Son Of A Landless Man
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Intro:
A D A F#m
A E A A
A E A A
A D A
He spends all his weeks in the bread line
D A
He spends all his weekends in jail
Hm F#m
He spends all his money on dead ends
A D E
And always has something for sale
A D A
He doesn’t know how to do different
D/A A
He lives with his head in the sand
D
Playing his role
C#m F#m
Stuck on the dole
A E A
The son of a landless man
A D A F#m
A E A A
A E A A
A D A
No one never called him ambitious
D A
He never pretended to be
Hm F#m
He bummed around the pool halls to kill time
A D E
When he dropped out of school at sixteen
A D A
It was there that he met his ex-wife
D/A A
It should have ended before it began
D C#m F#m
She batted her eye lids and had a few kids
A E A
With the son of a landless man
A E A
With the son of a landless man
A D A F#m
A E A A
A E A A
A D A
Now the wife and the kids are gone now
D A
He don’t have a clue where they are
Hm F#m
As one night he pulled out a rifle
A D E
In an argument he took too far
A D A
Now someone says he cant see them
D/A A
It’ll be a long time before he can
D C#m F#m
His three little girls, all giggles and curls
A E A
and the son of a landless man
A E A
Another son of a landless man
A D A F#m
A E A A
A E A A
How to play Son Of A Landless Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.