Song For My Father Chords by Leon Thomas

Tempo:
105.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bbm

Cm

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
If there [F] was [Ab] ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, [Db] that was my dad, [C]
the [Cm] man.
A [F] human being [Ab] so true, he could live like a king, cause [Eb] he [Bbm] knew the
[Db] [Abm] real pleasure [C] [Bb] in [C]
[Ab] life [Bbm] to be devoted to.
[F] And always [Ab] stand by me, so [Eb] I'd [G] be [Bb] unafraid [Db] [Bb] and [Ab]
free.
If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, [Db] that was my [Abm] [Cm] dad, [Bb] [Ab] the man.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Abm]
[Cm] [Ab] A human being so true, he could live like a king, cause he knew the real pleasure in [D] life [C] [Ab] to be devoted to.
[Bbm] [Gm]
[Bbm] [Dbm] [Abm] [C]
[Dbm] [Fm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[C] [Ab]
[Db] [Dbm] And [Ab] always stand by me, [F] [Cm] so [Fm] I'd be unafraid and free.
[C] [F] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Abm] [Cm] [C] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bbm]
[Abm]
[C] [Ab]
[F] [Ab]
[Eb]
[G] [Abm]
[C] [Bb] [Fm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ab]
[D] [Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Abm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Abm] [Ab] [Eb] A human being so true, he could live like a king, cause he knew the [Cm] real pleasure in life to be devoted to.
[Ab]
A [Gb] human [Ab] being so true, he could live like a king, cause he [Eb] [Bbm] knew the [Dbm] real [Abm] pleasure [Ab] [Bb]
in [Ab] life [Fm] [D]
[Bbm] to be devoted to.
And [Am] always [Ab] stand [G] by [Ab] me, [Bbm] so I'd be unafraid [Db] [Bb] and [Ab] [Gm] free.
[Fm]
If there was ever [Ab] a man who was generous, gracious, and [Bbm] good, [Db] that was my [C] [Bb] dad, [Fm] the man.
[Ab]
[F] The [Cm] man.
[F] The man.
[Cm]
[F] [Cm] The man.
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Leon Thomas - Song For My Father chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Bbm, Ab, Bbm, Db, Bb, Ab and Bbm in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 52 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 105 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If there [F] was [Ab] ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, _ _ _ _ [Db] that was my dad, [C] _ _
the [Cm] man.
_ _ _ A [F] human being [Ab] so true, he could live like a king, cause [Eb] he [Bbm] knew _ the _ _ _
[Db] [Abm] real pleasure _ _ [C] _ [Bb] in [C] _
_ [Ab] life _ _ _ [Bbm] to be devoted to.
_ _ _ [F] And always [Ab] stand by me, so [Eb] I'd [G] be [Bb] unafraid [Db] _ _ [Bb] and [Ab]
free.
_ _ _ _ If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, _ _ _ _ [Db] that was my _ [Abm] [Cm] dad, _ [Bb] [Ab] the _ man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ A human being so true, he could live like a king, cause he knew the real pleasure in [D] life _ [C] _ _ [Ab] to be devoted to.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dbm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ And [Ab] always stand by me, _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] so [Fm] I'd be unafraid and free.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] [Eb] A human being so true, he could live like a king, cause he knew the [Cm] _ _ real pleasure in life to be devoted to.
_ [Ab] _
A [Gb] human [Ab] being so true, he could live like a king, cause he [Eb] [Bbm] knew _ _ _ _ the [Dbm] real [Abm] pleasure _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb]
in [Ab] _ life [Fm] _ _ [D] _
[Bbm] to be devoted to.
_ _ And [Am] always [Ab] stand [G] by [Ab] me, [Bbm] so I'd be unafraid _ [Db] _ [Bb] and [Ab] _ _ [Gm] free.
[Fm] _ _ _
If there was ever [Ab] a man who was generous, gracious, and [Bbm] _ good, _ _ _ [Db] that was my _ _ [C] [Bb] dad, _ [Fm] the man.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] The [Cm] man. _ _ _ _
[F] The man.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] The man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Spirits Known and Unknown album.

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