You Are A Runner And I Am My Fathers Son
View chords used in this chart
| Am | Am | Am | E |
[Verse 1]
Am
I got a number on me, I got a number
E
Won't make it through the high noon sun
Am
I am my father's son, and I am my father's son
E F
His bed is made, I was a hero
C F
Early in the morning I ain't no hero
E N.C.
In the night
[Interlude]
| Am | Am | Am E
I am my father's son
[Verse 2]
Am
And I'll build a house inside of you, I'll go in through the mouth
E
I'll draw three figures on your heart
Am
One of them will be me as a boy, and one of them will be me
E
One of them will be me watching you run
F C
Watching you run into the high noon sun
F C
Watching you run farther than guns will go
F C
You are a runner, with a stolen voice
F E
And you are a runner, and I am my father's son
[Outro]
| Am | Am | Am | Am | x2
Am Am
I am my father's son
Am Am
I am my father's son
How to play You Are A Runner And I Am My Fathers Son
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