Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Fortunate Son" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G F Some folks are born made to wave the flag, C7 G Ooh, that red, white and blue G F And when the band plays "hail to the chief", C7 G Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord! Chorus: G D C It ain't me, it ain't me, G I ain't no senator's son, son G D C It ain't me, it ain't me, G I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord, don't they help themselves, no But when the taxman come' to the door Lord, the house lookin' like a rummage sale, yeah Chorus: It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no millionaire's son, no no It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, no Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?" Ooh, they only answer, "More, more, more, more!" Chorus: It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no military son, son, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, one It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, no no no It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate son, no no no It ain’t me… You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  C7  D  F  G  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 "Fortunate Son" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.