Father, Son Chords by Peter Gabriel

Tempo:
88.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peter Gabriel - Father, Son chords
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[A] [D] .
[A] [D] .
[A] [D] .
[A] .
[C#m] [F#m] Father, son, [A] locked as [D] one [A] in [Bm] this .
[A] empty room, [E] .
[A] spine [C#m] [G] against spine, [F#m] yours [E] against [D] mine, [A] till.
[Bm] the warmth [A] [E] comes through, .
[Bm] remember [C#m] the [A].
breakwaters, [F#] down by [A] the waves, [D] I first found [C#m] my courage,.
[G] knowing daddy [A] could save, [E] I [A] could hold [D] back the tide, .
[G#m] with [A] my dad by [D] my side, .
[A] dogs, plows [F#m] and bows, we move [E] through [D] each pose, [A] struggling in [Bm] our [A].
separate [E] ways, .
[A] mantras [G] and hymns, [F#m] [A] unfolding [D] limbs, [A] looking for [Bm] release [A] through [E] the pain, .
[Bm] and the yogi's eyes [C#m] are open, [A] .
[D] looking up [A] above, [D] he turns [A] dreaming, [G] of his daddy's [F#m] love,.
[E] [A] with his dad by [D] his side, .
[E] god is [A] dead by [D] his side, [E] .
[C#] can you [D] recall [C#] how you took me [D] to school,.
[A] we [Bm] couldn't talk [A] much [E] at all, [D] [C#] it's been so [D] many years, [C#].
now [D] these tears, [A] .
[Bm] guess [A] I'm still [Bm] [A] [E] your child,.
[A] .
out [F#m] on the moor, we [D] take a pause, [A] .
see how far we have come, [E] [A] you're moving quite slow,.
[F#m] how far [A] can [D] we go, [A] .
[E] [A] father and [E] son, [Bm] .
[C#m] [A] [D] .
[A] with [D] .
[A] [G] .
[A] [E] .
[A] my dad [D] by my side, [E] .
with [A] my dad by [D] my side,.
[E] with my [A] dad by [D] my side, [A] with me.
[D] [A] .
[D] [A] .
[D] [A] .
[F#] .
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning Peter Gabriel - Father, Son chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, A, D, E and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 44 BPM before aiming for the song's 89 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] [F#m] Father, son, _ _ _ [A] locked as [D] one _ [A] _ in [Bm] this _ .
[A] empty room, [E] _ _ .
_ [A] spine [C#m] [G] against spine, _ [F#m] yours [E] against [D] mine, _ [A] _ till.
[Bm] the warmth [A] [E] comes through, _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] remember [C#m] the [A].
breakwaters, [F#] down by [A] the waves, [D] I first found [C#m] my courage,.
[G] knowing daddy [A] could save, _ [E] _ I [A] could hold [D] back the tide, _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ with [A] my dad by [D] my side, _ _ _ .
_ [A] dogs, plows [F#m] and bows, we move [E] through [D] each pose, _ [A] struggling in [Bm] our [A].
separate [E] ways, _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ mantras [G] and hymns, _ [F#m] _ [A] unfolding [D] limbs, _ [A] looking for [Bm] release [A] through [E] the pain, _ _ _ .
[Bm] and the yogi's eyes [C#m] are open, [A] _ .
[D] looking up [A] above, _ [D] he turns [A] dreaming, _ [G] of his daddy's [F#m] love,.
_ [E] _ [A] with his dad by [D] his side, _ _ .
_ [E] god is [A] dead by [D] his side, _ _ [E] _ .
[C#] _ can you [D] recall [C#] how you took me [D] to school,.
[A] we _ [Bm] couldn't talk [A] much [E] at all, _ _ [D] [C#] it's been so [D] many years, _ [C#].
now [D] these tears, _ [A] _ .
[Bm] guess [A] I'm still [Bm] _ [A] [E] your child,.
_ _ [A] _ .
out [F#m] on the moor, _ we [D] take a pause, _ [A] _ .
see how far we have come, [E] _ _ _ [A] you're moving quite slow,.
[F#m] how far [A] can [D] we go, _ _ [A] _ .
_ [E] _ [A] father and [E] son, _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] with _ _ [D] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] my dad [D] by my side, _ _ _ [E] _ .
with [A] my dad by [D] my side,.
_ _ [E] with my [A] dad by [D] my side, _ _ [A] with me.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .

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Among the compositions on the album Ovo, written by Peter Gabriel, this one shines.

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