Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Page
58
Key
G Major
Tempo
128
Year
1969
G F C D G7 A7
G F C D G7 A7
Intro
G
G
Intro Riff
G
F
C
G
G
F
C
G
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|-7/9----5/7----3/5----3/5--------|
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Verse 1
G
Some folks are born
F
made to wave the flag
C
Ooh, that red, white and
G
blue
G
And when the band plays
F
"hail to the chief"
C
Ooh, they point the cannon at
G
you, lord!
Chorus 1
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no senator's
G
son, son
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no fortunate
G
one, no
Verse 2
G
Some folks are born
F
silver spoon in hand
C
Lord, don't they help them
G
selves, oh
G
But when the taxman
F
comes to the door
C
Lord, the house lookin' like a rummage
G
sale, yeah
Chorus 2
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no millionaire's
G
son, no
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no fortunate
G
one, no
Interlude
G7
A7
C
G
G7
A7
C
G
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|-6---5---5\1---1/3-|
|-7---6---6\2---2/4-| x2
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Verse 3
G
Some folks inherit
F
star spangled eyes
C
Ooh, and they send you down to
G
war, lord
G
And when you ask them,
F
"how much should we give?"
C
Ooh, the only answer is
G
more! more! more! yeah!
Chorus 3
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no military
G
son, son
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no fortunate
G
one, one
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no fortunate
G
one, no
G
It ain't me,
D
it ain't me,
C
I ain't no fortunate
G
son, son