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Creedence_Clearwater_Revival-Fortunate_son
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:51:56 +0100
Original tabber: Chris McKillop cdmckill@novice.uwaterloo.ca
corrections/additions: From: Roger Olofsson
Subject: TAB: fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival


Song:Fortunate son
Artist:Creedence Clearwater Revival
CD:Chronicle
Tabber:Roger Olofsson (raggen@hem1.passagen.se)

Songs starts with drums and steady bass
Funky Intro bit.......Play twice
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----8--------6----------5----------3--------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-\9-------\7--------3^5-------2^3------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|

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E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5-5-5-x--5-x-5-----3-3-3-x--3---x-----3---------------------------------|
A5-5-5-x--5-x-5-----3-3-3-x--1---x-----3---------------------------------|
e3-3-3-x--3-x-3-----1-1-1-x--1---x-----1---------------------------------|
Verse
G F
Some Folk are born, made to wave the flag.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5--x--5-x-5--------------------0h3-3----0--0-----0---------------|
D---5-5-5--x--5-x-5--------5-5-5-------0h3-3----0--0--3--0---------------|
A---3-3-3--x--3-x-3--------5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
e--------------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
C G
oh, that red white and blue.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5-5-5-x--5-x-5------------3-3-3-x--3--x--3------------------------------|
A5-5-5-x--5-x-5------------3-3-3-x--1--x--3------------------------------|
e3-3-3-x--3-x-3------------1-1-1-x--1--x--1------------------------------|
G F
And when the band played "Hail to the Chief".
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5--x--5-x-5------------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5--x--5-x-5--------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---------------------------|
A---3-3-3--x--3-x-3--------------5-5-5-x-3-x-3---------------------------|
e--------------------------------3-3-3-x-3-x-3---------------------------|
C G
oh, they point the cannon at you, lord
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----5-5-5-x-5-x-5-----------------------------------------|
e-3-3-3-x-3-x-3----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
G D
It ain't me, it ain't me.
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-x--5b6r5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
e--------------------3-3-3-x-3-x-3---|-----------------------------------|
C G
I ain't no senator's son, no.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----5-5-5-x-5-x-5-----------------------------------------|
e-3-3-3-x-3-x-3----------------------------------------------------------|
G D
It ain't me, it ain't me.
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-x--5b6r5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
e--------------------3-3-3-x-3-x-3---|-----------------------------------|
C G
I ain't no fortunate son, no.

Verse2
Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves.
But when the tax man come to the door,
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale.

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no millionaire's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate son, no.

Bridge Part (everyone else stays on G)
-play thru twice
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----5\6---5-----5--1-----1---1/3-------------------------------------------|
G-|----6\7---6-----6--2-----2---2/4-------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
Some folks inherite star spangled eyes,
oh they'll send ya down to war.
But when you ask 'em how much should we give,
They'll only answer, more, more, more.

Chorus
It ain't me, It ain't me.
I ain't no military son, no!

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate son, no.

Fade
It ain't me, it ain't me................

Like I said, enjoy it....:)
Chris
I sure did
Roger

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Chris McKillop"Happiness....is a warm gun..."
Computer Engineering -The Beatles
University of Waterloo, Canada cdmckill@novice.uwaterloo.ca
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"Let freedom ring"

"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble love is breathing still"
"Oh Lady Moonshine down, a little people magic if you will"

If you cut the part below and paste it into a text editor you will be
able to create your own real tabs :^)
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

--

raggen@hem1.passagen.se, Roger Olofsson
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