Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival

(The secret to the intro and chords is the guitar is tuned down a full step. After that it all works!
Check out John playing at the Royal Albert in 1970 on youtube and you can see when he plays chords.)

[Intro before guitar riff] – 2 bars



[Guitar Riff with A chord still playing]

d|-------5~~-|
A|-----------|
F|---4/6-----|
C|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|

-------3~~-|--
-----------|--
---2/4-----|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--

----2~~-|-----
--------|-----
0h2-----|-0h2-
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----

0~~-|--------|
----|--------|
----|--------| x2
----|--------|
----|-3b4-0--|
----|--------|

[Verse 1]

             
Some folks are

         
 born, made to

 wave the flag

,
             
Ooh, that red,

           
 white and blu

e,
             
And when the b

           
and plays "hai

l to the chief

",
             
Ooh, they poin

              
t the cannon a

  
t you, lord!
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no senat

     
or's son, son.
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no fortu

     
nate one, no

[Verse 2]

             
Some folks are

      
 born silver s

poon in hand,
             
Lord, don't th

        
ey help themse

lves, oh.
             
But when the t

      
axman comes to

 the door,
             
Lord, the hous

              
e lookin' like

           
 a rummage sal

e, yeah.
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no milli

         
onaire's son, 

no, no
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no fortu

     
nate one, no.

[Bridge] over "A" chord

d|------------
A|---/8--/7--7
F|---/9--/8--8
C|------------
G|------------
D|------------

----------|
\3--3/5---|
\4--4/6---| x2
----------|
----------|
----------|

[Verse 3]

             
Some folks inh

    
erit star span

gled eyes,
             
Ooh, they send

              
 you down to w

   
ar, lord,
             
And when you a

        
sk them, "how 

much should we

 give?"
             
Ooh, they only

          
 answer more! 

more! more! ye

ah!
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no milit

    
ary son, son,
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no fortu

     
nate one, one.
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no fortu

    
nate one, no, 

no
            
It ain't me, i

             
t ain't me, I 

              
ain't no fortu

    
nate son, no, 

no.

(Solo and fade)

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