No Son of Mine — Genesis
Chords and lyrics for No Son of Mine by Genesis (key of Em).
Intro
[Em] [C] [D] [Bsus4] [Em] [D] [Bm] [C]
Verse 1
[Em]Well the key to my survival
[C]Was never in much doubt
[D]The question was how I could keep sane
[B]Trying to find a way out
[Em]Things were never easy for me
[C]Peace of mind was hard to find
[D]And I needed a place where I could hide
[A]Somewhere I could call mine
[C] [G]
[Em]I didn't think much about it
[C]Til it started happening all the time
[D]Soon I was living with the fear everyday
[B]Of what might happen that night
[Em]I couldn't stand to hear the
[C]Crying of my mother
[D]And I remember when
[B]I swore that, that would be the
[D]Last they'd see of me
[A]And I never went home again
[C] [G]
Bridge 1
[D]They say the time is a healer
[E]And now my wounds are not the same
[D]I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
[E]I had to hear what he'd say
[D]He sat me down to talk to me
[E]He looked me straight in the eyes
[C] [G]
Chorus 1
[D]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[G] [D] [C]
[D]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[G] [D] [C]
[G]You walked out, you left us behind
[C] [D]
[G]And you're no son, no son of mine
[C9] [D] [G]
[C]Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it
[D] [Em] [C] [D]
[C]And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it
[D]
[Em]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[C] [D]
[D]But where should I go,
[C]And what should I do
[Em]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[C]But I came here for help, oh I came here for you
[D] [C] [Em]
Verse 2
[Em]Well the years they passed so slowly
[C]I thought about him everyday
[D]What would I do, if we passed on the street
[Bsus4]Would I keep running away
[Em]In and out of hiding places
[C]Soon I'd have to face the facts
[D]We'd have to sit down and talk it over
[A]And that would mean going back
[C] [G]
Bridge 2
[D]They say the time is a healer
[E]And now my wounds are not the same
[D]I rang that bell with my heart in my mouth
[E]I had to hear what he'd say
[C]He sat me down to talk to me
[G]He looked me straight in the eyes
[D] [Am7]
Chorus 2
[D]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[G] [D] [C]
[D]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[G] [D] [C]
[G]You walked out, you left us behind
[C] [D]
[G]And you're no son, no son of mine
[C9] [D] [G]
[C]Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it
[D] [Em] [C] [D]
[C]And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it
[D]
[Em]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[C] [D]
[D]But where should I go,
[C]And what should I do
[Em]You're no son, you're no son of mine
[C]But I came here for help, oh I was looking for you
[D] [C] [Em]
Outro
[Em]You're no son, you're no son of mine - oh
[C] [D]
[Bsus4]You're no son - ha yeah, ha yeah, ha yeah, ha yeah ha yeah
[Em] [C] [D]
[Bsus4]You're no son, you're no son of mine - oh, oh...
[Em] [C] [D] [Bsus4]