Tell My Father - John Owen-Jones Chords

Tempo:

130.95 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D]
[G] [A]
[G]
[D]
[G]
Tell my father that his
[D] son [G] didn't run [C] or surrender
That [G]
I bore his name with [D]
pride as [G] I tried to [C] remember
That [G]
you are judged by what [D] you do while [C] passing through
[D] [Am] [G] As
[D] [G]
I rest neath fields of [D] green, let [G] him lean on [C] your shoulder
[G] Tell him how I [D] spent my youth so [G] the truth [F] could grow [C]
older
[G] Tell my father when [D] you can, I [C] was a man
[G]
[D] [Em] Tell him we will [D] meet [G] again where [C] the angels [G] learn to [D] fly
[Em] Tell him we will [D] [G] meet as men, for [C] with honor did [G] I die
[D]
[G] Tell him how I wore [D] the blue, proud [G] and true, through the [C] fire
[G] Tell my father [D] so he'll know I [C] love him so
[F#m] [G]
[D] Tell [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D]
[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D]
[G]
him how I wore the [D] blue, [G] proud and true, like [C] he taught me
[G] Tell my father not to [D] cry, then say [G] goodbye
[C]
[G]

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To jam and learn John Owen Jones - Tell My Father chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, D, C, G, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 131. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Tell my father _ that his _
[D] son _ _ _ [G] didn't _ run _ _ [C] or _ surrender
_ That _ [G] _ _ _
I bore his name with _ [D]
pride _ as [G] I _ tried _ _ to [C] _ remember
_ _ That _ [G] _ _
you are judged by what [D] you do _ _ _ while [C] passing _ _ through
[D] _ [Am] _ [G] As _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
I rest neath fields of [D] green, _ _ _ let [G] him _ lean _ _ on [C] your _ shoulder
_ _ [G] Tell _ _ him how I [D] spent my _ _ youth so [G] the truth _ _ _ [F] could grow _ [C]
older
_ _ _ [G] Tell _ _ my father when [D] you _ can, _ I _ [C] was a _ _ _ man
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Tell him we will [D] meet [G] _ again _ _ where [C] the _ angels _ _ [G] learn to [D] fly _
_ _ _ [Em] _ Tell him we will [D] [G] meet as men, _ _ for [C] with honor _ _ did [G] I die
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] Tell _ _ _ him how I wore [D] the _ blue, _ _ proud [G] and true, _ _ through the [C] fire
_ _ _ _ [G] Tell _ _ my father [D] so he'll know _ _ I [C] love him _ so
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Tell _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
him how I wore the [D] blue, _ _ _ _ [G] proud and true, _ _ _ like [C] he taught _ me
_ _ [G] Tell _ _ my father not to [D] cry, _ _ _ _ _ then _ _ say _ [G] goodbye
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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