The Son And The Father Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays469

The Son And The Father by Chris de Burgh is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb, Dm, C, Gm7, Am7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			


       F                               Bb               F 
I was walking down that road, to the place that was my home, 
         Dm            F            C 
And the memories of a life go on forever, 
            F                                       Bb              F 
Here's the village, here's the sea and here's the place where it began, 
        Gm7     Am7        Bb       F         C 
When I found myself in the arms of Lady Madonna, 
            Dm               Bb         F               Bb 
And then I listen for those footsteps, coming down the hall, 
   C                                Dm 
A father to his young boy, who was hurting from a fall, 
     Bb                             Dm         C       Bb 
You must have heard me crying, you must have dried my tears, 
          F                   Dm                   C 
But you know, I just can't remember, just can't remember, 
     Bb          F    Bb     C           F    Bb 
The son and the father, the son and the father, 

         F                                Bb               C 
Now I'm walking with my boy through the place that is our home, 
         Dm              F                  C 
And the memories of his life are growing forever, 
Bb       F                                   Bb             F 
And I'm looking through his eyes at all the wonders of the world, 
      Gm7     Am7          Bb        F         C 
Then hand in hand we will make this journey together, 
             Dm              Bb           F             Bb 
And we will talk of men and pirates, and heroes in the dark, 
        C                               Dm 
I will tell him of the hungers and the mysteries of the heart, 
           Bb                             Dm       C       Bb 
And I will always hear you crying, I will always dry your tears, 
        F         C         Dm               C       
And I pray you'll always remember, always forever 
     Bb          F     Bb     C           F     Bb  
The son and the father,  the son and the father,   
     C           F    Bb  Am  Bb      C           F  
The son and the father,          the son and the father... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante