If I Have A Son Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]If I[F] hav[C]e [Am]a[F][C][G]
[Am]son
[F]I'll teach him to be bra[C]ve
'Cuz if I have a [Am]son[F]
he's never really [C]safe
And when you run [Am]to
[F]the corner store for a snack
I [C]wanna know that you'll
make [F]it back [Am]home
[F]Ho- o- ome[C]...

[Verse 2]
Your [Am]skin, [F]it glitters like [C]gold
There's [Am]love [F]inside of your [C]soul
But no mat[Am]ter what you s[F]ay,
no matter what you do
[C]This world will never be as friendly to you
[F]I wanna [Am]keep you close[F],
I wanna keep you safe
[C]I hope I see the day where
I don't have to [Am]pray
[F]Every time you go[C][Am][F][C]
Every time you go
[Am][F]

[Verse 3]
[C]
And if I have a [Am]girl [F]I'll
teach her to be [C]strong
'Cuz even when you're [Am]right,
[F]they'll tell you that you[C]'re wrong[F]
[C]And if you w[Am]ant something
[F]you'll work twice as hard
Cuz [C]that's the only way we get [Am]far
[F]Fa- a- ar.[C]..

[Verse 4]
Your [Am]skin, [F]it glitters like [C]gold
There's [Am]love [F]inside of your [C]soul
But no mat[Am]ter what you s[F]ay,
no matter what you do
This [C]world will never be
as friendly to you
I wan[Am]na keep you c[F]lose,
I wanna keep you safe
[C]I hope I see the day where
I don't have to [Am]pray
[F]Every time you go[C]
[Am]Every [F]time you go[C]

[Verse 5]
[C]I saw a man [G]lose his life
[Em]All cuz his skin l[C]ooked
like [Am]mine[G][C]
[F]I hope the world makes [Dsus4]a change
[G]So whe[C]n you get here
it's not [Am]the same
[F]Same[C]

[Verse 6]
Your [Am]skin, [F]it glitters like [C]gold
There's [Am]love [F]inside of
[C]your soul
But no mat[Am]ter what y[F]ou say,
no matter what you do
This [C]world will never be
as friendly to you
I wan[Am]na keep you c[F]lose,
I wanna keep you safe
I [C]hope I see the day where I
don't have to [Am]pray
[F]Every time you go[C][Am]
[F]Every time you go[C]

[Verse 7]
If I have a [Am]son [F]I'll teach
him to be [C]brave
'Cuz if I have a [Am]son[F]
he's never really safe
[C]