My Son, John chords by Tom Paxton

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Verse 1
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My son, John,
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was a good boy and good to me
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When we had hard times, well,
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he stood by me
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We were in work and out
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of work and on the go
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If he had complaints,
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I never heard of one
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He would pitch in and help
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me  like a full grown man
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My son, John, John, my son
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Verse 2
My son, John,
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went to college and he made his way
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Had to earn every penny but he
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paid his way
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He worked summers and holidays
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and through the year
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And it was no easy struggle
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that he won
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But he laughed at the ones
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who thought he had it hard
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My son, John, John, my son
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Verse 3
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My son, John,
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got his uniform and went away
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With a band playing marches,
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he was sent away
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And he wrote me a letter,
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when he had the time
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He was loosing his buddies one by one
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And I prayed and tried not to read
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between the lines
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My son, John, John, my son

Verse 4
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My son, John came home yesterday,
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he's here to stay
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Not a word to his father,
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have I heard him say
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He seems glad to be home
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but I can't be sure
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When I ask him what he'd
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seen and done

Verse 5
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He went up to his bedroom
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and he closed the door
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My son, John, John, my son
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He went up to his bedroom
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and he closed the door
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My son, John, John, my son