Son Of Skip James chords by Dion

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Verse 1
Em 
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Em 
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Em 
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 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) I  (A major) want
Em 
 (E minor) to be more like Jesus,
oh Mary don't you weep
I'll keep my lamp trending burning,
His grace don't come cheap
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D 
I'm the  (A major) son of Skip  (D major) James,
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Em 
my  (A major) father taught  (E minor) me  well
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I can't live without  (B major) Sunday
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 (A major) It would be a burning
Em 
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hell  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (B major) 
Em 
Everybody  (E minor) ought to live right
Be ready when he comes
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Em 
Let my  (A major) Jesus  (E minor) lead you
So you can hear him say, well done
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 (A major) I'm the son of Skip James
Em 
Shucks, I can see you don't  (E minor) be  lieve
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You know you're smiling in my face  (B major) 
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Em 
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Em 
 (A major) Boy, you got aces up your  (E minor) sleeve  (D major)  (E minor) 
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Em 
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 (B major) Let me hear you play that song  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Sweetness  (A major) 
Em 
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Oh, baby  (E minor)  (B major)  (E major) 
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Em 
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D 
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 (B major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (B major) 
Em 
There's a slow  (E minor) train a -comin'
To take us on to victory
I'm a life -givin' lover, baby
A 
I'll defend your  (A major) destiny
Em 
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 (E minor) I'm the  (A major) son of Skip James
D 
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Em 
Yeah,  (D major)  (A major) my father taught  (E minor) me  well
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Em 
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I can (B major) 't live  (E minor) without  (B major) Sunday
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Em 
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Em 
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It  (A major) would be a burning hell  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
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Em 
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 (B major) I don't read  (E minor) the Rolling Stones  (A major) Man,
Em 
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Em 
 (E minor)  (A major) they don't have a  (E minor) clue
You got your little pet theories,
I got my own worldview
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I'm the  (A major) son of Skip James,
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Em 
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oh,  (D major)  (A major) my father taught me good  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) I   don't do what I want  (B major) to,
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 (A major) I  do what I ought and what
Em 
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Em 
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I  (E minor) should  (D major)  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
Seven stars  (E minor) in his right hand
Seven trumpets are gonna sound
Seven lampstands like the wind
Seven scholars, seven crowns
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I'm a son  (A major) of Skip James
D 
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Em 
But  (D major)  (A major) I'm not a loud old  (E minor) brass
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I'm a  (B major) lover, not a fighter,  (A major) 
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Em 
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 (D major) but  (A major) I could kick  (E minor) your ass  (D major)  (A major) 
Em 
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Em 
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 (E minor) I   don't do  (B major) what  (E minor) I want  (B major) to,
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Em 
still  (A major) love what I oughta and what I  (E minor) should