

C

C

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But you did not seem to know

E

E

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Father of mine

Em

Em

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E

E

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F

F

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Tell me what do you see

When you look back at your

D

D

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wasted life

C

C

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And you don't see me

Verse 4

E

E

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I was ten years old

F

F

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Doing all that I could

Wasn't easy for me to

D

D

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be a scared white boy

C

C

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In a black neighborhood

Sometimes you would send

E

E

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me a birthday card

F

F

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With a five dollar bill

E

E

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Yeah, I never understood

D

D

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you then

And I guess I never will

C

C

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F

F

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Verse 5

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Daddy gave me a name

E

E

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C

C

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My dad he gave me a name

F

F

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E

E

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(then he walked away)

F

F

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C

C

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Daddy gave me a name

F

F

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(then he walked away)

E

E

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F

F

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My dad he gave me a name

C

C

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Interlude 2

E

E

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F

F

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D

D

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C

C

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F

F

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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Daddy gave me a name

Verse 6

F

F

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E

E

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Daddy gave me a name (then he

F

F

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E

E

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walked away)

F

F

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C

C

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Daddy gave me a name

F

F

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(then he walked away)

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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My daddy gave me a name

Verse 7

C

C

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Yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Verse 8

C

C

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E

E

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Father of mine

Em

Em

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E

E

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C

C

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F

F

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Tell me where have you been

D

D

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Yeah, I just closed my eyes

And the world disappeared

C

C

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E

E

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Father of mine

C

C

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Tell me how do you sleep

F

F

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C

C

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D

D

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With the children you abandoned

C

C

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And the wife I saw you beat

Verse 9

E

E

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I will never be safe

F

F

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I will never be sane

D

D

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I will always be weird inside

C

C

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I will always be lame

E

E

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Now I'm a grown man

F

F

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With a child of my own

E

E

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And I swear I'm not

D

D

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going to let her know

C

C

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F

F

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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All the pain I

F

F

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E

E

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G

G

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C

C

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have known

F

F

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Then he walked

Verse 10

away

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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Daddy gave me a name

F

F

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Then he walked away

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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My daddy gave me a name

F

F

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Then he walked away

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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My daddy gave me a name

F

F

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Then he walked away

E

E

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F

F

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My daddy gave me a name

C

C

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Then he walked away (yeah)

Then he walked away (yeah)

Then he walked away (oh, yeah)

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

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E ₃

E ₂

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A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

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D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

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G ₂

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E ₁

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G ₃

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C ₂

G ₂

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A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

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E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

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A ₄

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

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E ₃

E ₂

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G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

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G ₄

C ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

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D ₅

E ₁

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B ₀

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G ₃

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C ₂

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G ₃

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E ₅

G ₃

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E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
E
Em
F
D
G

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Father Of Mine by Everclear is Db major.

The primary chords used in Father Of Mine are Db, F, Fm, Gb, Eb, Ab.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, F, Fm, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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