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
Intro: | | | | – |
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From this day on I own my father's gun.
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We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.
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I laid his broken body down - below the southern line.
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It wouldn't do to bury him - where any Yankee stands.
I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.
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To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again.
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I'll not rest until I know - the cause is fought and won.
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From this day on, until I die, I'll wear my father's gun.
CHORUS:
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I'd like to know where the riverboat sails to - night.
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To New Orleans well that's just fine al - right.
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend.
As soon as this is over we'll go home.
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To plant the seeds of justice in our bones.
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To watch the children growing - and see the women sewing.
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There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.
{Repeat Chorus, Fade}