Son Of A Gun chords by Lord Huron

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA

E MajorE A augmentedA C# minorC#m E MajorE


🎸 Verse 1:

E MajorE                A augmentedA      E MajorE
Oh there was a time when she'd lie in the grass
         C# minorC#m      E MajorE
And imagine the places she'd never go
 E MajorE                A augmentedA    E MajorE
And there all alone she would pleasure herself
          C# minorC#m      E MajorE
With thoughts of a man she would never know
 E MajorE                  A augmentedA       E MajorE
Lying there, she made a promise that one day she'd run
            C# minorC#m      E MajorE
And she'd find just the man she was looking for
 E MajorE                A augmentedA    E MajorE
Well, she fell in love with that son of a gun
          C# minorC#m      E MajorE
But he was not the man that she took him for

🎸 Instrumental:

E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
C# minorC#m E MajorE
E A augmentedA E MajorE
C# minorC#m E MajorE

🎸 Verse 2:

 E MajorE              A augmentedA    E MajorE
When he came to town he came rambling in
          C# minorC#m     E MajorE
On a great cloud of dust carried by the wind
E MajorE               A augmentedA    E MajorE
Oh, it wasn't long before he pulled her in
           C# minorC#m      E MajorE
And he asked her to come run away with him
E MajorE                  A augmentedA    E MajorE
He saw a pretty young girl who was ready to run
           C# minorC#m        E MajorE
And she saw just the chance she'd been looking for
 E MajorE                A augmentedA   E MajorE
Well, she fell in love with that son of gun
          C# minorC#m      E MajorE
But he was not the man that she took him for

E MajorE   A augmentedA   E MajorE
Oh - Ohoh - Oh
  C# minorC#m  E MajorE
Oh Ohh - Oh

🎸 Verse 3:

 E MajorE
They headed out west driving into the sun
     C# minorC#m           E MajorE
And he promised her she was the only one
 E MajorE
Well, he was a thief and he'd steal just for fun
     C# minorC#m           E MajorE
He'd go cruising around with his little gun
A augmentedA          C# minorC#m
He ran afoul of the law and decided to run
A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
And he left her alone with their little one
A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
Well, she was in love with that son of a gun
A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
And the story between them wasn't done

A augmentedA C# minorC#m A augmentedA C# minorC#m

🎸 Chorus:

E MajorE   A augmentedA  E MajorE
When she finds him
          C# minorC#m      E MajorE
She will make him regret he was ever born
 E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE
When she finds him
          C# minorC#m      E MajorE
She will make him regret he was ever born
 E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE
When she finds him
     A augmentedA    C# minorC#m      E MajorE
She will make him regret he was ever born
E MajorE   A augmentedA  E MajorE
When she finds him
          C# minorC#m      E MajorE
She will make him regret he was ever born

E MajorE   A augmentedA   E MajorE
Oh - Ohoh - Oh
  C# minorC#m  E MajorE
Oh Ohh - Oh