{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1705955,"song":"My Father Shoes","artist":"Level 42","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11359126-my-father-shoes-chords-by-level-42/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1705955?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Intro \r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse1\r\n  \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nEven now I see him walking home at sundown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe's whistling rock of ages with his lunchbox at his side[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI still recall the smell of smoke and ashes on his jacket[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd that factory dust was on his shoes the afternoon he died[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVwese2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nI swore I'd never heed that factory whistle[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn a banker's cage I signed a loan against my future sins[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll the neighbors shook my hand and wished me well upon my leaving[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThough my father was a poor man he owned a wealth of friends[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nSo take these boots that shine like Judas silver[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd all these sad reflections on lost untraveled roads[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nWhile the rain falls on a field of bones and roses[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nGive me back my father's shoes and let me walk in those[/tab]\r\n\r\nRiff\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nMy stroke was good, the deals fell fast and easy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI hired the sweat of honest men and took the lion's share[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy wardrobe filled with shirts of silk and boots of tender leather[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I walked in them the halls of power but found no comfort there[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nSo take these boots that shine like Judas silver[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd all these sad reflections on lost untraveled roads[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nWhile the rain falls on a field of bones and roses[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nGive me back my father's shoes and let me walk in those[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nLady lay these boots upon the fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause lady now I swear I'll never wear this pair again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI meant to stand up straight and tall, it never was that easy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow these soles are stained from walking on the dreams of better men[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nSo take these boots that shine like Judas silver[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd all these sad reflections on lost untraveled roads[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nWhile the rain falls on a field of bones and roses[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nGive me back my father's shoes and let me walk in those[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nSo take these boots that shine like Judas silver[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd all these sad reflections on lost untraveled roads[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nWhile the rain falls on a field of bones and roses[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nGive me back my father's shoes and let me walk in those[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Intro \n\nD  G  Am  D  D  G  F   G  D\n\nD  G  Am  D  D  G  F   G  D\n\nVerse1\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVwese2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiff\nD  G  Am  D  \nD  G  F G D\n\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD  G  Am  D  \nD  G  F G D\nD  G  Am  D  \nD  G  F G D","chords":["D","G","Am","F","F#m","B","C#m","C#m7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}