My Father's Son

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MY FATHER’S SON Key of D (4 bar intro:) D D G A WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY, GROWIN’ UP IN A HOUSE OF NOISE G A D I PROMISED MAMA, I’LL NEVER BE LIKE DADDY IS I’LL NEVER SMOKE, I’LL NEVER DRINK G A I’LL GO TO CHURCH AND DO THOSE, GODLY THINGS G A D PLAIN AND SIMPLE, IT WAS A PROMISE THAT I COULDN’T KEEP (CHORUS) D Bm CAUSE I’M A PICKER, AND I’M A GRINNER G A BUT IN MY MAMA’S EYES I’M A WINNER D Bm WELL, I’M A DREAMER, AND A SCHEMER G A SOMETIMES A FOOL WITH FULL MOON FEVER D Bm WELL, I’M A REBEL, SOMETIMES A DEVIL G A AND SOMETIMES A SON-OF-A-GUN G F#m BUT WHEREVER I GO AND WHATEVER I DO G A THERE’S ONE THING I CAN’T GET AWAY FROM D I’M MY FATHER’S SON WHEN I WAS 5, OH-- HOW I TRIED TO SING AT 8 OR 9 I PICKED THOSE, GUITAR STRINGS AND AT 13, I HAD WRITTEN MY FIRST SONG IT SEEMED THE OLDER THAT I GOT IN AGE I GREW FARTHER FROM THE VOW I MADE PLAIN AND SIMPLE, I WAS BORN TO BE ONE THING MY FATHER’S SON page2 (REPEAT CHORUS) Em7 F#m7 AIN’T IT STRANGE LIFE’S LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS G A D WILL TOSS AND TURN YOUR HEART Em7 F#m7 AND AIN’T IT ODD BEHIND THE MASK WE WEAR G A7 WE’RE STILL JUST WHO WE ARE (REPEAT CHORUS) ( D C# B Em7) G A ONE THING I CAN’T GET AWAY FROM, D I’M MY FATHER’S SON