Gino Vannelli — Father And Son Chords

Father And Son

      e4    f#      g      a
     C      D       Eb     F
     f# bass                       

     Gbmaj9                Bb13               Bb9+5      Bb7—9+5     
       Once in a life there comes a man like you 

    Ebm11                                    Gb13  Gb9+5   C6/9
        And you bear a son so much like yourself

     Bmaj9                                   Bbm9       Eb7+9   Eb7—9+5
          And it's hard to believe that he's grown into a man

     Ab13    Ab9+5          B/Db    Bb    Db   G13—9  Bb13—9
But   pop         I understand

      Bmaj9                  Bb13              Bb7+5
            Once every night I thank my lucky stars

    f#/E  Ebm11                              Gb13  Bb+5/C  Bbmaj7+5/C
                You've given me some guiding light

    Bmaj9                                Bbm9      Eb7+9    Eb7—9+5
          But there comes a time when a father and a son

               Ab13    B/C#       E/F#     Gbmaj9  G/F
     Can no longer            be  one

      Em9               A9            Db/D     Dmaj9
           It took me so long to re   cov  er—er er
 
         Bb9              Am9      D7+9         Gm9    Ebmaj7—5
From the pain of having denied the love I once re lied upon

      E11                     A11       Db/D         Dmaj9
          It takes more than time to dis coverer—er —er

             Bb9              Am9
  That for both the young and old 

     D7+9    Ab9        Gm9      Ebmaj7—5
The truth is sometimes cold but right

    Bmaj9                   Dmaj7—5  Dbmaj7—5  Cmaj7—5   Bmaj7—5
         This is my life

   Bb7                      Bb9—5      Bb9    
    And I've got to hold my own

     f#/E    Ebm11
                    Even if it means 



               eb4     f#     g    ab    a 
             Gb13      A13   Bb13  B13  C13   C7     Bmaj9
  hurting us both
                                        Bbm9     
    And the wrongs become right when we stop

                Eb7+9    Eb7—9+5
    and wonder how

      Ab13            B/C#
        Look at us         we're better friends now

                  g4    b  E      g          Db
      E/F#        Em       Db7+9  Db7+9+11   B6/9