Faithful Son chords by Frank Turner

Chords with lyrics

Capo 1

D MajorD G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Meet me on the edges of the city,
B minorBm G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Meet me where the underground runs out.
D MajorD G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Bring a picnic blanket and your pity.
B minorBm G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
A augmentedA pen and paper so I can write things down.

A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 E minorEm E minor 7Em7
Mother, oh dear mother, I wasn't joking when I said,
B minorBm G+G A augmentedA
That I plan to keep doing this until the day I'm dead.
D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 G+G A augmentedA
And I'm not a mirror for you when you were young.
E minorEm A augmentedA 					D MajorD G+G D MajorD
But I still remain your faithful only son.

D MajorD G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Lately I've been feeling kind of fragile,
B minorBm G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Lately I've been feeling all worn out.
D MajorD G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
What would any of us do, before the dreams that we had came true,
B minorBm G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
What would there be left to dream about.

A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 E minorEm E minor 7Em7
Father, oh dear father, I'm not trying to reject,
B minorBm G+G A augmentedA
The values that you held like winning cards up to your chest.
D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 G+G A augmentedA
But I can't just do the things that you wish that you'd done,
E minorEm A augmentedA
Though I still remain your faithful only son.

G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 E minorEm E minor 7Em7
/piano instrumental

G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7
The city, seems so still
E minorEm E minor 7Em7
When you're looking down, from Highgate Hill.

D MajorD let ring, G+G let ring D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
There's nothing left for us to say,
B minorBm G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
You taught me everything that I know,
D MajorD G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
YOu wouldn't miss me if I stayed,
B minorBm G+G D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
You never see me if I go.

A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 E minorEm E minor 7Em7
This is no confession no this is who I am
B minorBm G+G A augmentedA
Make me in your image so you have to understand,
D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 G+G A augmentedA
That I did my best as told and so've become,
E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD 					G+G D-G-D