Rich Mullins - First Family Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


DMy folks they were always the first G/Dfamily A/Dto arrDive
     Em7/sus4        D/F♯          G2             A7/sus4  A7
With seven people jammed into a car that seated five
There was Done bathroom to bathe and shave in, G/Dsix of us sA/Dtood in liDne
   Em7/sus4      D/F♯            G2              A7/sus4
And hot water for only three but we all did just fine

Chorus
G2              D/F♯     Em7   A7           D   Em7/sus4 D/F♯
Talk about your miracles, talk about your faith
G               D/F♯                   E7sus4 E7  A7/sus4  A7
My dad he could make things grow out of Indiana clay
G2Mom could make a gouFrmet meal out of juEm7st cornbreaAd and beaBmns
And they wEm7orked to give faith D2hanF♯ds and feet
     G     A7/sus4     D     Dsus4  (G/D  D2/A  A7)
And somehow gave it wings

I can still hear my dad cussin', he's working late out in the barn
The spring planting's a coming and the tractors just won't run
Mom she's done the laundry, I can see it waving on the line
Now they've stayed together through the pain, the strain of those times

Chorus
   CAnd noBmw they've raised five chiF♯mldren, one winGter they lost a sonD   F♯m       C♯
But the Bmpain didn't leave them F♯mcrippled
        Em7        E7/A♭     A7/sus4   A7
And the scars have made them strong
GNever picture perFfect, just a plaEm7in man anA7d his wifBme
    Em7             D2/F♯           G2         Em            A7/sus4  G/A  A
Who somehow knew the value of hard work, good love, and real life

Chorus
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