My Son, John
My Son, John

My Son, John easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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    • Verse 1
    My 
    son, 
    John, 

    was 
    a good 
    boy 
    and 
    good 
    to me 

    When we 
    had 
    hard 
    times, 
    well, 

    he stood 
    by 
    me 

    We were 
    in 
    work 
    and out 

    of 
    work 
    and on 
    the go 

    If 
    he had 
    complaints, 

    I 
    never 
    heard 
    of one 

    He would 
    pitch 
    in 
    and help 

    me 
    like 
    a full 
    grown 
    man 

    My 
    son, 
    John, 
    John, 
    my 
    son 

    Verse 2

    My son, 
    John, 

    went 
    to 
    college 
    and he 
    made 
    his way 

    Had 
    to 
    earn 
    every 
    penny 
    but he 

    paid 
    his 
    way 

    He worked 
    summers 
    and holidays 

    and 
    through 
    the 
    year 

    And 
    it was 
    no 
    easy 
    struggle 

    that he 
    won 

    But he 
    laughed 
    at 
    the ones 

    who 
    thought 
    he 
    had 
    it hard 

    My 
    son, 
    John, 
    John, 
    my 
    son 


    Verse 3
    My 
    son, 
    John, 

    got 
    his 
    uniform 
    and 
    went 
    away 

    With 
    a band 
    playing 
    marches, 

    he was 
    sent 
    away 

    And he 
    wrote 
    me 
    a let
    ter, 

    when 
    he 
    had 
    the time 

    He was 
    loosing 
    his 
    buddies 
    one 
    by 
    one 

    And 
    I prayed 
    and 
    tried 
    not 
    to read 

    between 
    the 
    lines 

    My son, 
    John, 
    John, 
    my son 

    Verse 4
    My son, 
    John 
    came 
    home 
    yesterday, 

    he's 
    here 
    to stay 

    Not 
    a word 
    to his 
    father, 

    have 
    I 
    heard 
    him say 

    He seems 
    glad 
    to be 
    home 

    but 
    I 
    can
    't 
    be sure 

    When I 
    ask 
    him 
    what he'd 

    seen 
    and 
    done 

    Verse 5
    He went 
    up 
    to his 
    bedroom 

    and he closed 
    the door 

    My 
    son, 
    John, 
    John, 
    my son 

    He went 
    up 
    to his 
    bedroom 

    and he closed 
    the door 

    My 
    son, 
    John, 
    John, 
    my 
    son 

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