Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son


Notes:

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Songs starts with drums and steady bass
Funky Intro bit.......Play twice
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----8--------6----------5----------3--------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-\9-------\7--------3^5-------2^3------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5-5-5-x--5-x-5-----3-3-3-x--3---x-----3---------------------------------|
A5-5-5-x--5-x-5-----3-3-3-x--1---x-----3---------------------------------|
e3-3-3-x--3-x-3-----1-1-1-x--1---x-----1---------------------------------|
Verse
G                   F
Some Folk are born, made to wave the flag.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5--x--5-x-5--------------------0h3-3----0--0-----0---------------|
D---5-5-5--x--5-x-5--------5-5-5-------0h3-3----0--0--3--0---------------|
A---3-3-3--x--3-x-3--------5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
e--------------------------3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
    C                      G
    oh, that red white and blue.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5-5-5-x--5-x-5------------3-3-3-x--3--x--3------------------------------|
A5-5-5-x--5-x-5------------3-3-3-x--1--x--3------------------------------|
e3-3-3-x--3-x-3------------1-1-1-x--1--x--1------------------------------|
G                         F
And when the band played "Hail to the Chief".
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5--x--5-x-5------------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5--x--5-x-5--------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---------------------------|
A---3-3-3--x--3-x-3--------------5-5-5-x-3-x-3---------------------------|
e--------------------------------3-3-3-x-3-x-3---------------------------|
    C                            G
    oh, they point the cannon at you, lord
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----5-5-5-x-5-x-5-----------------------------------------|
e-3-3-3-x-3-x-3----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
G                  D
It ain't me,       it ain't me.
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-x--5b6r5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
e--------------------3-3-3-x-3-x-3---|-----------------------------------|
C                    G
I ain't no senator's son, no.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----7-7-7-x-7-x-7-----------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-x-5-x-5----5-5-5-x-5-x-5-----------------------------------------|
e-3-3-3-x-3-x-3----------------------------------------------------------|
G                  D
It ain't me,       it ain't me.
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-x--5b6r5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-x------------5-5-5-x-5-x-5---|-----------------------------------|
e--------------------3-3-3-x-3-x-3---|-----------------------------------|
C                    G
I ain't no fortunate son, no.

Verse2
Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand,
    Lord, don't they help themselves.
But when the tax man come to the door,
    Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale.

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no millionaire's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate son, no.

            Bridge Part (everyone else stays on G)
                -play thru twice
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----5\6---5-----5--1-----1---1/3-------------------------------------------|
G-|----6\7---6-----6--2-----2---2/4-------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
Some folks inherite star spangled eyes,
    oh they'll send ya down to war.
But when you ask 'em how much should we give,
    They'll only answer, more, more, more.

Chorus
It ain't me, It ain't me.
I ain't no military son, no!

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Chorus
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no fortunate son, no.

Fade
It ain't me, it ain't me................

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axehandlejack | December 25, 2007 at 01:13 Report Abuse

messed up on my first comment, isnt the last part of the intro 3h5 on the D string and 3 on the B string, instead of 2h3 on the D string?

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axehandlejack | December 25, 2007 at 01:10 Report Abuse

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axehandlejack | December 25, 2007 at 01:09 Report Abuse

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