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Fathers Son

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Capo: 1st fret
[Intro]
|     F#    A|     E    F#|     F#    A|     A    F#| x2
[Verse 1]
 F#In the glare Aof a neon sign
She lEaid her body dF#own
The damned walked in besAide her
And he laid his money F#down
He said don't try to scrAeam now
But I wEant this one to hF#urt
And tonight, mAy pretty one
I'm gonna get my money's wF#orth
He said they never lAisten
She said they'd nEever understF#and
That I don't this for plAeasure
I just dEo it cause I cF#an
I swear I didn't wAant to
And I swEear I didn't knF#ow
That things like this cAould happen
To a E17-year F#old
[Chorus]
And I've bDundled up Aall of these fEears insF#mide
And I've bDottled up Aall of this pEain
And nDo one or nAothing can tEake this awF#may
But I wDon't let it hAappen agEain
Never agF#ainA  E  F#  A  F#  
[Verse 2]
 F#In the haze Aof a smoky room
He chEokes that bottle dF#own
It's been a month since her sAaw her face
Underneath the blood stained gF#own
He thinks about thAat little girl
And the Eone he has F#at home
And wonders, "What if that was mAy little girl
Walking down that road alF#one?"
[Chorus]
And I've bDundled up Aall of these fEears insF#mide
And I've bDottled up Aall of this pEain
And nDo one or nAothing can tEake this awF#may
But I wDon't let it hAappen agEain
Never agF#mainD  F#m  
NDever agF#mainD  F#m  E  
[Instrumental]
|     F#    A|     E    F#| x2
[Bridge]
MF#aybe I'm just crAazy or the dEevil got insF#ide
But either way my sAoul is gone, And I'll Eend this all tonF#ight
The one hand throws thAe whiskey, and the Eother throws the gF#un
As he cries out to the hAeavens, "I am nEot my father's sF#on"
[Chorus]
And I've bDundled up Aall of these fEears insF#mide
And I've bDottled up Aall of this pEain
And nDo one or nAothing can tEake this awF#may
But I wDon't let it hAappen agEain
Never agF#mainD  F#m  
NDever agF#mainD  F#m  E  

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Fathers Son

by 3 Doors Down

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo: 1st fret

[Intro]

F# A E F# F# A A F#

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

F# A

In the glare of a neon sign

E F#

She laid her body down

The damned walked in beside her

And he laid his money down

He said don't try to scream now

E F#

But I want this one to hurt

And tonight, my pretty one

I'm gonna get my money's worth

He said they never listen

E F#

She said they'd never understand

That I don't this for pleasure

E F#

I just do it cause I can

I swear I didn't want to

E F#

And I swear I didn't know

That things like this could happen

E F#

To a 17-year old

[Chorus]

D A E F#m

And I've bundled up all of these fears inside

D A E

And I've bottled up all of this pain

D A E F#m

And no one or nothing can take this away

D A E

But I won't let it happen again

F# A E F# A F#

Never again

[Verse 2]

F# A

In the haze of a smoky room

E F#

He chokes that bottle down

It's been a month since her saw her face

Underneath the blood stained gown

He thinks about that little girl

E F#

And the one he has at home

And wonders, "What if that was my little girl

Walking down that road alone?"

[Chorus]

D A E F#m

And I've bundled up all of these fears inside

D A E

And I've bottled up all of this pain

D A E F#m

And no one or nothing can take this away

D A E

But I won't let it happen again

F#m D F#m

Never again

D F#m D F#m E

Never again

[Instrumental]

F# A E F#

| | | x2

[Bridge]

F# A E F#

Maybe I'm just crazy or the devil got inside

A E F#

But either way my soul is gone, And I'll end this all tonight

A E F#

The one hand throws the whiskey, and the other throws the gun

A E F#

As he cries out to the heavens, "I am not my father's son"

[Chorus]

D A E F#m

And I've bundled up all of these fears inside

D A E

And I've bottled up all of this pain

D A E F#m

And no one or nothing can take this away

D A E

But I won't let it happen again

F#m D F#m

Never again

D F#m D F#m E

Never again

About Fathers Son Chords by 3 Doors Down

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