Chords for The Hollies - Son of a Rotten Gambler - Best Gambling Songs
Tempo:
142.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [D]
[C#] [Am]
[Cm] [D]
[C] [G] And his love
[Bm] [Em] will be his vision
[C] He'll take you [D] where you stand
[G] Will you stand your [Bm]
[Em] life by him
And [C] help the boy [D] become a man
Will he be the [G] son of his father
His father [D] the teacher
Teaching love [G] and honesty
Beating his old [C] man to hand
The [G] mother's son
The son of [D] the throne of Melrose
[C]
Riding in the hand of the devil
[G] [D]
[G] Will the devil be
[Bm] [Em] getting to [C] you
As you look back over [D] what you've done
What [G] you've done
[Bm] Was [Em] it for reason [C] or for rhyme
Was it [D] just for fun
Will he be the son of [G] his father
His [C] father [D] the teacher
Teaching [G] love and honesty
Beating his old [C] man to hand
Oh, [G] son of, [D] son of the throne of Melrose
[C] Riding in the hand of [Gm] the
[F] [D]
[A#] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G] [D] [Em] devil
Back on the road now
[C] You're gonna lose [Am] your [Em] head
There ain't no [D] kingdom [C] for the gambling
[Am] [Em] man
You know the roads [C] now
And you made your [G] stand
When his [Bm] eyes shine [Am] upon you
[D] [Am]
[E] Shine upon you
Will he be the son of [A] his father
His [Em] father the [E] teacher
Teaching [A] love and honesty
Beating [Dm] his [F] old [D] man to hand
Oh, [Am] [A]
son of, [Em] son of the [E] throne of Melrose
[D]
Riding in the hand of
[A] the devil
Will he be [E] the son of [A] his father
His [Em] father [E] the teacher
[Em] Teaching [A] love and honesty
Beating his [D] old man to hand
Oh, [A] son of, [Em] son of [E] the throne of Melrose
[D] Riding in the hand of the devil
Will [A] he be the son of his [D] father
[A] His father the [E] teacher
Teaching [Em] love [A] and honesty
Beating [D] his old man to hand
[Am] [N]
[C#] [Am]
[Cm] [D]
[C] [G] And his love
[Bm] [Em] will be his vision
[C] He'll take you [D] where you stand
[G] Will you stand your [Bm]
[Em] life by him
And [C] help the boy [D] become a man
Will he be the [G] son of his father
His father [D] the teacher
Teaching love [G] and honesty
Beating his old [C] man to hand
The [G] mother's son
The son of [D] the throne of Melrose
[C]
Riding in the hand of the devil
[G] [D]
[G] Will the devil be
[Bm] [Em] getting to [C] you
As you look back over [D] what you've done
What [G] you've done
[Bm] Was [Em] it for reason [C] or for rhyme
Was it [D] just for fun
Will he be the son of [G] his father
His [C] father [D] the teacher
Teaching [G] love and honesty
Beating his old [C] man to hand
Oh, [G] son of, [D] son of the throne of Melrose
[C] Riding in the hand of [Gm] the
[F] [D]
[A#] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G] [D] [Em] devil
Back on the road now
[C] You're gonna lose [Am] your [Em] head
There ain't no [D] kingdom [C] for the gambling
[Am] [Em] man
You know the roads [C] now
And you made your [G] stand
When his [Bm] eyes shine [Am] upon you
[D] [Am]
[E] Shine upon you
Will he be the son of [A] his father
His [Em] father the [E] teacher
Teaching [A] love and honesty
Beating [Dm] his [F] old [D] man to hand
Oh, [Am] [A]
son of, [Em] son of the [E] throne of Melrose
[D]
Riding in the hand of
[A] the devil
Will he be [E] the son of [A] his father
His [Em] father [E] the teacher
[Em] Teaching [A] love and honesty
Beating his [D] old man to hand
Oh, [A] son of, [Em] son of [E] the throne of Melrose
[D] Riding in the hand of the devil
Will [A] he be the son of his [D] father
[A] His father the [E] teacher
Teaching [Em] love [A] and honesty
Beating [D] his old man to hand
[Am] [N]
Key:
D
G
C
Em
A
D
G
C
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] And his _ love _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] will be his vision
[C] _ _ He'll take you [D] where you stand
_ _ _ [G] Will you _ stand _ _ your [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] life by him
And [C] help the boy _ _ _ _ [D] become a man
Will he be the [G] son of his _ father
