My Father’s Gun chords by
Miranda Lambert

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Key: E major

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
 
From this day on
G G 
 
I own my father's gun
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Dug his shallow
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
grave beneath the sun
G G 
 
A A 
 
F# F# 
 
I laid his broken body down
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
'low the Southern land
C C 
 
G G 
 
What I'd do to bury him
where any Yankee stands
A A 
 

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

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

Interlude 1

Dsus4

Verse 4
G G 
 
As soon as this is over we'll
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
all go home
A A 
 
G G 
 
Plant the seeds of justice in our bones
A A 
 
F# F# 
 
To watch the children growin'
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
and see the wo men sewin'
C C 
 
There'll be laughter when
G G 
 
the bells of freedom ring

Verse 5
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I'd like to know where the
A A 
 
G G 
 
riverboat sails tonight
F# F# 
 
To New Orleans, well,
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
that's just fine alright
E E 
 
'Cause there's fighting there and
A A 
 
F# F# 
 
the company needs men
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Oh, slip us a rope and sail around
D D 
 
the bend

Interlude 2

Dsus4

Verse 6
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
I'd like to know where the
G G 
 
riverboat, riverboat sails tonight
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
I'd like to know where the
G G 
 
riverboat, riverboat sails tonight
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
I'd like to know where the ri
G G 
 
verboat, riverboat sails tonight
E E 
 
'Cause there's fighting there and
A A 
 
F# F# 
 
the company needs men
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Oh, slip us a rope and
A A 
 
sail around the bend

Outro 1

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