Following In My Fathers Footsteps chords by Kathy Kirby

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Advanced

♫ Intro:

C majorC C/EC/E EbdimEbdim G7/D
G7/B G7G7 C majorC A7A7 D7D7 G7G7 C majorC



♫ Verse 1:
N.C.  C majorC           C/GC/G
  To follow in your father’s footsteps is
  C/EC/E      B minorBm      Em/GEm/G
A augmentedA motto for each boy
   DmDm
And following in father’s footsteps is
  G7/B     C majorC
A augmentedA thing I much enjoy
  C majorC                C/GC/G
My mother caught me out one evening up
   C/EC/E        G/DG/D
The West End, on the spree
   EbdimEbdim    DdimDdim  A/C
She said, “Where are you going ”
    G/DG/D     D7D7    G+G
But I answer’d, “Don’t ask me”

♫ Chorus:
   C majorC           G/BG/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
   G+G       CdimCdim  C/EC/E
I’m following the dear old dad
   C majorC           FF    A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
    D MajorD       F5F5   G+G
So I thought I’d have one as well
  C majorC     C/EC/E      G/DG/D
I don’t know where he’s going
       G+G      CdimCdim  C/EC/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
    C majorC
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7D7    G7G7           C majorC
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad


♫ Verse 2:
n.c.  C majorC        C/GC/G
  Pa said that to the North of England he
  C/EC/E       B minorBm     Em/GEm/G
On bus’ness had to go
  DmDm
To Charing Cross he went, and there he booked
 G7/B          C majorC
I booked “first class” also
  C majorC            C/GC/G
I found myself, that night, in Paris
     C/EC/E      G/DG/D
To the clergyman, next door
  EbdimEbdim  DdimDdim   A/C
I answered, when he said
       G/DG/D   D7D7    G+G
“What are you in this gay place for ”

♫ Chorus:
   C majorC           G/BG/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
   G+G       CdimCdim  C/EC/E
I’m following the dear old dad
   C majorC           FF    A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
    D MajorD       F5F5   G+G
So I thought I’d have one as well
  C majorC     C/EC/E      G/DG/D
I don’t know where he’s going
       G+G      CdimCdim  C/EC/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
    C majorC
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7D7    G7G7           C majorC
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad


♫ Verse 3:
  C majorC       C/GC/G
At Margate, with papa
I toddled out
  C/EC/E       B minorBm    Em/GEm/G
To have a good old swim
  DmDm
I didn’t know the proper place to bathe
   G7/B     C majorC
So left it all to him
  C majorC             C/GC/G
I found myself amongst some ladies and
 C/EC/E       G/DG/D
Enjoyed it, so did Pa
   EbdimEbdim    DdimDdim  A/C
Till Ma yelled, “Percy, fie! for shame”
   G/DG/D    D7D7    G+G
Said I, “It’s all right
Ma”


♫ Chorus:
   C majorC           G/BG/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
   G+G       CdimCdim  C/EC/E
I’m following the dear old dad
   C majorC           FF    A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
    D MajorD       F5F5   G+G
So I thought I’d have one as well
  C majorC     C/EC/E      G/DG/D
I don’t know where he’s going
       G+G      CdimCdim  C/EC/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
    C majorC
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7D7    G7G7           C majorC
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad


♫ Verse 4:
  C majorC       C/GC/G
To dinner, up in town, last night I went
  C/EC/E        B minorBm   Em/GEm/G
And Pa went there as well
  DmDm
How many Pommery’s we had, my word
  G7/B      C majorC
I really couldn’t tell
  C majorC       C/GC/G
At two a. m. Pa started off for home
   C/EC/E       G/DG/D
Like this! and so did I
    EbdimEbdim    DdimDdim    A/C
Folks said, “Mind where you’re going”
    G/DG/D  D7D7   G+G
But I simply made reply


♫ Chorus:
   C majorC           G/BG/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
   G+G       CdimCdim  C/EC/E
I’m following the dear old dad
   C majorC           FF    A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
    D MajorD       F5F5   G+G
So I thought I’d have one as well
  C majorC     C/EC/E      G/DG/D
I don’t know where he’s going
       G+G      CdimCdim  C/EC/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
    C majorC
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7D7    G7G7           C majorC
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad