Following In My Fathers Footsteps chords by Kathy Kirby
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Advanced
♫ Intro:
C C/E Ebdim G7/D
G7/B G7 C A7 D7 G7 C
♫ Verse 1:
N.C. C C/G
To follow in your father’s footsteps is
C/E Bm Em/G
A motto for each boy
Dm
And following in father’s footsteps is
G7/B C
A thing I much enjoy
C C/G
My mother caught me out one evening up
C/E G/D
The West End, on the spree
Ebdim Ddim A/C
She said, “Where are you going ”
G/D D7 G
But I answer’d, “Don’t ask me”
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♫ Chorus:
C G/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
G Cdim C/E
I’m following the dear old dad
C F A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
D F5 G
So I thought I’d have one as well
C C/E G/D
I don’t know where he’s going
G Cdim C/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
C
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7 G7 C
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad
♫ Verse 2:
n.c. C C/G
Pa said that to the North of England he
C/E Bm Em/G
On bus’ness had to go
Dm
To Charing Cross he went, and there he booked
G7/B C
I booked “first class” also
C C/G
I found myself, that night, in Paris
C/E G/D
To the clergyman, next door
Ebdim Ddim A/C
I answered, when he said
G/D D7 G
“What are you in this gay place for ”
♫ Chorus:
C G/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
G Cdim C/E
I’m following the dear old dad
C F A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
D F5 G
So I thought I’d have one as well
C C/E G/D
I don’t know where he’s going
G Cdim C/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
C
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7 G7 C
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad
♫ Verse 3:
C C/G
At Margate, with papa
I toddled out
C/E Bm Em/G
To have a good old swim
Dm
I didn’t know the proper place to bathe
G7/B C
So left it all to him
C C/G
I found myself amongst some ladies and
C/E G/D
Enjoyed it, so did Pa
Ebdim Ddim A/C
Till Ma yelled, “Percy, fie! for shame”
G/D D7 G
Said I, “It’s all right
Ma”
♫ Chorus:
C G/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
G Cdim C/E
I’m following the dear old dad
C F A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
D F5 G
So I thought I’d have one as well
C C/E G/D
I don’t know where he’s going
G Cdim C/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
C
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7 G7 C
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad
♫ Verse 4:
C C/G
To dinner, up in town, last night I went
C/E Bm Em/G
And Pa went there as well
Dm
How many Pommery’s we had, my word
G7/B C
I really couldn’t tell
C C/G
At two a. m. Pa started off for home
C/E G/D
Like this! and so did I
Ebdim Ddim A/C
Folks said, “Mind where you’re going”
G/D D7 G
But I simply made reply
♫ Chorus:
C G/B
I’m following in father’s footsteps
G Cdim C/E
I’m following the dear old dad
C F A7/Eb
He’s just in front with a fine big gal
D F5 G
So I thought I’d have one as well
C C/E G/D
I don’t know where he’s going
G Cdim C/E
But when he gets there I’ll be glad
C
I’m following in father’s footsteps
D7 G7 C
Yes
I’m following the dear old dad Published:
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