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

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • D

  • Em

  • Am

  • B

    2
  • C

  • G

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

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Verse 2
E
Son, I'm so scared,
scared of what I see
Em
E
Oh you got to cool down or you'll
D
Am
end up like me
B
Chasing the soul
Of my father's shadow
E
Em
E
Em
E
Verse 3
Oh I hear
what they're saying
D
Bm
E
What they whisper I know
A chip off the block
With a raging fire down below
D
E
And no guessing, no guessing
It's so easy to see
Always punching at them walls
Em
E
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
E
Of my father's shadow
Interlude 1
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Em
D
Em
E
D
E
A
Am
E
Em
D
Em
E
Em
A
Em
E
Em
D
Em
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Em
D
Em
Mama say God
Verse 5
help my child
D
Em
Mama say I feel he's running wild
D
Em
She say why why why
Oh cry cry cry
E
Em
So well I know
So well I know
Verse 6
That raging fire below
Am
Bm
Chasing the soul, chasing the soul,
C
Bm
chasing the soul
E
Am
Of my father's shadow
Bm
Chasing the soul, chasing the soul,
C
Bm
chasing the soul
Em
E
D
E
Of my father's shadow
Em
G
Em
Oh of my father's shadow
G
Em
E
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