Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Fortunate Son' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Fortunate Son Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Creedence Clearwater Revival

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Fortunate Son' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 G                   F
Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
C7                         G
Ooh, that red, white and blue
G                         F
And when the band plays "hail to the chief",
C7                             G
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord!

Chorus:
G           D            C
It ain't me, it ain't me,
                      G
I ain't no senator's son, son
G           D            C
It ain't me, it ain't me,
                     G
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, no
But when the taxman come' to the door
Lord, the house lookin' like a rummage sale, yeah

Chorus:
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer, "More, more, more, more!"

Chorus:
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no military son, son, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, one

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no no no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no no no
It ain’t me…


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Fortunate Son' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Fortunate Son' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.