_ His father [D] the teacher
_ Teaching _ love [G] and honesty
_ Beating his old [C] man to hand
The _ _ _ [G] mother's son
The _ son of [D] the throne of _ _ Melrose
_ [C]
Riding in _ the hand of the devil
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] Will the devil _ _ be _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] getting to _ [C] you
_ As you look back over [D] what you've done
_ _ What [G] you've done _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Was [Em] it for reason [C] or for rhyme
_ Was it [D] just for fun
Will he be the son of [G] his _ father
_ His [C] father [D] the teacher
_ _ Teaching _ [G] love and honesty
_ Beating his old [C] man to hand
_ _ _ Oh, [G] son of, _ [D] son of the throne of _ Melrose
_ [C] Riding _ in the hand of _ [Gm] the _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ devil
Back on the road _ now
[C] You're gonna lose [Am] your [Em] head
There ain't no [D] kingdom [C] for the gambling _ _
_ [Am] [Em] man
You know the roads _ [C] now
And you made your [G] stand
_ When his [Bm] _ eyes shine [Am] upon you
[D] _ _ [Am]
[E] Shine upon _ you
Will he be the son of [A] his father
_ His [Em] father the [E] teacher
_ _ Teaching [A] love and honesty
_ Beating [Dm] his [F] old [D] man to hand
_ Oh, _ [Am] _ [A]
son of, _ _ [Em] son of the [E] throne of _ Melrose
_ _ _ [D] _
Riding in the hand _ of _ _
[A] the devil
Will he be [E] the son of [A] his father
_ His [Em] father [E] the teacher _ _
[Em] Teaching [A] love and honesty _
Beating his [D] old man to hand
Oh, _ _ [A] _ son of, _ [Em] son of [E] the throne of _ Melrose _
[D] Riding in the hand of _ _ the devil
Will _ [A] he be the son of his _ [D] father
[A] His father the [E] teacher
_ Teaching [Em] love [A] and honesty
_ Beating [D] his old man to hand
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [N] _ _
[C#] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] And his _ love _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] will be his vision
[C] _ _ He'll take you [D] where you stand
_ _ _ [G] Will you _ stand _ _ your [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] life by him
And [C] help the boy _ _ _ _ [D] become a man
Will he be the [G] son of his _ father
_ His father [D] the teacher
_ Teaching _ love [G] and honesty
_ Beating his old [C] man to hand
The _ _ _ [G] mother's son
The _ son of [D] the throne of _ _ Melrose
_ [C]
Riding in _ the hand of the devil
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] Will the devil _ _ be _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] getting to _ [C] you
_ As you look back over [D] what you've done
_ _ What [G] you've done _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Was [Em] it for reason [C] or for rhyme
_ Was it [D] just for fun
Will he be the son of [G] his _ father
_ His [C] father [D] the teacher
_ _ Teaching _ [G] love and honesty
_ Beating his old [C] man to hand
_ _ _ Oh, [G] son of, _ [D] son of the throne of _ Melrose
_ [C] Riding _ in the hand of _ [Gm] the _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ devil
Back on the road _ now
[C] You're gonna lose [Am] your [Em] head
There ain't no [D] kingdom [C] for the gambling _ _
_ [Am] [Em] man
You know the roads _ [C] now
And you made your [G] stand
_ When his [Bm] _ eyes shine [Am] upon you
[D] _ _ [Am]
[E] Shine upon _ you
Will he be the son of [A] his father
_ His [Em] father the [E] teacher
_ _ Teaching [A] love and honesty
_ Beating [Dm] his [F] old [D] man to hand
_ Oh, _ [Am] _ [A]
son of, _ _ [Em] son of the [E] throne of _ Melrose
_ _ _ [D] _
Riding in the hand _ of _ _
[A] the devil
Will he be [E] the son of [A] his father
_ His [Em] father [E] the teacher _ _
[Em] Teaching [A] love and honesty _
Beating his [D] old man to hand
Oh, _ _ [A] _ son of, _ [Em] son of [E] the throne of _ Melrose _
[D] Riding in the hand of _ _ the devil
Will _ [A] he be the son of his _ [D] father
[A] His father the [E] teacher
_ Teaching [Em] love [A] and honesty
_ Beating [D] his old man to hand
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [N] _ _