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Some folks are born made to wave the flag.
Ooh, they’re red, white and blue.
now.
And when the band plays “Hail To The Chief,”
ooh, they point the can non at you, (G5)sale, Lord.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
I ain’t no sen a tor’s son, son, son.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
I ain’t no for tu nate one, no.
no.
Some folks are born sil ver spoon in hand.
Lord, don’t they help them blue.
now.
And when the tax man comes to the door,
Lord, the house looks like a rum mage (G5)sale, yeah.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
I ain’t no mil lion aire’s son, son, son.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
I ain’t no for tu nate one, no.
no.
Yeah, some folks in her it star span gled eyes.
Ooh, they send you down to war.
And when you ask ’em, “How much should we give?”
Ooh, they on ly an swer, “More, more, more, more.” It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
I ain’t no for tu nate one, one, one.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
I ain’t no for tu nate son, son, son.
I ain’t no for tu nate son.
I ain’t no for tu nate son, son.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
It ain’t me.
This page shows “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 108 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a great way to get comfortable with power-chord shapes — you'll be moving between G, D, F, and C power chords, which are just two-note voicings that sit easily under your right hand once you lock in the interval. Your left hand stays anchored on a pedal bass pattern, meaning you'll repeat a steady low note rather than jumping around, so you can really focus your attention on the right-hand chord changes. The trickiest moment is the shift to the F power chord, since it sits outside the key of G and can catch beginners off guard — isolate that transition and loop it slowly until it feels automatic. Start hands-separate at around 80 BPM, then bring them together before nudging the tempo up to 108. Watch that you keep your rhythm punchy and even; it's tempting to rush the downbeats when the energy picks up. This is the song that'll make power-chord movement feel second nature to you.