Chords for A Father and a Son - Loudon Wainwright
Tempo:
195.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I felt like I was at a golf competition.
[B]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [D]
When I was your age, [F#m] I was [Bm] just like you.
[G] And just look at [Bm] me now, I'm [D] sure you do.
Your [A] grandfather was just as [Bm] bad.
[G] Should [Bm] have heard of [D] Trash, his dad.
Life's no picnic then [A] together.
[D] [G] My mom's mom [D] died when my mom was seven.
My mom's father was a traffic guy.
[G] He was [D] so distant, nobody knows why.
[Em] [E] Your mother's [F#m]
family, you know them.
[D] [G] [D] Each and every one of them.
[G] [D] Each and every one of them.
When I was your [G] age, I was a mess.
On a bad day, I still [D] am, I guess.
I think I know what you're going [Bm] through.
[G] Everything changes, [D] but nothing is new.
And I know that I'm [A] miserable, can't you see?
[D]
[G] I just [D] want you to be just like me.
[A] Boys grow up to [Bm] be grown [G] men,
and then men [D] change back into boys again.
[E] You're starting up, [F#m]
I'm winding down.
[Bm] [G] Ain't it big enough for us both in this town?
Say it's [D] big enough for us both in this town.
[G]
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
When I was your [Bm] age, I thought I hated my [G] dad.
[D] Feeling was mutual, one that we had.
We fought each other [Bm] day and night.
[G] I was [D] always wrong, he was always right.
But he had the power, [Bm] and he [A] needed to win.
[G] Is life half over?
[D] Mine about to begin.
I'm not [A] sure about that [Bm] Oedipal [G] stuff.
But [D] when we were together, it was always rough.
[Em] [E] Hate is a [F#m] strong word, I want to backtrack.
[G] The bigger the [D] front, the bigger [G] the back.
The bigger [D] the front, the bigger the back.
You and [A] me [Bm] are me and you, [G] and it's a different ball [D] game.
Though not brand new.
I don't know what all [A] this [Bm] fighting is [G] for.
We're [D] having us a teenage middle-age war.
I don't want to [A] die if you want to [D] live.
[G] Takes a little bit of [D] taking, a whole lot of giving.
Never really ends, though each [Bm] race is [G] run.
This [D] thing between a father and a son.
[Em] Maybe it's [F#m] power, push and shove.
[D] [G] [D] Maybe it's hate, probably it's [G] love.
[D] Maybe it's hate, probably it's love.
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[Dm]
[N]
[B]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [D]
When I was your age, [F#m] I was [Bm] just like you.
[G] And just look at [Bm] me now, I'm [D] sure you do.
Your [A] grandfather was just as [Bm] bad.
[G] Should [Bm] have heard of [D] Trash, his dad.
Life's no picnic then [A] together.
[D] [G] My mom's mom [D] died when my mom was seven.
My mom's father was a traffic guy.
[G] He was [D] so distant, nobody knows why.
[Em] [E] Your mother's [F#m]
family, you know them.
[D] [G] [D] Each and every one of them.
[G] [D] Each and every one of them.
When I was your [G] age, I was a mess.
On a bad day, I still [D] am, I guess.
I think I know what you're going [Bm] through.
[G] Everything changes, [D] but nothing is new.
And I know that I'm [A] miserable, can't you see?
[D]
[G] I just [D] want you to be just like me.
[A] Boys grow up to [Bm] be grown [G] men,
and then men [D] change back into boys again.
[E] You're starting up, [F#m]
I'm winding down.
[Bm] [G] Ain't it big enough for us both in this town?
Say it's [D] big enough for us both in this town.
[G]
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
When I was your [Bm] age, I thought I hated my [G] dad.
[D] Feeling was mutual, one that we had.
We fought each other [Bm] day and night.
[G] I was [D] always wrong, he was always right.
But he had the power, [Bm] and he [A] needed to win.
[G] Is life half over?
[D] Mine about to begin.
I'm not [A] sure about that [Bm] Oedipal [G] stuff.
But [D] when we were together, it was always rough.
[Em] [E] Hate is a [F#m] strong word, I want to backtrack.
[G] The bigger the [D] front, the bigger [G] the back.
The bigger [D] the front, the bigger the back.
You and [A] me [Bm] are me and you, [G] and it's a different ball [D] game.
Though not brand new.
I don't know what all [A] this [Bm] fighting is [G] for.
We're [D] having us a teenage middle-age war.
I don't want to [A] die if you want to [D] live.
[G] Takes a little bit of [D] taking, a whole lot of giving.
Never really ends, though each [Bm] race is [G] run.
This [D] thing between a father and a son.
[Em] Maybe it's [F#m] power, push and shove.
[D] [G] [D] Maybe it's hate, probably it's [G] love.
[D] Maybe it's hate, probably it's love.
