Chords for John Fogerty and Foo Fighters - Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Tempo:
144.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Fogerty and Foo Fighters  - Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival) chords
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[G]
[Gm] [G]
Some folks are born [F] made to wait for flight, [C]
oh the red, white, [G] and blue.
And when the band plays [F] Hail to the Chief, [C]
oh that prophet [G] can enact you.
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no [G] Senator's son, no.
It ain't me, [D] it ain't [C] me, I'm no fortunate [G] one.
Some folks are born [F] to a spoon [C] in hand, y'all know to help [G] themselves, y'all.
But when your parents make [F] crimes to the Lord, [C]
y'all know y'all [G] got to run to the place.
It ain't me, [D] it ain't [C] me, I'm no Mayor's [G] son, no.
It ain't me, [D] it ain't [C] me, I'm no fortunate [G] one.
Some folks [F] inherit the highest rank of [C] life, oh that sends [G] you down a wall, Lord.
But when you ask [F] them how much you will [C] give, Lord, the only [G] answer, it ain't [D] me.
It ain't [C] me, it ain't me, I'm no [G] Military son, no.
It ain't [D] me, it ain't [C] me, I'm no [G] fortunate one.
It ain't [D] me, it ain't [C] me, I'm no Military [G] son, no.
It ain't [D] me, it ain't [C] me, I'm no fortunate [G] one.
[Gm]
[B] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[G] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb] [Gm]
[Fm] [C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G]
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no Military [G] son, no.
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no fortunate [G] one.
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no Military [G] son.
It ain't me, [Bb] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no fortunate one.
[G]
[Em]
[G] Yeah!
[B]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn John Fogerty - (with Foo Fighters) Fortunate Son chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, D, C, G and F. For best results, commence at 72 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 145. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
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Some folks are born [F] made to wait for flight, [C]
oh the red, white, [G] and blue. _ _
And when the band plays [F] Hail to the Chief, [C]
oh that prophet [G] can enact you. _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C] _
I'm no [G] Senator's son, no. _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't [C] me, I'm no fortunate [G] one. _ _
Some folks are born [F] to a spoon [C] in hand, y'all know to help [G] themselves, y'all.
But when your parents make [F] crimes to the Lord, [C]
y'all know y'all [G] got to run to the place. _ _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't [C] me, I'm no Mayor's [G] son, no. _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't [C] me, I'm no fortunate [G] one. _ _ _
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Some folks [F] inherit the highest rank of [C] life, oh that sends [G] you down a wall, Lord. _
But when you ask [F] them how much you will [C] give, Lord, the only [G] answer, it _ _ _ _ ain't [D] me.
It ain't [C] me, it ain't me, I'm no [G] Military son, no. _
It ain't [D] me, it ain't [C] me, I'm no [G] fortunate one. _ _ _ _
It ain't [D] me, it ain't [C] me, I'm no Military [G] _ son, no. _
It ain't [D] me, it ain't [C] me, I'm no fortunate [G] one.
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no Military [G] son, no. _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no fortunate [G] _ one. _ _
It ain't me, [D] it ain't me, [C]
I'm no Military [G] son. _ _ _
It ain't me, [Bb] it ain't me, [C] _
_ _ I'm no fortunate one.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Yeah! _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Wrote A Song For Everyone, written by Bruce Hornsby, this one shines.

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