Not My Fathers Son

From: “Kinky Boots”

Not My Father's Son by CYNDI LAUPER Arranged by STEPHEN OREMUS

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NOT MY FATHER’S SON Words and Music by CYNTHIALAUPER Arrangement by STEPHEN OREMUS Moderately slow = 71 Verse 1:

A5

Lola:

1. When

I

was

ust a

kid,

(with pedal)

D(9)

ev - ’ry - thing I

did

was to

be like

him,

un - der my

A5

skin.

My

fa - ther

al - ways

thought

if

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2 Asus

I

was strong and

fought.

Not like

D(9)

some al - ba - tross,

I’d

be - gin

A5

to

A

me,

A

F m7

pow

-

C 7

D

scared him to

death.

er - less

and

fit

in.

C 7

D

hold -ing my

breath.

Bm

A

A/ C

It was nev - er eas

Look at

T ry-ing hard

E

-

y

F m7

A

to

to re-press

C m7

be his type of

D(9)

man.

what

D

To breathe


3 G

E

free

C 7

-

ly

was

F m

not

in

D

his

plan.

Bm 7

is what he

Bm 7

And the

A

best

A/ C

part

of

me

E

would - n’t

see.

I’m not

Chorus: D

A

my

Bm 7A/ C

D

fa

-

D

what he dreamed of.

ther’s

D

son.

I’m

Bm 7

With the strength of

not

A/ C

Spar

A

the

im - age

of

A Bm 7 A/ C D

-

ta

and the

pa - tience of

Job,


4 E/ F F m7

still could - n’ t

E/ F F m7

be

the

Bm 7

one

to

Bm 7

what he’d

E

done,

and mir - ror

Esus

ech - o

E

what was

not

in

Verse 2: A

E

D(9)

me.

2. So I

C 7

found

D

an

es - cape,

F m

A

umped

A

may - be

I

went

in my dreams

and

F m

to

ex - tremes

of


5 C 7

D

Bm 7

leath-er and lace.

G

air

E

But the world seemed bright - er

E

C 7

seemed light

A/ C

-

er,

I

D

ust to

A

six

C m7

inch - es off the ground.

F m

Bm 7

was pro - found.

And I

Bm 7

A

E

live

out

loud.

D

felt

And the

A/ C

so

proud

I’m not

Chorus: D

A

my

fa

D

-

ther’s

son.

A

I’m

not

the

im - age

of


6 Bm 7 A/ C

what

he

A

D(9)

Bm 7

dreamed of,

Bm 7 A/ C

pa - tience of

with the

what was

Job,


ech - o

E

not

Spar

-

E/ F F m7

to

Esus

strength of

D

E/ F F m7

E

A/ C

in

the

and the

Bm 7

one

Bm 7

what he’d

A

be

ta

done,

E

and mir - ror

D(9)

A/ C

me.


7

Bridge: Bm 7

D/ E

The

end - less

tor - rent

of

ex

-

C m7

swirl

E

pec

-

F m7

-

ing

in - side

my

C 7( 9)

fin - ’lly

turned

to

the

rea

-

tions

F 7 / A

wore

D/ E

came

-

G m7

mind.

Bm 7

I

ta

me

down.

E

li

-

F m

E

D(9)

a - round

to

see

za

-

tion

and I

that

I


8 Bm

A/ C

could

E

ust

be

E7

Charlie:

me.

I’m

not

a tempo

colla voce

Chorus: D

A

my

fa

Bm 7 A/ C

what

he

A

D

-

ther’s

D(9)

dreamed of

Bm 7 A/ C

pa - tience of

A

son

I’m

Lola:

With the

Bm 7

strength of

D

Job,

not

the

A/ C

Spar

be

of

Lola & Charlie:

-

E/ F F m7


im - age

the

ta

and the

Bm 7

one


9 E/ F F m7

to

ech - o

E

what was

Bm 7

what he’d

done

A

not

in

E

and mir - ror

D(9)

Lola:

me.

We’re the

Slightly slower A

same,

E

Char - lie

D(9)

boy,

you and

me.

Lola: Charlie rom Northampton, meet Simon rom Clacton. Charlie: Let’s make boots!

A

E

D(9)

A(9)


Not My Fathers Son

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