The Soul Of My Father's Shadow chords by Chris Rea

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
Oh I  (E major) moved to the sound
Of my father's shadow
Bm 
E 
D 
E 
Al (B minor) ways  (E major) pulling  (D major) on  (E major) these chains
A 
Trying to break free  (A major) 
Over the wall
E 
Into the darkest night  (E major) 
Not knowing
What was just ahead for me
He used to say
Em 
You got to know  (E minor) the way
E 
You  (E major) got to do some schooling every day

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Verse 2

Son, I'm so scared,

scared of what I see

Oh you got to cool down or you'll

end up like me

Chasing the soul

Of my father's shadow

Verse 3
Oh I hear
what they're saying
D 
Bm 
E 
What they whis (D major) per  (B minor) I know  (E major) 
A chip off the block
With a raging fire down below
D 
E 
And no guessing,  (D major) no  (E major) guessing
It's so easy to see
Always punching at them walls
Em 
E 
Always trying to  (E minor) break free  (E major) 

Verse 4
Am 
 (A minor) 
But I hear mama say
Bm 
C 
Only  (B minor) trouble goona come my way  (C major) 
Bm 
Moving to the sound  (B minor) 
B 
E 
 (B major) Of my father's shad (E major) ow

Interlude 1
E 
Em 
D 
Em 
E 
D 
E 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major)  (E major) 
A 
Am 
 (A major)  (A minor) 
E 
Em 
D 
Em 
E 
Em 
A 
Em 
E 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
 (D major) Mama say  (E minor) God

Verse 5
help my child
D 
Em 
Mama say  (D major) I feel  (E minor) he's running wild
D 
Em 
She say why  (D major)  (E minor) why why
Oh cry cry cry
E 
Em 
 (E major) So  (E minor) well I know
So well I know

Verse 6
That raging fire below
Am 
 (A minor) 
Bm 
Chasing the soul,  (B minor) chasing the soul,
C 
Bm 
 (C major) chasing the soul  (B minor) 
E 
Am 
Of my father's shad (E major) ow  (A minor) 
Bm 
Chasing the soul,  (B minor) chasing the soul,
C 
Bm 
 (C major) chasing the soul  (B minor) 
Em 
E 
D 
E 
Of my father's shadow  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major)  (E major) 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (E minor) Oh of  (G major) my father's shad (E minor) ow
G 
Em 
E 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (E major) 