Allen Ginsberg - Father Death Blues Chords
Tempo:
112.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Hey, Father Death, I'm [E] flying home Hey, [D] poor man, you're all alone [A] Hey, old daddy, [E] I know where [C#m] I'm [A] going
Father Death, don't cry anymore [D] Mama's there underneath the floor
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind the [A] store Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans [A] Oh, Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your moans
Oh, children Death, go breathe your breaths [D] Sobbing breath so ease your deaths
[A] Pain is gone, [E] tears take [A] the rest Genius Death, your art is done
[D] Lover Death, your body's gone [A] Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] home
Guru Death, your words are true [D] Teacher Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E]
sing [A] this blues Buddha Death, I wake with you
[D] Dharma Death, your mind is new [A]
Sangha Death, [E] we'll work [A] it through
Suffering is what was born [D] Ignorance made me forlorn
[A] Tearful truths [E] I [A] cannot scorn Father Breath, once more farewell
[D] Birth you gave was no thing ill [A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will tell
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[A] Guru Death, your words are true [D]
Teacher Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E] sing [A] this blues
Father Breath, once more farewell
[D] Birth you gave was no thing ill
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will
Father Death, don't cry anymore [D] Mama's there underneath the floor
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind the [A] store Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans [A] Oh, Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your moans
Oh, children Death, go breathe your breaths [D] Sobbing breath so ease your deaths
[A] Pain is gone, [E] tears take [A] the rest Genius Death, your art is done
[D] Lover Death, your body's gone [A] Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] home
Guru Death, your words are true [D] Teacher Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E]
sing [A] this blues Buddha Death, I wake with you
[D] Dharma Death, your mind is new [A]
Sangha Death, [E] we'll work [A] it through
Suffering is what was born [D] Ignorance made me forlorn
[A] Tearful truths [E] I [A] cannot scorn Father Breath, once more farewell
[D] Birth you gave was no thing ill [A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will tell
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[A] Guru Death, your words are true [D]
Teacher Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E] sing [A] this blues
Father Breath, once more farewell
[D] Birth you gave was no thing ill
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will
Key:
A
E
D
C#m
A
E
D
C#m
[A] _ Hey, Father Death, I'm [E] flying home Hey, [D] poor man, you're all alone [A] Hey, _ old daddy, [E] I know where [C#m] I'm [A] going
_ _ Father Death, don't cry _ anymore [D] _ _ Mama's there underneath _ the floor
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind the [A] store _ Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans [A] Oh, Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your moans
Oh, children Death, go breathe your breaths _ [D] Sobbing breath so ease your deaths
[A] Pain is gone, [E] tears take [A] the rest _ Genius Death, your art is done
_ [D] Lover Death, your body's gone [A] _ Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] _ home _
Guru Death, your words are true [D] Teacher Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E]
sing [A] this blues _ Buddha Death, I wake with you
[D] _ Dharma Death, your mind is new [A] _
Sangha Death, [E] we'll work [A] it through
_ _ _ Suffering is what was born [D] _ Ignorance made me forlorn
[A] _ Tearful truths [E] I [A] cannot scorn _ Father Breath, once more farewell
_ [D] Birth you gave was no thing ill [A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will _ tell _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ Guru Death, your words are true [D]
Teacher _ Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E] sing [A] this _ blues
_ Father _ Breath, once more farewell _
[D] _ Birth you gave was no thing ill
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will
_ _ Father Death, don't cry _ anymore [D] _ _ Mama's there underneath _ the floor
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind the [A] store _ Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans [A] Oh, Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your moans
Oh, children Death, go breathe your breaths _ [D] Sobbing breath so ease your deaths
[A] Pain is gone, [E] tears take [A] the rest _ Genius Death, your art is done
_ [D] Lover Death, your body's gone [A] _ Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] _ home _
Guru Death, your words are true [D] Teacher Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E]
sing [A] this blues _ Buddha Death, I wake with you
[D] _ Dharma Death, your mind is new [A] _
Sangha Death, [E] we'll work [A] it through
_ _ _ Suffering is what was born [D] _ Ignorance made me forlorn
[A] _ Tearful truths [E] I [A] cannot scorn _ Father Breath, once more farewell
_ [D] Birth you gave was no thing ill [A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will _ tell _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ Guru Death, your words are true [D]
Teacher _ Death, I do thank you
[A] For inspiring me to [E] sing [A] this _ blues
_ Father _ Breath, once more farewell _
[D] _ Birth you gave was no thing ill
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time [A] will
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