My Father's Gun chords by Elton John
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Intro 1
(D major) (C major) (Dsus4) (G major) (D major) (C major) (Dsus4) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (C major)
(Dsus4) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
From (D major) this day on I (G major) own my father's (F sharp minor) gun
(B minor) We dug his shallow grave
(D major) beneath the (B minor) sun (G major)
(A major) I laid his broken body (F sharp major) down
(B minor) below the Southern (D major) land (G major)
(C major) It wouldn't do to bury (B minor) him
(G major) where any Yankee stand (A major) s
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Verse 2
(D major) I'll take my horse and I'll ride (G major)
the northern (F sharp minor) plain (A major) (F sharp minor)
(B minor) To wear the color of the greys (A major)
(D major) and join (A major) the fight (G major) again (A major)
I'll not rest until (F sharp major) I know the
(B minor) cause is fought (A major) and won (G major)
From (C major) this day on un (B minor) til I die
(G major) I'll wear my father's gun
(D major)
Verse 3
(F sharp major) I'd like to know where the (B minor)
ri (A major) verboat sails (D major) to (G major) night
(F sharp major) To New Orleans well that's (B minor)
just fine (A major) al (G major) right
'Cause there's (E major) fighting there and
the (A major) company needs men (F sharp major) (B minor) (A major)
(D major) So (G major) slip us a rope and sail (Asus4) on round (A major)
Interlude 1
the bend
(D major) (Dsus4) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 4
As soon as this is (G major) over we'll (F sharp minor) go home
(B minor) To plant the seeds of
justice (A major) (D major) in our (G major) bones
(A major) To watch the children grow (F sharp major) ing (B minor) and
see the (A major) women (D major) sew (G major) ing
There'll be laughter (C major) when the bell
(B minor) s of freedom ring
(G major) (A major)
Verse 5
(F sharp major) I'd like to know where the (B minor)
river (A major) boat sails tonight (G major)
(F sharp major) To New Orleans well that's (B minor)
just fine (A major) al (G major) right
'Cause there's (E major) fighting there
and the (A major) company needs men (F sharp major)
(B minor) All I said, all (A major) I said,
slip (G major) us a rope and (A minor) sail on round (A major) the bend
(D major)
Verse 6
(F sharp major) I'd like to know where the (B minor)
river (A major) boat sails tonight (G major)
(F sharp major) To New Orleans well that's (B minor)
just fine (A major) alright (G major)
'Cause there's (E major) fighting there
and the (A major) company needs men (F sharp major)
(B minor) All I said, all (A major) I said,
slip (G major) us a rope and sail (Asus4) on (A major) round the bend, (D major) oh
Verse 7
(F sharp major) I'd like to know where the (B minor)
riverboat, the (A major) ri (G major) verboat sails tonight
(F sharp major) To New Orleans well that's (B minor)
just fine (A minor) alright (G major)
'Cause there's (E major) fighting there
and the company (A major) needs men (F sharp major)
(B minor) All I said, (A major) all I said,
(G major) slip us a rope and sail (A major) on round the bend
(Dsus4) (D major)
Verse 8
(F sharp major) I'd like to know where the (B minor) riverboat,
(A minor) the ri (G major) verboat, the riverboat sails tonight
(F sharp major) To New Orleans well that's (B minor) just fine,
that's (A minor) just fine (G major) alright
'Cause there's (E major) fighting there
and the (A major) company needs men (F sharp major)
All (B minor) I (A major) said is (G major) slip us a rope and sail (A major)
on round the bend
(Dsus4) (D major)
Verse 9
(F sharp minor) I'd (F sharp major) like to know where the (B minor)
ri (A minor) verboat sails to (G major) night
(F sharp major) To New Orleans well that's (B minor) just fine,
that's (A minor) just fine (G major) alright
'Cause there's (E major) fighting there
and the (A major) company needs men (F sharp major)
(B minor) All I said, all (A minor) I said,
slip (G major) us a rope and sail (A major) on round the bend
(D major) (G major) (D major) (F sharp major)
Verse 10
(B minor)
(A minor) Riverboat sails to (G major) night (F sharp major)
(B minor) That's just fine, alright
Ah (A minor) ah (G major) (E major) ah (A major) (F sharp major) ah (B minor) (A minor)
(G major) Slip us a rope, sail, (A major) (D major) sail around,
(D major) sail around the bend (F sharp major) (B minor)
Riverboat sails to (A minor) (G major) night
(F sharp major) (B minor)
My Father's Gun
Elton John
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