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Son Of A Gun

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[Intro]
  A5    E5    D5    E5x4
[Verse]
A5Up, up, E5up and down
D5Turn, turn,  E5turn around
A5Round, round, E5roundabout
And D5over aE5gain
A5Gun, gun, E5son of a gun
D5You are the  E5only one
A5That makes any E5difference to D5what I A5say
[Chorus]
The sG5un shines in the C5bedroom
  D5When we playC5  
  G5The raining C5always starts
D5When you go awayC5  
[Verse]
A5Up, up, E5up and down
D5Turn, turn,  E5turn around
A5Round, round, E5roundabout
And D5over aE5gain
A5Gun, gun, E5son of a gun
D5You are the  E5only one
That A5makes any E5difference to D5what I sayE5  
[Chorus]
The sG5un shines in the beC5droom
  D5When we playC5  
  G5The raining C5always starts
D5When you go awayC5  
[Instrumental]
G5  D5  G5  D5
A5  E5  A5  E5
G5  D5  G5  D5
G5  D5  G5  D5
[Verse]
A5Up, up, E5up and down
D5Turn, turn,  E5turn around
A5Round, round, E5roundabout
And D5over aE5gain
A5Gun, gun, E5son of a gun
D5You are the  E5only one
That A5makes any E5difference to D5what I sayE5  
[Chorus]
The sG5un shines in the beC5droom
  D5When we playC5  
  G5The raining C5always starts
D5When you go awayC5  
[Chorus]
The sG5un shines in the beC5droom
  D5When we playC5  
  G5The raining C5always starts
D5When you go awayC5  

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Son Of A Gun

by Nirvana

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A5 E5 D5 E5

[Verse]

A5 E5

Up, up, up and down

D5 E5

Turn, turn, turn around

A5 E5

Round, round, roundabout

D5 E5

And over again

A5 E5

Gun, gun, son of a gun

D5 E5

You are the only one

A5 E5 D5 A5

That makes any difference to what I say

[Chorus]

G5 C5

The sun shines in the bedroom

D5 C5

When we play

G5 C5

The raining always starts

D5 C5

When you go away

[Verse]

A5 E5

Up, up, up and down

D5 E5

Turn, turn, turn around

A5 E5

Round, round, roundabout

D5 E5

And over again

A5 E5

Gun, gun, son of a gun

D5 E5

You are the only one

A5 E5 D5 E5

That makes any difference to what I say

[Chorus]

G5 C5

The sun shines in the bedroom

D5 C5

When we play

G5 C5

The raining always starts

D5 C5

When you go away

[Instrumental]

G5 D5 G5 D5

A5 E5 A5 E5

G5 D5 G5 D5

[Verse]

A5 E5

Up, up, up and down

D5 E5

Turn, turn, turn around

A5 E5

Round, round, roundabout

D5 E5

And over again

A5 E5

Gun, gun, son of a gun

D5 E5

You are the only one

A5 E5 D5 E5

That makes any difference to what I say

[Chorus]

G5 C5

The sun shines in the bedroom

D5 C5

When we play

G5 C5

The raining always starts

D5 C5

When you go away

[Chorus]

G5 C5

The sun shines in the bedroom

D5 C5

When we play

G5 C5

The raining always starts

D5 C5

When you go away

About Son Of A Gun Chords by Nirvana

Learn how to play Son Of A Gun by Nirvana with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Son Of A Gun chords”, “Son Of A Gun guitar chords”, or “Nirvana Son Of A Gun chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Son Of A Gun chords and for experienced players who want accurate Son Of A Gun lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A5, E5, D5, G5, C5.

FAQ — Son Of A Gun by Nirvana

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Can I transpose "Son Of A Gun" to a different key?

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Is "Son Of A Gun" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Son Of A Gun" by Nirvana with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Nirvana below.

What key is "Son Of A Gun" in?

The chords for "Son Of A Gun" show the original chord names (including A5, E5, D5, G5, C5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.