Chords with lyrics
Emmylou Harris Son Of A augmentedA Rotten Gambler
Frank Reckard lead guitar
Steve Fishell steel guitar
Don Johnson piano
Mike Bowden bass
John Ware drums
Barry Tashian guitar
Wayne Goodwin mandolin
BB D#mD#m G# minorG#m
And his love will be his vision
E MajorE F#F#
And he'll take you where you stand
BB D#mD#m G# minorG#m
And will you stand your life by his
E MajorE F#F#
And help the boy become a man
BB F#F#
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
BB E MajorE
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
BB F#F# E MajorE BB
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
BB D#mD#m G# minorG#m E MajorE
Will the devil be getting to you as you look back
F#F#
Over what you've done
BB D#mD#m G# minorG#m E MajorE
And what you've done was it for reason or rhyme
F#F#
Was it just for fun
BB F#F#
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
BB E MajorE
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
BB F#F# E MajorE BB
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#
Back on the road now you can lose your head
G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#
There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man
G# minorG#m E MajorE
You know the road now and you've made your stand
BB D#mD#m C# minorC#m G#G#
When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you
C#C# G#G#
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
C#C# F#F#
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
C#C# G#G# F#F# C#C#
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
BbmBbm F#F# G#G#
Back on the road now you can lose your head
BbmBbm F#F# G#G#
There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man
BbmBbm F#F#
You know the road now and you've made your stand
C#C# F minorFm EbmEbm Bb majorBb
When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb AbAb Eb MajorEb
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
From Emmylou Harris "Cimarron"
Blackwood Music/Back Road Music(BMI)