Pearl Jam

Fortunate Son

Pearl Jam


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Some folks are born
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Made to wave that flag
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Ooh that red, white 'n blue
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And when they play
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'Hail to the Cheif'
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Ooh they point the cannon at you, lord yeah

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

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Some folks are born
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Silver spoon in hand
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Lord don't they help themselves?
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And when the taxman
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Knocks on their door
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Ooh the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah

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It ain't me, it ain't me
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I ain't no fortunate son
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It ain't me, it ain't me
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I ain't no millionaires son, no, no

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Some folks are born
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Star spangled eyes
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Ooh they send you out to war
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And when Australia asks
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'How much do we get?'
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Ooh they just ask for more and more and more and more and more and

E             Bm
It ain't me, it ain't me
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I ain't no millionaires son, no
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It ain't me, it ain't me
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I ain't no fortunate one, one, one
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It ain't me, it ain't me
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I ain't no CIA son, no
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It ain't me, it ain't me
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I ain't no fortunate son

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