Son Of Your Father
Tumbleweed Connection · Elton John
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Eb
I'll catch the Ebtramline in the Eb7morning
With your Ableave Van Bushell said
He had Bbfurther heard the Bb7cock crow
As he Abstumbled out the Ebshed
Then Eb7blind Joseph came towards him
With a Abshotgun in his arms
He said you'll Bbpay me twenty Bb7dollars
AbBefore you leave my Ebfarm
Van Bb7Bushell saw the hook
Which reAbplaced Joseph's Ebhand
He said now Eb7calm you down my brother
Let's Bb7discuss this man to man
It's no Eb7good you getting Abangry
We must Ebtry to Bb/Dact our Cmage
Cm7/BbYou're pursAbuing your convEbictions
Like some Bb7hermit in a cEbage
You're the Ebson of your F7father
AbTry a little bit Ebharder
Do for me as F7he would do for Bbyou
With Ebblood and water F7bricks and mortar
He Abbuilt for you a Ebhome
You're the Ebson Bb/Dof your CmfathCm7/Bber
So Abtreat me as your Ebown
Well slowly Joseph well he lowered the rifle
And he emptied out the shells
Van Bushell he came towards him
He shook his arm and wished him well
He said now hey blind man that is fine
But I sure can't waste my time
So move aside and let me go my way
I've got a train to ride
Well Joseph turned around
His grin was now a frown
He said let me just refresh your mind
Your manners boy seem hard to find
You're the son of your father...
Well there's two men lying dead as nails
On an East Virginia farm
For charity's an argument
That only leads to harm
So be careful when they're kind to you
Don't you end up in the dirt
Just remember what I'm saying to you
And you likely won't get hurt
From the archive
Visitor comments from the original site (2009–2021).
- tom gravelin · 2019-09-26
I'm looking for sheet music to Son of your Father. Can you help?
- Elton John Chords · 2019-10-07
Hi Tom, Sorry, I don't have sheet music unfortunately. Mostly sharing chord sheets that can be used to fool around with playing along by ear. I would try throwing the song on and play along with it using the chord sheet as a guide. Over time, for my self I find I can kinda get some of the parts down by practicing along with it. It's a great tune! Thanks!