Chords for Bruce Springsteen w. John Fogerty - Fortunate Son - Madison Square Garden, NYC - 2009/10/29&30

Tempo:
135.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Springsteen w. John Fogerty - Fortunate Son - Madison Square Garden, NYC - 2009/10/29&30 chords
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Give me that beat, Max.
Ladies [B] and gentlemen, one of the greatest singers [F#] and rock songwriters of all time.
I covered his music when I was 18 in the bars.
We still cover his guy's [N] songs on our stage today.
He's the Hank Williams of our generation.
The great, great John Fogler.
[G]
[Dm] [G]
Once upon [F] a May [C] 25, ooh, the river [G] knew.
When the band played [F] Hail to the Chief, [C] ooh, that poor girl [G] came at you.
Let me, let [D] [C] me, I ain't no [G] sinner, sir.
Let me, [D] let [C] me, I ain't no fortune [G] in wine.
Some folks are born [F] silver spoon in [C] hand.
Lord, don't they help [G] themselves, yeah.
When the tax [F] man comes to the door, [C] my house looks like a wrong [G] cell, yeah.
Let me, [D] let [C] me, I ain't no sinner, [G] sir.
Let me, [D] let me, [C] I ain't no fortune [G] in wine.
[C]
[G] Some folks in the heaven, [F] stars, sprinkle [C] on.
Ooh, they say you're [G] not a boy.
And when you ask [F] them, how much should we give?
[C] Ooh, they only ask us [G] more, more, more.
Let me, [D] let me, [C] I ain't no man, [G] sir.
Let [D] me, let [C] me, I ain't no fortune [G] in wine.
Let [D] me, let [C] me, I ain't no [G] sinner, sir.
Let me, [D] let me, [C]
I [F] ain't no fortune in [C] time.
I ain't [F] no fortune in time.
[C]
I ain't no fortune in time.
I ain't no [Gm] fortune in time.
[G#] [G]
[B]
[N]
I wish I was going to be here, baby.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To start learning Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band - (with John Fogerty, Live) Fortunate Son chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, C, G, F, G and C in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 67 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 135. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Give me that beat, Max. _ _ _
Ladies [B] and gentlemen, one of the greatest singers [F#] and rock songwriters of all time.
I covered his music when I was 18 in the bars.
We still cover his guy's [N] songs on our stage today.
He's the Hank Williams of our generation.
The great, great John Fogler. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Once upon [F] a May [C] 25, _ ooh, the river [G] knew.
_ _ When the band played [F] Hail to the Chief, [C] ooh, that poor girl [G] came at you.
_ _ Let me, _ let [D] [C] me, I ain't no [G] sinner, sir.
_ _ _ Let me, [D] _ let [C] me, I ain't no fortune [G] in wine.
_ _ Some folks are born [F] silver spoon in [C] hand.
Lord, don't they help [G] themselves, yeah.
When the tax [F] man comes to the door, [C] my house looks like a wrong [G] _ cell, yeah.
Let me, [D] _ let [C] me, I ain't no sinner, [G] sir.
_ _ _ Let me, [D] _ let me, [C] I ain't no fortune [G] in wine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Some folks in the heaven, [F] stars, sprinkle [C] on.
Ooh, they say you're [G] not a boy.
_ _ And when you ask [F] them, how much should we give?
[C] Ooh, they only ask us [G] _ more, more, more.
Let me, [D] _ let me, [C] I ain't no man, [G] sir.
_ _ _ _ Let [D] me, let [C] me, I ain't no fortune [G] in wine. _ _ _ _
Let [D] me, _ let [C] me, I ain't no [G] sinner, sir.
_ _ Let me, _ [D] _ let me, _ [C] _
I [F] ain't no fortune in [C] time. _ _
I ain't [F] no fortune in time.
[C] _
_ I ain't no fortune in time.
_ _ I ain't no [Gm] fortune in time. _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I wish I was going to be here, baby.

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This song was authored by Bruce Hornsby.

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