Native Son Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Came through[D][Em][D]
[Em][D][C]
[G]sno[D]w a[G]nd driving rain
[C]I came free and I came chained
[D]I watched ships pull up o[G]n shore[D]
[G]Worked and played, lived and died
[C]Valleys deep in mountain[D]side
Don't say you don't need
me any[G]more[D]

[Verse 2]
'Cause [C]I ain't going n[G]owhere
'Cause I'm [D]right where I be[G]long
[C]I don't have to love it
[G]And I don't have [Em]to leave it
Ain't [C]no stranger here,
[D]I am your native s[G]on

[Verse 3]
[G]Soldier, sailor, servant, slave
[C]All the blood and sweat I gave
[D]I sang songs of home I left beh[G]ind[D]
My [G]head's been beaten,
my soul's been spent
My [C]taxes taken, my back's been bent
[D]And no one ever paid me any [G]mind[D]

[Verse 4]
And [C]I ain't going n[G]owhere
'Cause I'm [D]right where I be[G]long
[C]I don't have to love it
[G]And I don't have [Em]to leave it
Ain't [C]no stranger here,
[D]I am your native son

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][D][Em][D]
[Em][D][Em][D]
[C][G][D]

[Verse 5]
Been [G]written out of every book
[C]Jailed and slandered, robbed and took
[D]But I always found another [G]way[D]
[G]Earn in a factory, fought in the streets
[C]Hung from the bridges and died to speak
I [D]brought you everything
you have [G]today[D]

[Verse 6]
And [C]I ain't g[G]oing nowhere
'Cause I'm [D]right where I be[G]long
[C]I don't have to love it
[G]And I don't have [Em]to leave it
Ain't [C]no stranger here,
[D]I am your native s[G]on
Ain't [C]no stranger here,
[D]I am your native [Em]son
I'm your brother [D]I've been

[Verse 7]
beaten and [Em]mistreated
I'm your daughter, [D]I've been lied to,
I've been cheated
[Em]I'm the one they call now when
[D]everything's in pieces
[Em]The forgotten child that you
[D]thought you never needed

[Verse 8]
[C]I ain't g[Em]oing n[G]owhere
[D]'Cause I'm right where I be[G]long
[C]I don't have to love it
And [G]I don't have t[Em]o leave it
Ain't no [C]stranger here,
[D]I am your native s[G]on
Ain't [C]no stranger here, [D]I am your native s[Em]on