The Good Son Chords by David Sylvian
Tempo:
83.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Okay.
[E]
[D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [Bm] [D]
[A] [E]
[D]
[A] [Dm]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[Abm] [Cm] [D]
[Eb]
[Dbm] [Bb] [Em]
[Em] [D]
[Gm] [E] [G]
[A] The good son, [E] the [A] good son, [F] [G]
[E]
[D] he loves [Bb] a good tune.
[Eb]
[Ab] So whistle when he [Db] knows,
[Dbm] [Dm] he [A] looks to you to [Db] see things [B] right.
[D]
[Dm] [B] So [Am] take this [C] ring and pass it on, there's [Am] always stories riddled [F] with lies.
You know the questions are best put aside.
[Dm] Listen to him, [Am]
[G] [Bb] [Ab] listen closely [Em] now, here he [Eb] comes.
[C] [D]
It's [Db] a shameful [F] way to behave.
[A] It'll hurt if he gets his own [G] way.
[Bbm] [Dm]
[F] You know [Gb] he'll take you, [B] but not too [D] far.
[Eb] Always first in [Ab] line, [D] second to none.
[A] [A]
Listen closely [G] now, [E] listen [Eb] closely [A] now, [B] here he comes, the good son.
[E] [F] [D] [E]
He [Abm] tells himself [Gb] it's too far to come, [E] to [Gb] redefine his aspirations to be,
[E] [Ab] the good son, [Fm]
[G] the good son, [F] the good son, the good [Gb] son.
[A] [E] [E] Don't [C] try to make sense of [Abm] it, [A] he's here.
[G] It's [Dm] all that you can do, to balance up [Gb] the books [A] for him and you.
[G] [Gb] [Ab]
[E] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [Abm] And though [Em] he's [Gm] nothing in [Em] particular, [Em] but he's game for a fight,
[G] he muscles his way in and stays for [Dm] life.
[B] And all the world has come [A] undone, and [Ab] every family should have [Eb] one,
[E]
[D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [Bm] [D]
[A] [E]
[D]
[A] [Dm]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[Abm] [Cm] [D]
[Eb]
[Dbm] [Bb] [Em]
[Em] [D]
[Gm] [E] [G]
[A] The good son, [E] the [A] good son, [F] [G]
[E]
[D] he loves [Bb] a good tune.
[Eb]
[Ab] So whistle when he [Db] knows,
[Dbm] [Dm] he [A] looks to you to [Db] see things [B] right.
[D]
[Dm] [B] So [Am] take this [C] ring and pass it on, there's [Am] always stories riddled [F] with lies.
You know the questions are best put aside.
[Dm] Listen to him, [Am]
[G] [Bb] [Ab] listen closely [Em] now, here he [Eb] comes.
[C] [D]
It's [Db] a shameful [F] way to behave.
[A] It'll hurt if he gets his own [G] way.
[Bbm] [Dm]
[F] You know [Gb] he'll take you, [B] but not too [D] far.
[Eb] Always first in [Ab] line, [D] second to none.
[A] [A]
Listen closely [G] now, [E] listen [Eb] closely [A] now, [B] here he comes, the good son.
[E] [F] [D] [E]
He [Abm] tells himself [Gb] it's too far to come, [E] to [Gb] redefine his aspirations to be,
[E] [Ab] the good son, [Fm]
[G] the good son, [F] the good son, the good [Gb] son.
[A] [E] [E] Don't [C] try to make sense of [Abm] it, [A] he's here.
[G] It's [Dm] all that you can do, to balance up [Gb] the books [A] for him and you.
[G] [Gb] [Ab]
[E] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [Abm] And though [Em] he's [Gm] nothing in [Em] particular, [Em] but he's game for a fight,
[G] he muscles his way in and stays for [Dm] life.
[B] And all the world has come [A] undone, and [Ab] every family should have [Eb] one,
Key:
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Okay.
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[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
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[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Abm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[Dbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] The good son, _ [E] the [A] good son, _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ he loves [Bb] a good tune.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] So whistle when he [Db] knows, _
[Dbm] _ [Dm] he [A] looks to you to [Db] see things _ [B] right.
_ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ So [Am] take this [C] ring and pass it on, there's [Am] always stories riddled [F] with lies.
You know the questions are best put aside.
[Dm] _ Listen to him, [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] listen closely [Em] now, _ here he [Eb] comes. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
It's [Db] a shameful [F] way to behave. _
[A] _ It'll hurt if he gets his own [G] way.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] You know [Gb] he'll take you, _ [B] but not too [D] far.
_ [Eb] Always first in [Ab] line, _ [D] second to none.
[A] _ _ [A]
Listen closely [G] now, _ [E] _ listen [Eb] closely [A] now, _ [B] here he comes, _ _ the good son. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E]
He [Abm] tells himself [Gb] it's too far to come, [E] to [Gb] redefine his aspirations to be,
[E] _ _ [Ab] the good son, [Fm] _
[G] the good son, [F] the good son, the good [Gb] son.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ Don't [C] try to make sense of [Abm] it, _ [A] he's here.
_ _ [G] _ It's [Dm] all that you can do, to balance up [Gb] the books [A] for him and you.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Abm] And though [Em] he's [Gm] nothing in [Em] particular, _ _ [Em] but he's game for a fight,
[G] he muscles his way in and stays for [Dm] life.
_ [B] And all the world has come [A] undone, _ and [Ab] every family should have [Eb] one,
Okay.
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[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] The good son, _ [E] the [A] good son, _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ he loves [Bb] a good tune.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] So whistle when he [Db] knows, _
[Dbm] _ [Dm] he [A] looks to you to [Db] see things _ [B] right.
_ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ So [Am] take this [C] ring and pass it on, there's [Am] always stories riddled [F] with lies.
You know the questions are best put aside.
[Dm] _ Listen to him, [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] listen closely [Em] now, _ here he [Eb] comes. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
It's [Db] a shameful [F] way to behave. _
[A] _ It'll hurt if he gets his own [G] way.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] You know [Gb] he'll take you, _ [B] but not too [D] far.
_ [Eb] Always first in [Ab] line, _ [D] second to none.
[A] _ _ [A]
Listen closely [G] now, _ [E] _ listen [Eb] closely [A] now, _ [B] here he comes, _ _ the good son. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E]
He [Abm] tells himself [Gb] it's too far to come, [E] to [Gb] redefine his aspirations to be,
[E] _ _ [Ab] the good son, [Fm] _
[G] the good son, [F] the good son, the good [Gb] son.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ Don't [C] try to make sense of [Abm] it, _ [A] he's here.
_ _ [G] _ It's [Dm] all that you can do, to balance up [Gb] the books [A] for him and you.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Abm] And though [Em] he's [Gm] nothing in [Em] particular, _ _ [Em] but he's game for a fight,
[G] he muscles his way in and stays for [Dm] life.
_ [B] And all the world has come [A] undone, _ and [Ab] every family should have [Eb] one,