{"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":874765,"song":"Son Of A Gun","artist":"The Vaselines","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11604281-son-of-a-gun-chords-by-the-vaselines/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/874765?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":59,"content":"Artist: The Vaselines\r\nSong: Son of a gun\r\nTabber: Eric Aari Duhamel\r\nUltimate Guitar ID: Cardboard.scene\r\n\r\nAll feedback is welcome.\r\n\r\n\r\nNoteworthy: Mapped out from the \"Live on KEXP\" performance, which you can find on youtube.  \r\n\r\nThis a great song to play with a couple of vocalists and one or two guitars.  \r\nThe Nirvana version is great, \r\nbut i dont see the point in tabbing out a cover. \r\nSo sit down Tune up, \r\nspark a fire and sing your heart out to a true classic, \r\nby a couple of great scottish song writers. \r\n\r\nIve done my best to place the chords in the proper places, \r\nadjacent to the lyrics.\r\n\r\nAll Chords are Major first position.\r\n\r\nThere seems to be some dispute as to a lyric in the chorus.  \r\ni cant tell if im hearing \"and the raining always starts\" \r\nor \"and the rain it always starts\". \r\n\r\nAs usual with my chord and tab sheets i will always \r\nsuggest using my tab while playing along with the recording or performance.  \r\nThis song especially because the lyrics in the \r\nverse are sung in a couple different rhythms. \r\nFor example, the \"gun gun son of a gun\" line, \r\nis crammed together on the \"of a\" part, \r\nand on the next rotation the lyrics are dragged out a bit more, \r\nusing less words for the chords. \r\n\r\nThe bridge piece is played EXACTLY as i have it drawn out, even if it seems strange.  \r\nThe last note of this bridge piece is a D chord, \r\nwhich is played for 2 full bars (or the length of two chord rotations) \r\nuntil it leads back into the verse.\r\n\r\nThe song is broken up into two vocal parts. \r\nVocal One is singing the verse.\r\nVocal Two is singing the chorus as well as the bridge piece. \r\nDuring the final chorus, which is played 4 times, vocal one, \r\njoins in for the last 2 rotations.\r\n\r\nlyrics in brackets are used in the second verse.\r\n\r\nSong layout at the bottom.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro] \r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse] \r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch] \r\nSwing swing up and down, Turn turn turn around,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] \r\nRound round round about and over again.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch] \r\nGun gun son of-a gun, You are the only one, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch] \r\nAnd no one else can(will) take my place.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] \r\nThe sun shines in my bedroom, when you play,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd the raining always starts when you go away. (final chorus end on a G chord)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nhaaah ohhhh haaah ohhhh [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nhaaah ohhhh haaah ohhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nhaaah ohhhh haaah aaaah [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nhaaah ohhhh haaah ooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nhaaah ohhhh haaah  oh...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Song layout]\r\n\r\nIntro rotation x2\r\nVerse  x1 \r\nChorus x2\r\nVerse  x1\r\nChorus x2\r\nBridge x1\r\nVerse  x1\r\nChorus x4\r\nEnd on G","plain_text":"Artist: The Vaselines\nSong: Son of a gun\nTabber: Eric Aari Duhamel\nUltimate Guitar ID: Cardboard.scene\n\nAll feedback is welcome.\n\n\nNoteworthy: Mapped out from the \"Live on KEXP\" performance, which you can find on youtube.  \n\nThis a great song to play with a couple of vocalists and one or two guitars.  \nThe Nirvana version is great, \nbut i dont see the point in tabbing out a cover. \nSo sit down Tune up, \nspark a fire and sing your heart out to a true classic, \nby a couple of great scottish song writers. \n\nIve done my best to place the chords in the proper places, \nadjacent to the lyrics.\n\nAll Chords are Major first position.\n\nThere seems to be some dispute as to a lyric in the chorus.  \ni cant tell if im hearing \"and the raining always starts\" \nor \"and the rain it always starts\". \n\nAs usual with my chord and tab sheets i will always \nsuggest using my tab while playing along with the recording or performance.  \nThis song especially because the lyrics in the \nverse are sung in a couple different rhythms. \nFor example, the \"gun gun son of a gun\" line, \nis crammed together on the \"of a\" part, \nand on the next rotation the lyrics are dragged out a bit more, \nusing less words for the chords. \n\nThe bridge piece is played EXACTLY as i have it drawn out, even if it seems strange.  \nThe last note of this bridge piece is a D chord, \nwhich is played for 2 full bars (or the length of two chord rotations) \nuntil it leads back into the verse.\n\nThe song is broken up into two vocal parts. \nVocal One is singing the verse.\nVocal Two is singing the chorus as well as the bridge piece. \nDuring the final chorus, which is played 4 times, vocal one, \njoins in for the last 2 rotations.\n\nlyrics in brackets are used in the second verse.\n\nSong layout at the bottom.\n\n\n[Intro] \nA   E   D   E \n\n\n[Verse] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Song layout]\n\nIntro rotation x2\nVerse  x1 \nChorus x2\nVerse  x1\nChorus x2\nBridge x1\nVerse  x1\nChorus x4\nEnd on G","chords":["D","A","E","G","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"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]}}}