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[Dm]
[N]
Key:
D
G
Bm
A
F#m
D
G
Bm
I felt like I was at a golf _ _ _ _ _ competition.
_ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I was your age, [F#m] I was [Bm] just like you.
[G] And just look at [Bm] me now, I'm [D] sure you do. _ _
Your _ [A] grandfather was just as [Bm] bad.
_ [G] _ Should [Bm] have heard of [D] Trash, his dad.
Life's no picnic then [A] together. _
_ [D] _ [G] My mom's mom [D] died when my mom was seven.
_ My mom's father was a traffic guy.
[G] He was [D] so distant, nobody knows why. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] Your mother's [F#m]
family, _ you know them. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] Each and every one of them.
_ _ [G] _ [D] Each and every one of them.
_ _ When I was your [G] age, I was a mess.
_ On a bad day, I still [D] am, I guess.
_ _ I think I know what you're going [Bm] through.
[G] Everything _ changes, [D] but nothing is new.
And I know that I'm [A] miserable, can't you see?
_ [D] _
[G] I just [D] want you to be just like me. _
_ _ _ [A] Boys grow up to [Bm] be grown [G] men,
and then men [D] change back into boys again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] You're starting up, _ [F#m] _ _ _
I'm winding down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] [G] Ain't it big enough for us both in this town?
Say it's [D] big enough for us both in this town.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I was your [Bm] age, I thought I hated my [G] dad. _
_ [D] Feeling was mutual, one that we had.
_ We fought each other [Bm] day and night.
[G] I was [D] always wrong, he was always right.
But he had the power, [Bm] and he [A] needed to win.
_ [G] _ _ Is life half over?
[D] Mine about to begin.
_ I'm not [A] sure about that [Bm] Oedipal [G] stuff.
But [D] when we were together, it was always rough. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Hate is a [F#m] strong word, I want to _ backtrack. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ The bigger the [D] front, the bigger [G] the back.
The bigger [D] the front, the bigger the back. _
You and [A] me [Bm] are me and you, [G] and it's a different ball [D] game.
Though not brand new.
I don't know what all [A] this [Bm] fighting is [G] for.
We're [D] having us a teenage middle-age war.
_ I don't want to [A] die if you want to [D] live.
[G] Takes a little bit of [D] taking, a whole lot of giving.
_ Never really ends, though each [Bm] race is [G] run.
This _ _ [D] thing between a father and a son. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Maybe it's [F#m] power, _ _ _ push and shove. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Maybe it's hate, _ probably it's [G] love.
[D] Maybe it's hate, probably it's love.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I was your age, [F#m] I was [Bm] just like you.
[G] And just look at [Bm] me now, I'm [D] sure you do. _ _
Your _ [A] grandfather was just as [Bm] bad.
_ [G] _ Should [Bm] have heard of [D] Trash, his dad.
Life's no picnic then [A] together. _
_ [D] _ [G] My mom's mom [D] died when my mom was seven.
_ My mom's father was a traffic guy.
[G] He was [D] so distant, nobody knows why. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] Your mother's [F#m]
family, _ you know them. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] Each and every one of them.
_ _ [G] _ [D] Each and every one of them.
_ _ When I was your [G] age, I was a mess.
_ On a bad day, I still [D] am, I guess.
_ _ I think I know what you're going [Bm] through.
[G] Everything _ changes, [D] but nothing is new.
And I know that I'm [A] miserable, can't you see?
_ [D] _
[G] I just [D] want you to be just like me. _
_ _ _ [A] Boys grow up to [Bm] be grown [G] men,
and then men [D] change back into boys again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] You're starting up, _ [F#m] _ _ _
I'm winding down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] [G] Ain't it big enough for us both in this town?
Say it's [D] big enough for us both in this town.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I was your [Bm] age, I thought I hated my [G] dad. _
_ [D] Feeling was mutual, one that we had.
_ We fought each other [Bm] day and night.
[G] I was [D] always wrong, he was always right.
But he had the power, [Bm] and he [A] needed to win.
_ [G] _ _ Is life half over?
[D] Mine about to begin.
_ I'm not [A] sure about that [Bm] Oedipal [G] stuff.
But [D] when we were together, it was always rough. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Hate is a [F#m] strong word, I want to _ backtrack. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ The bigger the [D] front, the bigger [G] the back.
The bigger [D] the front, the bigger the back. _
You and [A] me [Bm] are me and you, [G] and it's a different ball [D] game.
Though not brand new.
I don't know what all [A] this [Bm] fighting is [G] for.
We're [D] having us a teenage middle-age war.
_ I don't want to [A] die if you want to [D] live.
[G] Takes a little bit of [D] taking, a whole lot of giving.
_ Never really ends, though each [Bm] race is [G] run.
This _ _ [D] thing between a father and a son. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Maybe it's [F#m] power, _ _ _ push and shove. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Maybe it's hate, _ probably it's [G] love.
[D] Maybe it's hate, probably it's love.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _