IntroD x4VerseDThey're there for your first year, they give you your first beerEmWhen you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst yearA DDon't get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far from 'emD x2DThey own too much wicker and drink too much liquorEmYou'd wash your hands of them, but blood's always thickerAYou might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'emDBut you love 'emChorusD EmFamily is family, in church or in prisonA G AYou get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'emD EmThey might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneysA G AYeah, friends come in handy, but family is familyD x2VerseDThey're there when you're married, divorced, and remarriedEmYou fall out of touch, but then someone gets buriedA DAnd you're right back together like no time has ever gone byD x2DCan't live with or without 'em; you might talk about 'emEmBut if someone else does, well, then you'll knock 'em out causeA DWhen it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you gotChorusD EmFamily is family, in church or in prisonA G AYou get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'emD EmThey might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneysA G AYeah, friends come in handy, but family is familyMiddle eightD Em G AChorusD EmYeah, family is funny, they'll ask you for moneyA G AEven though they know you ain't got no moneyD EmThey show up at Christmas, get up in your businessA G AThey might not be fancy, but family is familyD x4Outro/VersAYou might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'emDBut you love 'em
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