Tag: Ruth B.

This is the chords of If I Have A Son by Ruth B. on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[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