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My Fathers Gun

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CAPO 1
[Intro]
D   C/D   D   C/D   D   C/D   D   C/D   D
[Verse]
     D              G/D             F#m7
From this day on, I own my father's gun
Bm                   Bm/A              G
   I dug his shallow grave beneath the sun
A                   A#dim7    Bm           Bm/A      G
   I lay his broken body down    below the southern land
C                    Bm       G                  A7sus4   A7
   It wouldn't do to bury him   where any Yankee stands
[Verse]
D                              G/D               F#m7
   I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain
Bm                          Bm/A                      G
   To wear the color of the greys and join the fight again
A                  A#dim7         Bm       Bm/A       G
   I'll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won
     C              Bm         G                          D
From this day on, until I die,   I'll wear my father's gun
[Chorus]
F#                            Bm        Bm/A     G
   I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
F#7                      Bm            Bm/A     G
   To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright
               E                      A             A#dim7   F#   Bm   Bm/A
'Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men
   G                  A                  C/D    D    C/D    D
So slip us a rope and sail on around the bend
[Verse]
D                     G/D         F#m7
   As soon as this is over, we'll go home
Bm                       Bm/A           G
   To plant the seeds of justice in our bones
A                        A#dim7   Bm             Bm/A     G
   To watch the children growing,    and see the women sewing.
            C                 Bm               G      A7sus4   A7
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.
[Chorus] x6
F#                            Bm        Bm/A     G
   I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
F#7                      Bm            Bm/A     G
   To New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright
               E                      A             A#dim7   F#   Bm   Bm/A
'Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men
   G                  A                  C/D    D
So slip us a rope and sail on around the bend
[Slow fade to end]

My Fathers Gun chords and lyrics

Free chords for My Fathers Gun by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

CAPO 1
[Intro]
D   C/D   D   C/D   D   C/D   D   C/D   D
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus] x6
[Slow fade to end]

My Fathers Gun Chords by Elton John

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