Chord/Tab song: My Son, John

Capo on fret 1:

Intro: A A A

Verse 1:

[A]My son john was a [E]good boy and [A]good to me,

[A]when we had hard [E]times well he [A]stood by me,

we were [D]in work and [E]out of work and [A]on the go,

if he [D]had complaints [A]i never heard of [E]one,

he would [D]pitch in and [E]help me like a [A]full grown man,

My son [Bm]john, [E] john [A]my son,[E][A]


Verse 2:

[A]My son john went to [E]College and he [A]made his way,

[A]had to earn every [E]penny but he [A]paid his way,

he worked [D]summers and [E]holidays and [A]through the year,

and it [D]was no easy [A]struggle that he [E]won,

but he [D]laughed at the [E]ones who thought he [A]had it hard,

My son [Bm]John, [E] John [A]my son,[E][A]


Verse 3:

[A]My son John got his [E]uniform and [A]went away,

[A]With a band playing [E]marches he want [A]away,

And he [D]wrote me a [E]letter when he [A]had the time,

He was [D]losing his [A]buddies one by [E]one,

And I [D]prayed and tried [E]not to read be[A]tween the lines,

My son [Bm]John, [E] John [A]my son,[E][A]


Verse 4:

[A]My son John Came home [E]yesterday, he?s [A]here to stay,

[A]Not a word to his [E]father have I [A]heard him say,

He [D]seems glad to [E]be home but I [A]can?t be sure,

When I [D]asked him [A]what he?s seen and [E]done,

He went [D]up to his [E]bedroom and he [A]closed the door,

My son [Bm]John, [E] John [A]my son,

He went [D]up to his [E]bedroom and he [A]closed the door,

My son [Bm]John, [E] John [A]my son,[A][A]