Son Of A Gun Chords by Las heliocentric@breathe.com February 4th 2001. 1.36pm SON OF A GUN by THE LA'S Written by Lee Mavers From the album 'The La's' (Go! Discs, 1990) Chords used: Standard tuning (EADGBe) C: x32010 Bb: x1333x F: 133211 Or alternatively you could tune your guitar down a tone to DGCFAd and use these shapes: C: xx0232 Bb x32033 (Bbadd9) F: 320033 C Bb (x4) C Bb C If you want Bb C Bb C I'll sell you a life story Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C About a man who's a loggerheads with his past all the time Bb C Bb C He's alive Bb C Bb C Bb and living in purgatory C Bb C All he's doing is rooming in hotels Bb C Bb C And scooping up lots of wine F Bb C Bb There was once a boy of life F Bb C Bb Who lived upon the knife F Bb C Bb He took his share of everywhere F Bb C But he never took a wife... Bb C Bb C He was born Bb C Bb C Bb To live like a mercenary C Bb C Bb Well personally I think that's fine C Bb C If you're in the right mind Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb He was bur - ned by the twentieth century C Bb C Bb Now he's doing time in the back of his mind C Bb He can hear them outside F Bb C Bb Better run, rabbit run F Bb C Bb Run into the sun F Bb C Bb Kick your heels in the killing fields F Bb C Run rabbit run Bb C Bb You're the son of a gun C Bb (x8) He was born to live like a mercenary Well personally I think that's fine If you're in the right mind. F