My Father's Son chords by Joe Cocker

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Fm 
G 
Heart over mind,  (F minor) yes I'm  (G major) 
Cm 
My fa (C minor) ther's son
Fm 
G 
I live my life,  (F minor) just like  (G major) 
Cm 
My fa (C minor) ther's done
Fm 
G 
If he'd've  (F minor) told me, one day  (G major) 
Cm 
That some (C minor) body'd have my heart in chains
Fm 
G 
Would I be (F minor) lieve it? No way  (G major) 
Cm 
Made up up  (C minor) my  mind I'd never fall that way

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Chorus 1

But tell me why

Every time I try to tell you it's goodbye

I can't seem to let go

In my heart I know I want to stay

What I'm trying to say

Verse 2

Heart over mind yes I'm

My father's son

And I'm inclined to do

As my father's done

Solo 1

Bridge 1
Bbm 
Eb 
Here I am with  (B flat minor) you    (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
And I know that it's  (A flat major) true  (D flat major) 
Bbm 
Eb 
Despite all the  (B flat minor) feelings  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
You're putting me  (A flat major) through  (D flat major) 
C 
I try to walk a (C major) way,
Gb 
G 
something makes me  (G flat major) stay  (G major) 

Verse 3

Heart over mind, yes I'm

My father's son

I live my life, just like

My father's done

Chorus 2
Ab 
But tell me  (A flat major) why
Gm 
Fm 
Every time I  (G minor) try to tell you it's good (F minor) bye
Eb 
I can't seem to  (E flat major) let go
Ab 
Gm 
In my  (A flat major) heart I know I want to  (G minor) stay
C 
What I'm trying to  (C major) say

Verse 4
Fm 
G 
Heart over mind  (F minor) yes I'm  (G major) 
Cm 
My fa (C minor) ther's son
Fm 
G 
I live my life,  (F minor) just like  (G major) 
Cm 
My fa (C minor) ther's done
Fm 
G 
If he'd've  (F minor) told me, one day  (G major) 
Cm 
That some (C minor) body have my heart in chains
Fm 
G 
Would I be (F minor) lieve it? No way  (G major) 
Cm 
Made up up  (C minor) my  mind I'd never fall that way

Verse 5
Fm 
G 
Heart over mind,  (F minor) yes I'm  (G major) 
Cm 
My fa (C minor) ther's son
Fm 
G 
And I'm inclined  (F minor) to do  (G major) 
Cm 
As my fa (C minor) ther's done
G 
Fm 
G 
 (G major) Heart over mind,  (F minor) yes I'm  (G major) 
Cm 
My fath (C minor) er's son