Want to play "Fortunate Son" from scratch? The Music Academy — lesson by lesson
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G F Some folks are born, made to wave the flag C G Ooh, they're red, white and blue G F And when the band plays hail to the chief C G Ooh, they point the cannon at you, y'all
G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, y'all G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no
G F Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand C G Lord, don't they help themselves, y'all G F But when the tax man comes to the door C G Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah
G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no e|---------------------------------------| B|-6--------5------5--1--------1/3-------| G|-7--------6------6--2--------2/4-------| (x2) D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
G F Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes C G Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord G F And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?" C G They only answer, "More! More! More!", yoh
G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no G D C G It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no
This account rests on John Fogerty's own words — a book from 2015.
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