First Family Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

DMy folks they were always the first G/Dfamily A/Dto arrDive

Em7/sus4 D/F♯ Gadd9 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♯ Gadd9 A7/sus4

And hot water for only three but we all did just fine

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Gadd9 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

Gadd9Mom could make a D/F♯gourmet meal out of Em7just cornbrAead and bBmeans

And they wEm7orked to give faith Dadd9hanF♯ds and feet

G A7/sus4 D Dsus4 (G/D Dadd9/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

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D/C♯ And Bmnow they've raised five cF♯mhildren, one wGinter they lost a sDon F♯m C♯

But the Bmpain didn't leave them F♯mcrippled

Em7 E7/G♯ A7/sus4 A7

And the scars have made them strong

GNever picture D/F♯perfect, just a pEm7lain man A7and his wBmife

Em7 Dadd9/F♯ Gadd9 Em A7/sus4 G/A A

Who somehow knew the value of hard work, good love, and real life

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