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/ Creedence Clearwater Revival / Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) / Fortunate Son guitar tab

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-----------------------------|

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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Creedence Clearwater Revival albums
2004 Platinum
1972 Mardi Gras
1970 Pendulum
1970 Cosmo's Factory
1969 Willy and the Poor Boys
1969 Green River
1969 Bayou Country
1968 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Willy and the Poor Boys tabs
01Down on the Corner tabbass tab
03Cotton Fields tabbass tab
06Fortunate Son tabbass tab
07Don't Look Now tabbass tab
08The Midnight Special tabbass tab
09Side O' the Road tabbass tab
10Effigy tabbass tab

 

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