Bob Dylan - Father of Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Father of Night" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Father of Night Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Father of Night" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C                 A#
Father of night, Father of day,
G#                     Gm
Father, who taketh the darkness away,
D#          B/D#          Cm       Cm/A#
Father, who teacheth the bird to fly,
G#         D#/G     A#
Builder of rainbows up in the sky,
G#        Gm    D#  D#/G Cm
Father of loneliness and pain,
A#
Father of love and Father of rain.

Father of day, Father of night,
Father of black, Father of white,
Father, who build the mountain so high,
Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky,
Father of time, Father of dreams,
Father, who turneth the rivers and streams.

Father of grain, Father of wheat,
Father of cold and Father of heat,
Father of air and Father of trees,
Who dwells in our hearts and our memories,
Father of minutes, Father of days,
Father of whom we most solemnly praise.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Father of Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Father of Night" by Bob Dylan.

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