Chords for My Fathers Son Joshua Kadison

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] So find your own truth along the way [Fm] That Santa Claus and his magic sleigh
[Ab] Had to be you [Bb] in the rain that [Eb] day And the superheroes on TV
[Bb] Saturdays we'd pretend to [Fm] be You'd say, boys, well it seems to me
[Ab] You're the best [Bb] heroes this world will [Cm] ever see
You're _ [Ab] the best [Bb] heroes this world will [F] ever see
_ _ [Eb] And after [Bb] all's been said and [Fm] done And my battles for [Ab] independence [Eb] won
I'm proud to [Bb] say that I'm my [Ab] father's son
_ _ _ [Eb] And after [Bb] all's been said and [Fm] done And my battles for [Ab] independence [Eb] won
Hear me, [Bb] you old sly [Cm] son of a gun
[Ab] _ I'm proud to [Bb] say that I'm my father's [Eb] son
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_ [Eb] A fool thinks he ain't bought and sold
[Bb] Cause every man sells a bit of his soul
[Fm] To bring his family home some gold
[Ab] Before he knows [Bb] he's gotten [Eb] old
You boys are not baseball stars
[Bb] You never got that fleet of fancy [Fm] cars
And mama left you for the distant stars
[Ab] But you never showed [Bb] your battle [Cm] scars
_ _ [Ab] You never did [Bb] like to show your battle [Eb] scars
_ And after [Bb] all's been said and done [Fm] And my battles for [Eb] independence won
I'm proud to say [Bb] that I'm my father's [Ab] son
_ _ [Eb] And after all's [Bb] been said and done [Fm] And my battles for [Ab] independence [Eb] won
Hear me, you [Bb] old sly son [Cm] of a gun
[Ab] _ I'm proud to say [Bb] that I'm my father's [Fm] son
You _ _ _ _ [Eb] made mistakes, but you made them well
[Bb] You got up each time you fell
[Fm] You paid your price and you lived some hell
[Ab] But didn't it make [Bb] the tears to tell
[Eb] We learned to laugh, we learned to bear
[Bb] We learned the lessons never end
[Fm] And I'm the luckiest fool who's been
[Ab] To be your [Bb] son and to get to [Cm] call you friend
_ [Ab] To get to be your son [Bb] and to call you [Ab] my best friend
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_ _ [Eb] after [Bb] all's been said and done [Fm] And my battles for [Eb] independence won
I'm proud to [Bb] say that I'm my [Ab] father's son
_ _ [Eb] And after [Bb] all's been said and done [Fm] And my battles for [Ab] independence [Eb] won
Hear me, you [Bb] old sly son [Cm] of a gun
[Ab] _ I'm proud to [Bb] say that I'm my [Cm] father's son
_ _ [Ab] Proud to say [Bb] that I'm my [Cm] father's son _
_ [Ab] I'm proud to say [Bb] that I'm my [Eb] father's son _
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