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happy son of a gun chords by
Don Rich
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Key: Gb major•
Intro 1
G
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D
D

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D
D

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A
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D
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Verse 1
D
D

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Pick a little cotton,

and put it in the wagon
A
A

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Take it to the gin and then

Get yourself some money,

and take out your honey
D
D

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And do it all over again

Oh, that's a life of a country boy
G
G

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He works from sun to sun
Em
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D
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He's just a hard workin' country lad
A
A

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But he's a happy son of a gun.
Verse 2
D
D

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He's just a hard workin' country

boy out on the farm
A
A

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Workin' from dawn to dusk

A pickin' the cotton, A plowin' the fields
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D

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And doin' the things he must

But on Saturday he'll head for town
G
G

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To have himself a little fun

And when he's stompin' on a
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D

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honky tonk hardwood floor
A
A

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D

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He's a happy son of a gun.
Interlude 1
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Dm
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A
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G
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A
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Verse 3
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D

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Well, a country boy's got

a wearied back
A
A

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Cause workin' is all he's known

He ain't got much just a blackland farm
D
D

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But that blackland farm's his own

He don't have to answer to any man
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G

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And worries has he none

And you can tell by lookin'
Em
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D
D

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this country boy's
A
A

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Just a happy son of a gun.
Verse 4
D
D

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He's just a hard workin' country

boy out on the farm
A
A

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Workin' from dawn to dusk

A pickin' the cotton, A plowin' the fields
D
D

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And doin' the things he must

But on Saturday he'll head for town
G
G

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To have himself a little fun

And when he's stompin' on a
D
D

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honky tonk hardwood floor
A
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He's a happy son of a gun.
Verse 5
G
G

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Now, when he's stompin' on a
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D

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He's a happy son of a gun

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Em

  • Dm

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of happy son of a gun by Don Rich is Gb major.

The primary chords used in happy son of a gun are Cb, Gb, Db, Abm, Gbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

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

The tempo of happy son of a gun is approximately 158 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of happy son of a gun using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Don Rich.

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