My Father's Gun chords by Elton John

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D
C
Dsus4
G
F#m
Bm
A
F#
E
Asus4
Am

Intro 1

Dsus4

Verse 1
D 
G 
F#m 
From this day on I own my father's gun
Bm 
We dug his shallow grave
D 
Bm 
G 
beneath the sun
A 
F# 
I laid his broken body down
Bm 
D 
G 
below the Southern land
C 
Bm 
It wouldn't do to bury him
G 
A 
where any Yankee stands

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Verse 2
D 
G 
I'll take my horse and I'll ride
F#m 
A 
F#m 
the northern plain
Bm 
A 
To wear the color of the greys
D 
A 
G 
A 
and join the fight again
F# 
I'll not rest until I   know the
Bm 
A 
G 
cause is fought and won
C 
Bm 
From this day on until I die
G 
I'll wear my father's gun
D 

Verse 3
F# 
Bm 
I'd like to know where the
A 
D 
G 
riverboat sails to night
F# 
Bm 
To New Orleans well that's
A 
G 
just fine alright
E 
'Cause there's fighting there and
A 
F# 
Bm 
A 
the company needs men
D 
G 
Asus4 
A 
So slip us a rope and sail on round

Interlude 1

the bend

Dsus4

Verse 4
G 
F#m 
As soon as this is over we'll go    home
Bm 
To plant the seeds of
A 
D 
G 
justice in our bones
A 
F# 
Bm 
To watch the children growing and
A 
D 
G 
see the women sewing
C 
There'll be laughter when the bell
Bm 
s of freedom ring
G 
A 

Verse 5
F# 
Bm 
I'd like to know where the
A 
G 
riverboat sails tonight
F# 
Bm 
To New Orleans well that's
A 
G 
just fine alright
E 
'Cause there's fighting there
A 
F# 
and the company needs men
Bm 
A 
All I said, all I said,
G 
Am 
A 
slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
D 

Verse 6
F# 
Bm 
I'd like to know where the
A 
G 
riverboat sails tonight
F# 
Bm 
To New Orleans well that's
A 
G 
just fine alright
E 
'Cause there's fighting there
A 
F# 
and the company needs men
Bm 
A 
All I said, all I said,
G 
Asus4 
A 
D 
slip us a rope and sail on round the bend, oh

Verse 7
F# 
Bm 
I'd like to know where the
A 
G 
riverboat, the riverboat sails tonight
F# 
Bm 
To New Orleans well that's
Am 
G 
just fine alright
E 
'Cause there's fighting there
A 
F# 
and the company needs men
Bm 
A 
All I said, all I said,
G 
A 
slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
Dsus4 
D 

Verse 8
F# 
Bm 
I'd like to know where the riverboat,
Am 
G 
the riverboat, the riverboat sails tonight
F# 
Bm 
To New Orleans well that's just fine,
Am 
G 
that's just fine alright
E 
'Cause there's fighting there
A 
F# 
and the company needs men
Bm 
A 
G 
A 
All I   said is slip us a rope and sail
on round the bend
Dsus4 
D 

Verse 9
F#m 
F# 
Bm 
I'd like to know where the
Am 
G 
riverboat sails tonight
F# 
Bm 
To New Orleans well that's just fine,
Am 
G 
that's just fine alright
E 
'Cause there's fighting there
A 
F# 
and the company needs men
Bm 
Am 
All I said, all I said,
G 
A 
slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
D 
G 
D 
F# 

Verse 10
Bm 
Am 
G 
F# 
Riverboat sails tonight
Bm 
That's just fine, alright
Am 
G 
E 
A 
F# 
Bm 
Am 
Ah ah ah ah
G 
A 
D 
Slip us a rope, sail, sail around,
D 
F# 
Bm 
sail around the bend
Am 
G 
Riverboat sails tonight
F# 
Bm 