The Fathers Of The Founding Fathers - Hank Green Chords

Chords: ALBUM:, AND, Green, Andrew, C, G, F, BRIDGE, CHORUS, And

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Genre: indie folk, pop, rock

TITLE: The Fathers of the Founding Fathers

ALBUM: This Machine Pwns N00bs

MUSIC AND LYRICS: Hank Green

ORIGINAL ARTISTS: Hank Green

TRANSCRIPTION: Andrew Marsden

I was surprised that there were no chords for this song yet!

It's a very simple 3-chord song.

I'm fairly certain this is right, I just came up with this sheet on the fly.

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INTRO

F C (x1 in album version, x5 in YouTube version)

VERSE

C G
Every fathers' day, I hear the same old story,

C G
But if fathers are so great, why don't they get any glory?

C F G
You hear about their sons, and the great things they've done,

C G C
But the fathers of great men are quickly forgotten:

BRIDGE

C F
Rockefeller created gas stations;

C F
Washington gave birth to a nation;

C F
Bell revolutionised communication;

C F
King ended segregation.

CHORUS

C F C
Well I know all of these men, and the good things they've done,

C G C
But I don't know any of the men who called these men "son".

C F G
So, if fatherhood is the most important job by far,

C G C
Why don't I know who the fathers of the founding fathers are?

VERSE

C G
I can only think of a couple of men,

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