Family is Family
by Kacey Musgraves • Lesson #147 • Apr 27, 2018
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Lyrics with chords
INTRO
C Am x4
VERSE
C
They're there for your first year, they give you your first beer
Dm
When you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year
G (w/ riff) C Am C Am
Don't get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far from 'em
C
They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor
Dm
You'd wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker
G (w/ riff)
You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em
C
But you love 'em
CHORUS
C F
Family is family, in church or in prison
G F G
You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em
C F
They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys
G F G C Am C Am
Yeah, friends come in handy, but family is family
VERSE #2
C
They're there when you're married, divorced, and remarried
Dm
You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
G (w/ riff) C Am C Am
And you're right back together like no time has ever gone by
C
Can't live with or without 'em, you might talk about 'em
Dm
But if someone else does well, then you'll knock 'em out cause
G (w/ riff) C
When it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you got
CHORUS #2
[chorus] => C Dm F G
CHORUS #3
C F
Yeah family is funny, they'll ask you for money
G F G
Even though they know you ain't got no money
C F
They show up at Christmas, get up in your business
G F G => C Am x4
They might not be fancy, but family is family
ENDING
G (w/ riff)
You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em
C (let ring)
But you love 'em
Chords needed
E –––0–––0–––1–––(1)—––3––––
B –––1–––1–––3––––1—–—–0––––
G –––0–––2–––2––––2—–—–0––––
D –––2–––2–––0––––3—–—–0––––
A –––3–––0––––––——3––––2––––
E ––––––––––––—–—(1)–––3––––
C Am Dm F G
Riff
How she plays it.
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––
B ––1––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1–––
G ––––––––2––/4––2––0–––––2––0–––––––––––––––––––0–––
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3––/5––3––0––h2––2–––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
C
Slightly simpler version, without the slides:
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––
B ––1––0––––––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1–––
G ––––––––2––––––2––0–––––2––0––––––0––––––––––––0–––
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3––––––3––0––h2––2–––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
C
Strum
Simple:
> >
1 2 3 4
D D D D
Full:
> >
1 2 3 4
D D DUDU
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