Key: Eb
Genre: Rock
Harp Type: Diatonic
Fortunate Son (5th position)
2 2 -1’ 2 -2’ 2 2 -1’ 2
Some folks are born made to wave the flag
-2 -1’ 2 2 2 2
Ooh, they’re red, white and blue
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And when the band plays “Hail to the chief”
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Ooh, they point the cannon at you
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no senator’s son
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
2 2 -1’ 2 -2’ 2 2 -1’ 2
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
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Lord, don’t they help themselves
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But when the taxman comes to the door
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Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no millionaire’s son,
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
2 2 -1’ 2 2 -2’ 2 -1’ 2
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
-2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
Ooh, they send you down to war
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And when you ask them, “How much should we give?”
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They only answer More! more! more!
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no military son,
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
2 2 2 -2’ -2 -2’ 2 -2 -2 -1’ 2 2 2 2 2
It ain’t me, it ain’t m-e, I ain’t no fortunate son, no
