Not Your Fathers Son Chords

KeyG Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays351

Not Your Fathers Son by Maggie Reilly is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G   C G  C G  C   D   

     G              C G 
Your home is on the o-cean 
 C                   G 
Amongst the waves so free 
                 D          C      G 
You've heard the songs that sirens sing 
   C                  D 
To lure lost souls to sea 



     C               D 
When sunlight shone upon you 
   G                C 
My plans were all undone 
      G       D       G      C 
There in your face, I saw my place 
                D         G 
You're not your father's son 


INTERLUDE: G   C G  C G  C   D   


     G              C   G 
When first I gazed upon you 
    C                G 
You lit up like the sun 
      D       C     G 
I realized to my surprise 
   C                D 
My lonely days were done 

 
     C               D 
When sunlight shone upon you 
   G                C 
My plans were all undone 
      G       D       G      C 
There in your face, I saw my place 
                D         G 
You're not your father's son 


Instrumental:

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante