Chords for JOE COCKER - My father's son

Tempo:
96.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Ab

Fm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JOE COCKER -  My father's son chords
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[G]
[Cm]
[Fm] [G]
[Cm] [Ab] Heart of mine, [G] yes I'm [Cm] my father's son.
I [G] live [Ab] my life [G] just like [Cm] my father's son.
[C]
If [Fm] he'd have told me [G] one day that [Cm] somebody had my heart in chains,
would [Fm] I believe it?
[G] No way.
Made [Cm] up my mind and lived it all that [C] way.
But [Ab] tell me why, every [Gm] time I try to tell you [Fm] it's goodbye,
I can't seem to [Eb] let go [Bb] of [Ab] my heart.
[Eb] I know I [Gm] want to stay, what I'm [C] trying to say.
[Fm] Heart of mine, [G] yes I'm [C] my father's son.
[Cm]
And [Fm] I'm inclined to [G] do as [Cm] my father's do.
[Fm] [G]
[Cm]
[Fm] [G]
[Cm]
Here I [Bbm] am with you and [Eb] I know [Ab] that it's true.
[Db] Despite [Bbm] all the feelings [Db] [Eb]
you're [Ab] pushing me through,
I [Db]
try to [C] walk away, [C]
something [Gb] makes me stay.
[Cm] Heart of [Ab] mine, [G] yes I'm [C] my father's [Cm] son.
I live [Ab] my life [G] just like [Cm] my father's son.
[Eb] But [Ab] tell me why, every [Gm] time I try to tell you [Fm] it's goodbye,
I can't seem to [Eb] let go of [Ab] my heart.
I know I [Gm] want to stay, what I'm [C] trying to say.
[Cm] Heart [Ab] of mine, [G] yes I'm [Cm] my father's son.
I live [Ab] my life just [G] like [Cm] my father's son.
If [Ab] he had told me [G] one day [Cm] that somebody had my heart in chains,
would [Fm] I believe it?
[G] No way, made [Cm] up my mind I'll never fall that way.
Heart of [Ab] mine, [G] yes I'm my father's son.
[Cm]
And I'm [Ab] inclined to [G] do as [Cm] my father's done.
[G] Heart of [Ab] mine, yes [G] I'm my [Cm] father's son.
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
C
3211
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Joe Cocker - My Fathers Son chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Fm, G, Cm, Ab, G, Fm, Eb, Ab and Gm in sequence. For best results, commence at 48 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 97. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Db Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Heart of mine, _ [G] yes I'm [Cm] my father's son.
_ _ I [G] live [Ab] my life _ [G] just like _ [Cm] my father's son.
_ [C] _ _
If [Fm] he'd have told me [G] one day that [Cm] somebody had my heart in chains,
would [Fm] I believe it?
[G] No way.
Made [Cm] up my mind and lived it all that [C] way.
But [Ab] tell me why, every [Gm] time I try to tell you [Fm] it's goodbye,
I can't seem to [Eb] let go [Bb] of [Ab] my heart.
[Eb] I know I [Gm] want to stay, what I'm [C] trying to say.
_ _ _ [Fm] Heart of mine, _ [G] yes I'm [C] my father's son.
_ [Cm] _ _
And [Fm] I'm inclined to [G] do _ as [Cm] my father's do. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Here I [Bbm] am with you and [Eb] _ I know [Ab] that it's true.
_ _ [Db] _ Despite [Bbm] all the feelings _ [Db] _ _ [Eb]
you're [Ab] pushing me through,
I [Db] _ _
try to [C] walk away, _ _ [C] _ _
something [Gb] makes me stay.
_ _ [Cm] Heart of [Ab] mine, _ [G] yes I'm [C] my father's [Cm] son.
_ _ I live [Ab] my life _ [G] just like _ [Cm] my father's son. _ _ _ _
[Eb] But [Ab] tell me why, every [Gm] time I try to tell you [Fm] it's goodbye,
I can't seem to [Eb] let go of [Ab] my heart.
I know I [Gm] want to stay, what I'm [C] trying to _ say.
_ [Cm] Heart [Ab] of mine, _ [G] yes I'm _ [Cm] my father's son. _ _ _
I live [Ab] my life just [G] like _ [Cm] my father's son. _ _ _ _
If [Ab] he had told me [G] one day [Cm] that somebody had my heart in chains,
would [Fm] I believe it?
[G] No way, made [Cm] up my mind I'll never fall that way.
Heart of [Ab] mine, _ [G] yes I'm my father's son.
[Cm] _ _ _
And I'm [Ab] inclined to [G] do as [Cm] my father's done.
_ _ _ [G] Heart of [Ab] mine, yes [G] _ I'm my [Cm] father's son. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Conner Reeves and Graham Lyle.

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