{"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":967787,"song":"My Fathers Gun","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/967787-my-fathers-gun-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/967787?type=chord","rating":4.84267,"votes":13,"content":"CAPO 1\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\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\n   I dug his shallow grave beneath the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]A#dim7[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Bm/A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I lay his broken body down    below the southern land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A7sus4[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n   It wouldn't do to bury him   where any Yankee stands[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G/D[/ch]               [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\n   I'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\n   To wear the color of the greys and join the fight again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]A#dim7[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Bm/A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I'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]Bm/A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bm/A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A#dim7[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bm/A[/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]C/D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo slip us a rope and sail on around the bend[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G/D[/ch]         [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\n   As soon as this is over, we'll go home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]Bm/A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   To plant the seeds of justice in our bones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]A#dim7[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Bm/A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   To watch the children growing,    and see the women sewing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A7sus4[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThere'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] x6\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Bm/A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bm/A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A#dim7[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bm/A[/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]\r\nSo slip us a rope and sail on around the bend[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Slow fade to end]","plain_text":"CAPO 1\n\n[Intro]\nD   C/D   D   C/D   D   C/D   D   C/D   D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] x6\n\n\n\n\n\n[Slow fade to end]","chords":["D","C/D","G/D","F#m7","Bm","Bm/A","G","A","A#dim7","C","A7sus4","A7","F#","F#7","E"],"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]},"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"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]},"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]}}}