Fortunate Son

Creedebce Clearwater Revival

Words & Music by J.C. Fogerty
G5



Standard tuning
 = 126
 1 2 3

 
od.guit.

 4 5 6

 
                       
 

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 7 8 9

 
                       
 

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse I
 10 11 12 13

                     
 
     
 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

 14 15 16 17

                     
       
 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

1/4
 Chorus
 18 19 20 21

              
                           
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 22 23 24 25

              
                           
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse II
 26 27 28 29

                     
 
     
 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

 30 31 32 33

                     
       
 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

Chorus
 34 35 36 37

              
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 38 39 40 41

              
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Intro
 42 43 44 45


                               

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2/4
  46 47 48 49


                               

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse III
 50 51 52 53

              
      
             
                    
 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

 54 55 56 57

                     
       
 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

Chorus
 58 59 60 61

              
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 62 63 64 65

              
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 66 67 68 69

              
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 70 71 72 73

              
             
 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3/4
 G5
 74 75 76

   
  
 5 (5) (5)
5 (5) (5)
3 (3) (3)

4/4