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Maggie Reilly - Not Your Father's Son
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:    G   C    G   C    G     C    D  
Your Ghome is on the Co-Gcean
ACmongst the waves so Gfree
You've heard the Dsongs that Csirens Gsing
To Clure lost souls to Dsea
CHORUS:
When Csunlight shone uDpon you
My Gplans were all unCdone
There Gin your Dface, I Gsaw my Cplace
You're not your Dfather's sGon
INTERLUDE:    G   C    G   C    G     C    D  
When Gfirst I gazed uCpon Gyou
You Clit up like the sGun
I realDized to Cmy surGprise
My Clonely days were Ddone
CHORUS:
When Csunlight shone uDpon you
My Gplans were all unCdone
There Gin your Dface, I Gsaw my Cplace
You're not your Dfather's sGon
INSTRUMENTAL:     G    C    G      C      G      D    C    G      C  D  
CHORUS:
When Csunlight shone uDpon you
My Gplans were all unCdone
So Gfrom this Dday, you'll Gmend your Cways
You're not your Dfather's Gson

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Not Your Fathers Son

by Maggie Reilly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Maggie Reilly - Not Your Father's Son

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G C G C G C D

INTRO:

G C G

Your home is on the o-cean

C G

Amongst the waves so free

D C G

You've heard the songs that sirens sing

C D

To lure lost souls to sea

CHORUS:

C D

When sunlight shone upon you

G C

My plans were all undone

G D G C

There in your face, I saw my place

D G

You're not your father's son

G C G C G C D

INTERLUDE:

G C G

When first I gazed upon you

C G

You lit up like the sun

D C G

I realized to my surprise

C D

My lonely days were done

CHORUS:

C D

When sunlight shone upon you

G C

My plans were all undone

G D G C

There in your face, I saw my place

D G

You're not your father's son

G C G C G D C G C D

INSTRUMENTAL:

CHORUS:

C D

When sunlight shone upon you

G C

My plans were all undone

G D G C

So from this day, you'll mend your ways

D G

You're not your father's son

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