The Soul Of My Father's Shadow chords by 
Chris Rea 
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Oh I moved to the sound
Of my father's shadow
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D
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Al ways pulling on these chains
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Trying to break free
Over the wall
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Into the darkest night
Not knowing
What was just ahead for me
He used to say
Em
You got to know the way
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You got to do some schooling every day
Verse 2
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Son, I'm so scared,
scared of what I see
Em
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Oh you got to cool down or you'll
D
Am
end up like me
B
Chasing the soul
Of my father's shadow
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Em
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Em
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Verse 3
Oh I hear
what they're saying
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Bm
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What they whis per I know
A chip off the block
With a raging fire down below
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And no guessing, no guessing
It's so easy to see
Always punching at them walls
Em
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Always trying to break free
Verse 4
Am
But I hear mama say
Bm
C
Only trouble goona come my way
Bm
Moving to the sound
B
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Of my father's shad ow
Interlude 1
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Mama say God
Verse 5
help my child
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Mama say I feel he's running wild
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She say why why why
Oh cry cry cry
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Em
So well I know
So well I know
Verse 6
That raging fire below
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Chasing the soul, chasing the soul,
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chasing the soul
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Of my father's shad ow
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Chasing the soul, chasing the soul,
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chasing the soul
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Of my father's shadow
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Oh of my father's shad ow
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A Bm D Em...
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