{"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":867374,"song":"My Fathers Gun","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11603295-my-fathers-gun-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/867374?type=chord","rating":4.91027,"votes":67,"content":"Music: Elton John\r\nLyrics: Bernie Taupin\r\nNote of Interest: Apparently Dusty Springfield's on baking vocals for this song.\r\nCapo 1\r\n\r\n[Intro] \r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G/D[/ch]         [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nFrom this day on I own my father's gun.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]Bm/A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#/A#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]D/A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI laid his broken body down  -  below the southern line.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIt wouldn't do to bury him  -  where any Yankee stands.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G/D[/ch]          [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nI'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]Bm/A[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]D/A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll not rest until I know  -  the cause is fought and won.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom this day on, until I die,    I'll wear my father's gun.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'd like to know where the riverboat sails  to - night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo New Orleans well that's just fine   al - right.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]F#/A#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                 |   [ch]C/D[/ch] * [ch]D[/ch] *   |   [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G/D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] *   |  \r\nSo slip us a rope and sail on round the  bend.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]   /D      [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nAs soon as this is over we'll go home.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]Bm/A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo plant the seeds of justice in our bones.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]F#/A#[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo watch the children growing  -  and see the women sewing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.[/tab]\r\n \r\n(Repeat Chorus 5x to Fade)","plain_text":"Music: Elton John\nLyrics: Bernie Taupin\nNote of Interest: Apparently Dusty Springfield's on baking vocals for this song.\nCapo 1\n\n[Intro] \nD G/D D G/D D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n \n(Repeat Chorus 5x to Fade)","chords":["D","G/D","F#m7","Bm","Bm/A","G","A","F#/A#","D/A","C","A7","F#","Am7","F#7","E","Am","C/D","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}