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Fortunate Son Chords

CCR Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · D · C · Em

Fortunate Son Chords – Guitar

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Rock Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this one with aggressive downstrokes for that raw rock energy. Keep the tempo upbeat and driving throughout.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

C G

Ooh, they’re red, white and blue

G D

And when the band plays ”Hail to the Chief”

C G

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no senator’s son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 2

G D

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

C G

Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh

G D

But when the taxman comes to the door

C G

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 3

G D

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes

C G

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord

G D

And when you ask them, ”How much should we give?”

C G

Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, yeah

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no military son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, one

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate son, no no no

Practice tip: This is a perfect beginner song — just three chords (G, C, D) throughout. Focus on keeping a tight, punchy rhythm to capture the song’s protest energy.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · D · C · Em

Fortunate Son Chords – Ukulele

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Rock Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this one with aggressive downstrokes for that raw rock energy. Keep the tempo upbeat and driving throughout.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

C G

Ooh, they’re red, white and blue

G D

And when the band plays ”Hail to the Chief”

C G

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no senator’s son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 2

G D

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

C G

Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh

G D

But when the taxman comes to the door

C G

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 3

G D

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes

C G

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord

G D

And when you ask them, ”How much should we give?”

C G

Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, yeah

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no military son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, one

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate son, no no no

Practice tip: This is a perfect beginner song — just three chords (G, C, D) throughout. Focus on keeping a tight, punchy rhythm to capture the song’s protest energy.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Ctap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · D · C · Em

Fortunate Son Chords – Piano

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Rock Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Play this one with aggressive downstrokes for that raw rock energy. Keep the tempo upbeat and driving throughout.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

C G

Ooh, they’re red, white and blue

G D

And when the band plays ”Hail to the Chief”

C G

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no senator’s son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 2

G D

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

C G

Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh

G D

But when the taxman comes to the door

C G

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 3

G D

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes

C G

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord

G D

And when you ask them, ”How much should we give?”

C G

Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, yeah

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no military son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, one

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate son, no no no

Practice tip: This is a perfect beginner song — just three chords (G, C, D) throughout. Focus on keeping a tight, punchy rhythm to capture the song’s protest energy.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · D · C · Em

Fortunate Son Chords – Banjo

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Rock Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Play this one with aggressive downstrokes for that raw rock energy. Keep the tempo upbeat and driving throughout.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

C G

Ooh, they’re red, white and blue

G D

And when the band plays ”Hail to the Chief”

C G

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no senator’s son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 2

G D

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

C G

Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh

G D

But when the taxman comes to the door

C G

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 3

G D

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes

C G

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord

G D

And when you ask them, ”How much should we give?”

C G

Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, yeah

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no military son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, one

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate son, no no no

Practice tip: This is a perfect beginner song — just three chords (G, C, D) throughout. Focus on keeping a tight, punchy rhythm to capture the song’s protest energy.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · D · C · Em

Fortunate Son Chords – Mandolin

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Rock Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Play this one with aggressive downstrokes for that raw rock energy. Keep the tempo upbeat and driving throughout.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

C G

Ooh, they’re red, white and blue

G D

And when the band plays ”Hail to the Chief”

C G

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no senator’s son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 2

G D

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

C G

Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh

G D

But when the taxman comes to the door

C G

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 3

G D

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes

C G

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord

G D

And when you ask them, ”How much should we give?”

C G

Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, yeah

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no military son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, one

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate son, no no no

Practice tip: This is a perfect beginner song — just three chords (G, C, D) throughout. Focus on keeping a tight, punchy rhythm to capture the song’s protest energy.

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · D · C · Em

Fortunate Son Chords – Harmonica

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Rock Driving Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Play this one with aggressive downstrokes for that raw rock energy. Keep the tempo upbeat and driving throughout.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D

Some folks are born made to wave the flag

C G

Ooh, they’re red, white and blue

G D

And when the band plays ”Hail to the Chief”

C G

Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no senator’s son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 2

G D

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand

C G

Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh

G D

But when the taxman comes to the door

C G

Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Verse 3

G D

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes

C G

Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord

G D

And when you ask them, ”How much should we give?”

C G

Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, yeah

Chorus

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no military son, son

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, one

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate one, no no no

G D

It ain’t me, it ain’t me

C G

I ain’t no fortunate son, no no no

Practice tip: This is a perfect beginner song — just three chords (G, C, D) throughout. Focus on keeping a tight, punchy rhythm to capture the song’s protest energy.