Peter Gabriel – Father Son chords

Peter Gabriel
Father Son
Tuning: Standard 

Intro {:A D A D A D A:}      

A     A/Ab   F#m  F#m    A/E  D    A         D/B  A/C#    E Father,       son   Locked  as    one  In this empty       room 
A           A/Ab   A/G  F#m    A/E     D   A          D/B     A/C#            E   Spine against spine Yours against mine  Till the warmth comes through 

D                             A/C#   D/F#           A/E Remember the breakwaters down by the waves 
D                       A/C#                 G/B            F#m/A  I first found my courage Knowing daddy could save 
E/G#            A                 D   E/G#           A             D        I could hold back the tide    With my dad by my side 

A               A/Ab  F#m       F#m             A/E    D     Dogs, plows and bows We move through each pose 
A                     D/B  A/C#       E Struggling in our separate ways 
A           A/Ab   A/G         F#m    A/E     D Mantras and hymns Unfolding limbs 
A                             D/B        A/C#                   E   Looking for release through the pain 

              D                  A/C#   D/F#           A/E And the yogi's eyes are open Looking up above 
D               A/C#              G/B     F#m/A  He too is dreaming of his daddy's love 
E/G#            A       D   E/G#           A             D    E D With his dad by his side     Got his dad by his side 

C#             D             C#                   D Can you recall How you took me to school 
A                D/B  A       E       We couldn't talk much at all  
E D        C#             D             C#           D   A                    D/B  A/C#      E It's been so many years And now these tears Guess I'm still your child 

A      A/Ab  F#m   F#m   A/E    D    A                 D/B         A/C#       E Out on the moors We take a pause See how far we have come 
A           A/Ab                     A/G         F#m    A/E     D You're moving quite slow How far can we go 
A      D/B  A/C#  E Father and son 
Bridge 
E/G#        A             D   E/G#       A             D     With my dad by my side With my dad by my side 
E/G#        A             D             {:A D A D A D A:} Got my dad by my side    With me