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]
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]
