Favorite Son by Anders Osborne

Name: Favorite Son
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Key: F

 Intro:

F# D#m B F# C# C#
F# D#m B F# C# C# F#

Verse 1:
                             C#         D#m
Let's burn some bridges and sink a few ships
                    B
Let's run a real big tab and leave a note tip
F#
   Tonight's the night

I'm gonna learn to fly
 D#m                 B
Howlin' at the moon callin' my primal cry
 A#
Something is happenin' and this could be my chance
G#m
You can't stop me

I'm slippin' through your hands

Chorus:
F#               F#
  I am not your problem
           C#
Flesh and blood
                          F#
I'm running through your veins
          B    F#
I am not your problem

I'm a hardened soul
      F#
I used  to be your favorite son
         B
Favorite son
F#         B
   That's what
         F#
I used to  be
 B
Favorite son
G#m                       F#
   Oh won't you look at me  now
          B
Favorite son
F#
  That's what

I used to be
G#m
   I used to be
                     F# D#m
Everybody's favorite song   yeah

[Instrumental]
B F# C# D#m
B F# C# F#
A#m C# F# D#m

Verse 2:
My tears are gone my heart is all  numb
D#m         B
     I'm a prisoner a wounded man on the run
F#              C#
     Lonely wolf  child

My head's too crowded
B
 I can't think around it
A#
  I see it's changing
D#m
   This might be my chance
G#m
You can't stop me

I'm slipping through your veins

Chorus:
F#               F#
  I am not your problem

Flesh and blood
                        C#  F#
I'm running through your   veins
          B    F#
I am not your problem
           C#
Heart and soul
      F#                   F#
I used  to be your favorite  son
          B
Favorite son
 F#
That's what
   B     F#
I used to  be
                  F#
Oh take a look at me now
          B
Favorite son
 F#
That's what

I used to be
G#m
   I used to be everybody's favorite son

Bridge:
D#m B F# C# D#m C# C# D#m B F# G#m G#m
time around her no matter if
       F#
I lose or win
    G#m                                             F#
I've   spent too much time trying to find a way to fit in
     D#m                       A#m
I'm gonna stand my ground and guard my soul
 B
Underneath this mask
          C#
I wear a heart of gold

Chorus:
F#          B    F#
  I am not your problem
 F#
I'm flesh and blood
                   C#    F#
I'm running through  your  veins
             B  F#
I am not your  problem
 F#
Heart and soul
C#       F#
  I used to be a favorite son
        B
Favorite son
F#
  That's what
 B
I used to be
F#
   Oh come on come on
               F#
Good trick or treating now
        B
Favorite son
F#
  That's what
B        G#m
I used to   be

I used to be everybody's favorite
F#  B  F# B
That's    what
F# G#m F# F#       E G#m
             I used     to be
            F#  D#m  B
Everybody's favorite   son

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Published: December 16, 2025

Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