Father, Father Chords by Kool & The Gang

Tempo:
188.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

C#m

F#m

D

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kool & The Gang - Father, Father chords
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[D]
[C#] [B]
[A]
[D]
[C#m] [E]
Father, [D]
[C#m] where's the love I thought there [A] would be?
Where's the happiness [C#m] [E] in me?
[A] [Dm]
Is [Gm] life just an endless [D#] walk to nowhere?
With [Dm] streets that just lead [Gm] to dead ends?
[D#]
[Dm]
Where parents [Gm] water their flowers with hate, [D#]
and children do the same?
[Dm] But who's to [Gm]
blame?
[D#] Spring?
No.
[D] It's just a gentle thing.
[C#m] [A]
But man
[D] flies around the moon
[C#]
and [A] sings a song that starts with June
[F#m] and [E] eats his lunch at every noon.
[A]
In harmony he does this,
[D] but with [C#] love he's out of tune.
[A]
[C#m]
[C#]
[G#] [C#]
[G#]
[F#]
[D] Father, [C#m] [A] father, father,
[F#m]
you [C#m] were surely [A] right.
If the world [C#m] should end
[A] [F#m] tomorrow,
it would be [C#m] by man's [A] own mind.
[F#m]
Lord, [E] have mercy [A] on [F#m] us.
Seems to [C#m] be our
[A] favorite [F#m] line.
When it all [C#m] went down, [A] all in trouble,
[D] all God's [C#m] children [A] turned divine.
[Dm] Father, [Gm] there's war and pawn.
[Am] Lord, [Gm] there's hurt and sorrow.
[F] I'm going [Gm] to be an old seed tomorrow.
[F] [Gm]
[D] [A] Father, father, father,
why can't we [C#m] do [A] what's right?
[F#m]
Lord, [C#m] please smile [A] upon [F#m] us.
Give us [C#m] your guiding [A] light.
[F#m]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[A]
[Am] [Gm]
[A#] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[Am] [Gm]
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[Bm]
[C#m] [A]
[D]
[A] Father, where is the love I thought there would be?
[D] [C#] Where is the [A] happiness in me?
[D]
[C#m] [A]
[D] [C#]
[A]
[Dm]
[A#] [D#]
[Dm] [A#]
[D#]
[Dm]
[A#] [D#]
Lord, [Dm] Lord, [F] Lord, you know.
[Gm] [D#]
I know you know.
[D] [C#m]
[A] Father.
[D] [C#]
[A]
[F#m]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Gm
123111113
A
1231
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
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To learn Kool & The Gang - (Extended Version) Father, Father chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, F#m, C#m, A, D, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 94 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 188. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Father, [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] where's the love I thought there [A] would be? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Where's the happiness [C#m] _ _ [E] in me? _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ Is [Gm] life just an endless [D#] walk to nowhere? _ _ _ _ _ _
With [Dm] streets that just lead [Gm] to dead ends?
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Where parents [Gm] water their flowers with hate, [D#]
and children do the same? _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ But who's to [Gm]
blame?
_ _ [D#] _ _ Spring? _
_ No.
_ _ [D] It's just a gentle thing.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ But man _
[D] flies around the moon
_ [C#] _
and [A] _ _ _ sings a song that starts with June
[F#m] _ _ and [E] eats his lunch at every noon.
[A] _
In harmony he does this, _ _ _
[D] _ but with [C#] love he's out of tune.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Father, [C#m] _ [A] father, _ father,
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you [C#m] were _ surely [A] _ _ right.
If _ _ the world [C#m] should end _
[A] _ [F#m] tomorrow, _ _ _ _ _
it would be [C#m] by man's [A] own mind.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Lord, [E] have mercy [A] on [F#m] us. _ _ _ _
_ _ Seems to [C#m] be our _
[A] favorite _ [F#m] line. _ _ _
_ When it all [C#m] went down, [A] all in _ trouble, _ _ _
_ _ [D] all God's [C#m] children [A] turned divine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ Father, [Gm] there's _ war and pawn. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Lord, [Gm] there's hurt and _ sorrow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ I'm going [Gm] to be an old seed _ tomorrow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] Father, _ father, _ father, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ why can't we [C#m] do [A] what's right?
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, [C#m] please smile [A] upon [F#m] us. _ _ _ _
_ _ Give us [C#m] your guiding [A] _ light.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ Father, _ _ _ _ where is the love I thought there would be? _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] Where is the [A] happiness _ in me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, [Dm] Lord, [F] Lord, you know.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
I know you know. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Father. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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