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