Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Verse 1:
G+G
Came through snow and driving rain
C majorC
I came free and I came chained
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I watched ships pull up on shore
G+G
Worked and played, lived and died
C majorC
Valleys deep in mountainside
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Don't say you don't need me anymore
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
'Cause I ain't going nowhere
D MajorD G+G
'Cause I'm right where I belong
C majorC
I don't have to love it
G+G E minorEm
And I don't have to leave it
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son
Verse 2:
G+G
Soldier, sailor, servant, slave
C majorC
All the blood and sweat I gave
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I sang songs of home I left behind
G+G
My head's been beaten, my soul's been spent
C majorC
My taxes taken, my back's been bent
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And no one ever paid me any mind
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
And I ain't going nowhere
D MajorD G+G
'Cause I'm right where I belong
C majorC
I don't have to love it
G+G E minorEm
And I don't have to leave it
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son
Guitar Solo:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Verse 3:
G+G
Been written out of every book
C majorC
Jailed and slandered, robbed and took
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
But I always found another way
G+G
Earn in a factory, fought in the streets
C majorC
Hung from the bridges and died to speak
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I brought you everything you have today
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
And I ain't going nowhere
D MajorD G+G
'Cause I'm right where I belong
C majorC
I don't have to love it
G+G E minorEm
And I don't have to leave it
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son
Bridge:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I'm your brother I've been beaten and mistreated
D MajorD
I'm your daughter, I've been lied to, I've been cheated
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
I'm the one they call now when everything's in pieces
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
The forgotten child that you thought you never needed
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
I ain't going nowhere
D MajorD G+G
'Cause I'm right where I belong
C majorC
I don't have to love it
G+G E minorEm
And I don't have to leave it
Outro:
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Ain't no stranger here, I am your native son