If I Have A Son chords by Ruth B.

Chords with lyrics

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


Intro:
E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G x2


Verse 1:
      E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7            G+G
If I have a son     I'll teach him to be brave
        E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7           G+G
Cuz if I have a son     he's never really safe
       E minor 7Em7        Cmaj7Cmaj7
And when you run to the corner store for a snack
G+G                    E minor 7Em7
I wanna know that you'll make it back home
Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G
Ho-o-ome...

Chorus:
   E minor 7Em7   Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
Your skin, it glitters like gold
    E minor 7Em7  Cmaj7Cmaj7      G+G
There's love inside of your soul
    E minor 7Em7           Cmaj7Cmaj7
But no matter what you say, no matter what you do
   G+G
This world will never be as friendly to you
 E minor 7Em7           Cmaj7Cmaj7
I wanna keep you close, I wanna keep you safe
 G+G                     E minorEm
I hope I see the day where I don't have to pray
   Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G
Every time you go
E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G        E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
      Every time you go


Verse 2:
        E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7            G+G
And if I have a girl    I'll teach her to be strong
           E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7              G+G
Cuz even when you're right, they'll tell you that you're wrong
      E minor 7Em7          Cmaj7Cmaj7
And if you want something you'll work twice as hard
  G+G             E minorEm
Cuz that's the only way we get far
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
 Fa-a-ar...

Chorus:
   E minor 7Em7   Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
Your skin, it glitters like gold
    E minor 7Em7  Cmaj7Cmaj7      G+G
There's love inside of your soul
    E minor 7Em7           Cmaj7Cmaj7
But no matter what you say, no matter what you do
   G+G
This world will never be as friendly to you
 E minor 7Em7           Cmaj7Cmaj7
I wanna keep you close, I wanna keep you safe
 G+G                     E minorEm
I hope I see the day where I don't have to pray
   Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G
Every time you go
E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G        E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
      Every time you go


Bridge:
E minor 7Em7      Cmaj7Cmaj7
 I saw a man lose his life
G+G
All cuz his skin looked like mine

E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G

E minor 7Em7       Cmaj7Cmaj7
I hope the world makes a change
  G+G
So when you get here it's not the same
E minor 7Em7  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
 Sa-a-ame...


Chorus:
   E minor 7Em7   Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
Your skin, it glitters like gold
    E minor 7Em7  Cmaj7Cmaj7      G+G
There's love inside of your soul
    E minor 7Em7           Cmaj7Cmaj7
But no matter what you say, no matter what you do
   G+G
This world will never be as friendly to you
 E minor 7Em7           Cmaj7Cmaj7
I wanna keep you close, I wanna keep you safe
 G+G                     E minorEm
I hope I see the day where I don't have to pray
   Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G
Every time you go
E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G        E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
      Every time you go


Outro:
      E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7            G+G
If I have a son     I'll teach him to be brave
        E minor 7Em7 Cmaj7Cmaj7           G+G
Cuz if I have a son     he's never really safe