Forefathers - Stripped Back chords by 
Liam St. John (Official Version)
Key: C minorDifficulty: Intermediate
Intro 1
C#m
Bsus4
E
D#dim7
Verse 1
C#m
Well my momma worked the graveyard
B
And my daddy was gone
E
So I spent my nights with Ray Charles
D#dim7
I cried to Louis Armstrong
C#m
Well my momma she was always there
B
Diggin' us out of the hole
E
But my father he never cared
D#dim7
Now he don't even pick up the phone
Chorus 1
So I call
C#m
Jim Beam when I'm in need
B
Evan Williams if I'm out of money
Johnnie Walker picks up day and night
E
Jack Daniels
D#dim7
he always gives me great advice
Interlude 1
C#m
C#m
B
B
E
E
D#dim7
D#dim7
Verse 2
C#m
As a child playing make-believe
B
Pretending that you're coming home
E
I would climb in the maple tree
D#dim7
Guessing which car was yours
C#m
It took a while but you finally showed
B
15 summers down the road
E
I know you tried to give it a go
D#dim7
But you don't answer my calls no more
Chorus 2
So I call
C#m
Jim Beam when I'm in need
B
Evan Williams if I'm, out of money
Johnnie Walker picks up day and night
E
Jack Daniels
D#dim7
he always gives me great advice
Outro 1
C#m
C#m
B
B
E
E
D#dim7
D#dim7
C#m
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC#m Bsus4 E D#dim7 B
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