FATHER TO SON
Words and music by Brian May
Transcribed by Dane Duret


Dsus4/G - Dm/F6 - Eb - D

C		   D
A word in your ear

                   G
From father to son

Bm                  Em
Hear the word that I say

C                 D
I fought with you

		    G
Fought on your side

Bm                  E
Long before you were born

G  
Joyful the sound

    C
The word goes around

      Am               D7
From father to son to son

C                          D
And the voice is so clear

                         G
Time after time it keeps

             Bm         Em
Calling you calling you on

C                          D
Don't destroy what you see

Your country to be

           G               Bm
Just keep building on the ground

            E
That's been won

G
Kings will be crowned

     C
The word goes around

      Am              D7
From father to son to son


Dsus4/G - Dm/F6 - Eb - D

                       F
Won't you hear us sing

Our family song?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

               Ab   E
Now we hand it on
[ father_to_son ]
                             D - A
But I've heard it all before

E                                D - A
Take this letter that I give you

E                                A
Take it sonny hold it high

E                                        D
You won't understand a word that's in it

    A      E                              D 
But you'll write it all again before you die


E - G - E - G - E - G - D - A
E - D - C
E - G - E - G - E - G - D - A
E - D - C

A word in your ear
From father to son
Funny you don't hear
A single word that I say
But my letter to you
Will stay by your side
Thru' the years
Till the loneliness is gone

G                C
Sing if you will

    G   D       Em
But the air you breathe

  Asus4   A7       C
I live to give you

              Am
Father to son father to

                    G 
Father to father to son

G
Joyful the sound

Cmaj7
Word goes around

Am                G
Father to son to son
Kings will be crowned
Word goes around
Father to son to son

Joyful the sound
Word goes around
Father to son to son
Kings will be crowned
Word goes around
Father to son to son