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[Intro]
Em D Em D Em D C G D
[Verse 1]
GCame through snow and driving rain
CI came free and I came chained
DI watched ships pull up on GshoreD  
GWorked and played, lived and died
CValleys deep in mountainside
DDon't say you don't need me anyGmoreD  
[Chorus]
'Cause CI ain't going Gnowhere
'Cause I'm Dright where I beGlong
CI don't have to love it
And GI don't have to Emleave it
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Gson
[Verse 2]
GSoldier, sailor, servant, slave
CAll the blood and sweat I gave
DI sang songs of home I left beGhindD  
My Ghead's been beaten, my soul's been spent
My Ctaxes taken, my back's been bent
And Dno one ever paid me any GmindD  
[Chorus]
And CI ain't going Gnowhere
'Cause I'm Dright where I beGlong
CI don't have to love it
And GI don't have to Emleave it
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Gson
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Emson
[Guitar Solo]
Em D Em G D G Em G D C G D
[Verse 3]
Been Gwritten out of every book
CJailed and slandered, robbed and took
DBut I always found another GwayD  
GEarn in a factory, fought in the streets
CHung from the bridges and died to speak
I Dbrought you everything you have toGdayD  
[Chorus]
And CI ain't going Gnowhere
'Cause I'm Dright where I beGlong
CI don't have to love it
And GI don't have to Emleave it
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Gson
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Emson
[Bridge]
I'm your Gbrother I've been Dbeaten and mistreatedEm  
I'm your daughter, I've been Dlied to, I've been cheated
EmI'm the one they Gcall now when Deverything's in pieces
EmThe forgotten Gchild that you Dthought you never needed
[Chorus]
CI ain't going Gnowhere
'Cause I'm Dright where I beGlong
CI don't have to love it
And GI don't have to Emleave it
[Outro]
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Gson
Ain't no Cstranger here, DI am your native Emson

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Native Son

by The Devil Makes Three

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em D Em D Em D C G D

[Verse 1]

Came through snow and driving rain

I came free and I came chained

D G D

I watched ships pull up on shore

Worked and played, lived and died

Valleys deep in mountainside

D G D

Don't say you don't need me anymore

[Chorus]

C G

'Cause I ain't going nowhere

D G

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it

G Em

And I don't have to leave it

C D G

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

[Verse 2]

Soldier, sailor, servant, slave

All the blood and sweat I gave

D G D

I sang songs of home I left behind

My head's been beaten, my soul's been spent

My taxes taken, my back's been bent

D G D

And no one ever paid me any mind

[Chorus]

C G

And I ain't going nowhere

D G

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it

G Em

And I don't have to leave it

C D G

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

C D Em

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

[Guitar Solo]

Em D Em G D G Em G D C G D

[Verse 3]

Been written out of every book

Jailed and slandered, robbed and took

D G D

But I always found another way

Earn in a factory, fought in the streets

Hung from the bridges and died to speak

D G D

I brought you everything you have today

[Chorus]

C G

And I ain't going nowhere

D G

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it

G Em

And I don't have to leave it

C D G

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

C D Em

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

[Bridge]

G D Em

I'm your brother I've been beaten and mistreated

I'm your daughter, I've been lied to, I've been cheated

Em G D

I'm the one they call now when everything's in pieces

Em G D

The forgotten child that you thought you never needed

[Chorus]

C G

I ain't going nowhere

D G

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it

G Em

And I don't have to leave it

[Outro]

C D G

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

C D Em

Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son

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