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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My Father's Only Son - Carrie Newcomer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tabbed by: adhenry8 E-mail: adhenry8@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard Capo 3 (chords/tab relative to capo) Intro Tab: D Bm G e|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|---------3------------| B|-------3----------3--------|-------3----------3--------|-------3----------3--------|-----3---3--3----3-3--| G|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|--0----0------0--0-0--| D|--0---------------------4--|--0---------------------4--|------------------------4--|--0--------------0-2--| A|---------------------------|---------------------------|--2------------------------|--2-------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--3-------------------| Verse Tab: D Bm G e|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|---------3------------| B|-------3----------3--------|-------3----------3--------|-------3----------3--------|-----3---3--3----3-3--| G|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|--0----0------0--0-0--| D|--0---------------------4--|--0---------------------4--|------------------------4--|--0--------------0-2--| A|---------------------------|---------------------------|--2------------------------|--2-------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--3-------------------| It's a good excuse to watch the sun go down A gravel pit outside of town D Bm Bm/A G e|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|-------------------------3------------| B|-------3----------3--------|-------3----------3--------|------3-------3------3---3--3----3-3--| G|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|-----2---2---2h4----4-2----|----2---2---2-----0----0------0--0-0--| D|--0---------------------4--|--0---------------------4--|------------------0--------------0-2--| A|---------------------------|---------------------------|--2-------0-------2-------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------2-3-------------------| My father had three daughters So I became his only son Following above pattern: Verse 1
DSummertime in Allen County You can sBmlice the air like brGead
DPack up our old Rambler BmWith cane Bm/Apoles and little saGid
Chorus:
GYou never talk much in a fiAshin’ boat ‘Cause it juDst scD/C#ares the fish aGway You just gAive it time and waGtch your line
Piano Fill (Intro chords) Verse 2
DWhen I'd ask what we were fishing for BmHe’d just say, “Just an hour or tGwo.” DSome folks are always like that BmThey never rBm/Aeally answer yGou
Chorus:
GYou never talk much in a fiAshin’ boat ‘Cause it juDst scD/C#ares the fish aGway You just gAive it time and waGtch your line
Piano Fill (Intro chords) Verse 3
DThe sun goes down and why no one knows BmI grew up out of my fiGshin’ clothes DI told him once and he slowly smiled BmThat his only Bm/Ason was Gexpecting a child
Chorus:
GYou never talk much in a fiAshin’ boat ‘Cause it juDst scD/C#ares the fish aGway You just gAive it time and waGtch your line
Piano Fill (Intro chords) Verse 4
DI’ll remember all my life BmMy father’s face in the deGep twilight DIn a boat under the evening sun BmThrowin’ Bm/Aback the litGtle ones
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