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Tuning: E A D G B E
MY FATHER'S GUN
Year : 1971
Album : Tumbleweed Connection
Writers : Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Here's my version of "My Fathers Gun" By Elton John. Its much easier to play on acoustic
without all the flats and sharps. There may be a few chord changes missing, but overall
sounds good. (Not in same key as album).
Standard Tuning
| E | A | E | A – Asus A |
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E A Gm7
From this day on I own my father's gun.
C#/Dbm A
We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.
B Gm7 C#/Dbm B A
I laid his broken body down - below the southern line.
D C#/Dbm A B
It wouldn't do to bury him - where any Yankee stands.
E A Gm7
I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.
C#/Dbm A
To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again.
B Gm7 C#/Dbm B A
I'll not rest until I know - the cause is fought and won.
D C#/Dbm A E
From this day on, until I die, I'll wear my father's gun.
Gm7 C#/Dbm B A
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails to - night.
Gm7 C#/Dbm B A
To New Orleans well that's just fine al - right.
F# B Gm7
Intro
CHORUS
`CBause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
A B E A E A
So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend.
E A Gm7
As soon as this is over we'll go home.
C#/Dbm A
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones.
B Gm7 C#/Dbm B A
To watch the children growing - and see the women sewing.
D C#/Dbm A E
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.
{Repeat Chorus, Fade}