Oct262024

Jonas Conner – Father In A Bible Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C


[Verse 1]
C
I know what
not to do
C
I know how
to lose
C
And I know how
to break a heart
I learned it all
Am
from you
C
Don't know how
to ride a bike
C
I suppose I'll
 teach myself
C
Cause all I got
is an empty frame
That sits upon
Am
my shelf
    G
Something's
missin'

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[Chorus]
           Am
But that's okay
yeah
       C
that's just fine
              G
I'll learn to breathe
 under water
   Fmaj7
To stay away from
fire
       Am
I wish you stayed
cause
          C
I've been tired
       G
And if he won't be
here now
             Fmaj7
I'll find my father
 in a Bible
            Am
Father in a bible


[Verse 2]
C
And I refuse to
wear
those empty boots
you left
I swear I'd trip
and stumble like
     Am
your whiskey
silhouette
C
But I remember you
the smell of
cigarettes
And these cold
and bitter
feelings that you
chose to leave
Am
me with
    G
Something's
different


[Chorus]
           Am
But that's okay
yeah
       C
that's just fine
I'll learn to
G
breathe under water
   Fmaj7
To stay away from
fire
       Am
I wish you stayed
cause I've
     C
been tired
       G
And if he won't
be here now
I'll find my
Fmaj7
father in a Bible
            Am
Father in a bible


[Guitar Solo]
Am   C   G   Fmaj7
Am   C   G   Fmaj7

[Out-Chorus]
           Am
But that's okay
yeah
       C
that's just fine
I'll learn to
G
breathe under
 water
   Fmaj7
To stay away
from fire
       Am
I wish you stayed
           C
cause I've been
tired
       G
And if he won't be
here now
             Fmaj7
I'll find my father
 in a Bible
Father in a bible

Watch: Father in a Bible

From Jonas Conner - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Father In A Bible: key, chords and progression

Father In A Bible by Jonas Conner is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: C, Am, G and Fmaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – C – G – Fmaj7 (vi – I – V – IVmaj7 in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.