If I Have A Son chords by Ruth B.

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Em7 Cmaj7 G x2


Verse 1:
            Em7 Cmaj7                        G
If I have a son         I'll teach him to be brave
                Em7 Cmaj7                     G
Cuz if I have a son         he's never really safe
             Em7               Cmaj7
And when you run to the corner store for a snack
G                                        Em7
I wanna know that you'll make it back home
Cmaj7     G
Ho-o-ome...

Chorus:
     Em7      Cmaj7             G
Your skin, it glitters like gold
        Em7    Cmaj7            G
There's love inside of your soul
       Em7                     Cmaj7
But no matter what you say, no matter what you do
     G
This world will never be as friendly to you
  Em7                     Cmaj7
I wanna keep you close, I wanna keep you safe
  G                                         Em
I hope I see the day where I don't have to pray
      Cmaj7      G
Every time you go
Em7 Cmaj7 G                Em7 Cmaj7 G
            Every time you go


Verse 2:
                Em7 Cmaj7                       G
And if I have a girl       I'll teach her to be strong
                     Em7 Cmaj7                           G
Cuz even when you're right, they'll tell you that you're wrong
           Em7                   Cmaj7
And if you want something you'll work twice as hard
    G                          Em
Cuz that's the only way we get far
Cmaj7  G
  Fa-a-ar...


Chorus:
     Em7      Cmaj7             G
Your skin, it glitters like gold
        Em7    Cmaj7            G
There's love inside of your soul
       Em7                     Cmaj7
But no matter what you say, no matter what you do
     G
This world will never be as friendly to you
  Em7                     Cmaj7
I wanna keep you close, I wanna keep you safe
  G                                         Em
I hope I see the day where I don't have to pray
      Cmaj7      G
Every time you go
Em7 Cmaj7 G                Em7 Cmaj7 G
            Every time you go


Bridge:
Em7           Cmaj7
  I saw a man lose his life
G
All cuz his skin looked like mine

Em7  Cmaj7  G

Em7              Cmaj7
I hope the world makes a change
   G
So when you get here it's not the same
Em7    Cmaj7  G
  Sa-a-ame...


Chorus:
     Em7      Cmaj7             G
Your skin, it glitters like gold
        Em7    Cmaj7            G
There's love inside of your soul
       Em7                     Cmaj7
But no matter what you say, no matter what you do
     G
This world will never be as friendly to you
  Em7                     Cmaj7
I wanna keep you close, I wanna keep you safe
  G                                         Em
I hope I see the day where I don't have to pray
      Cmaj7      G
Every time you go
Em7 Cmaj7 G                Em7 Cmaj7 G
            Every time you go


Outro:
            Em7 Cmaj7                        G
If I have a son         I'll teach him to be brave
                Em7 Cmaj7                     G
Cuz if I have a son         he's never really safe