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(Intro): C Am x4
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 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
You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em
C
But you love 'em
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
C
They're there when you're married, divorced, and remarried
Dm
You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
G 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 C
When it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you got
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
Yeah friends come in handy, but family is family
(Interlude): C Dm F G
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
They might not be fancy, but family is family
(Interlude): C Am x4
G
You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em
C
But you love 'em

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