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CAPO 1
[Verse]
I've been waiting on that eDmmail,
where you apologBbize
And for inviFtations to family occasions
but they don't arCrive
I talk about you with my therDmapist,
and say you're just misunBbderstood
She said I've had you on a pedFestal
since I was 8 years old
And it don't dCo me no good
BbYear by year it fucks me up
GCarrying dead wood, carrying us
[Chorus]
DmI'll tear down this family tBbree
'Cause it's poisoned you and Fme
Gotta cut, cut, cut it doCwn
And watch as it falls to the groDmund
Take a chainsaw to the brBbanches,
to the source of all my sadFness
Cut, cut, cut it dCown
Down, down
[Verse]
If you think I wanna do tDmhis
then God you got it wBbrong
But i gotta be ruthFless
digging up the roots
till all of you is gCone
I never thought we'd be that faDmmily
That didn't speak for 2Bb0 years
I'll see you at the fuFneral
for somebody we both knew,
act like iCt ain't weird, oh
[Chorus]
DmI'll tear down this family tBbree
'Cause it's poisoned you and Fme
Gotta cut, cut, cut it doCwn
And watch as it falls to the groDmund
Take a chainsaw to the brBbanches,
to the source of all my sadFness
Cut, cut, cut it dCown
Down, down
[Bridge]
DmDown down dd down d down
Down down dd down d down
BbDown down dd down d down
Down, I gotta cut it down dFown
I gotta cut it down dCown
DmDown down dd down d down
Down down dd down d down
BbDown down dd down d down
Down, I gotta cut it down dFown
I gotta cut it down dCown
[Ending Chorus]
DmSo dont reach out, dont contact Bbme
its taken every part of mFe
to cut cut cut you oCut
you will never hurt me nDmow
Take a chainsaw to the brBbanches,
to the source of all my sadFness
Cut, cut, cut it dCown
Down, down
DmDown down dd down d down
Down down dd down d down
BbDown down dd down d down
Down, I gotta cut you down Fdown
So youll never hurt me nCow, down down

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Family Tree

by RØRY

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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CAPO 1

[Verse]

I've been waiting on that email,

where you apologize

And for invitations to family occasions

but they don't arrive

I talk about you with my therapist,

and say you're just misunderstood

She said I've had you on a pedestal

since I was 8 years old

And it don't do me no good

Year by year it fucks me up

Carrying dead wood, carrying us

[Chorus]

Dm Bb

I'll tear down this family tree

'Cause it's poisoned you and me

Gotta cut, cut, cut it down

And watch as it falls to the ground

Take a chainsaw to the branches,

to the source of all my sadness

Cut, cut, cut it down

Down, down

[Verse]

If you think I wanna do this

then God you got it wrong

But i gotta be ruthless

digging up the roots

till all of you is gone

I never thought we'd be that family

That didn't speak for 20 years

I'll see you at the funeral

for somebody we both knew,

act like it ain't weird, oh

[Chorus]

Dm Bb

I'll tear down this family tree

'Cause it's poisoned you and me

Gotta cut, cut, cut it down

And watch as it falls to the ground

Take a chainsaw to the branches,

to the source of all my sadness

Cut, cut, cut it down

Down, down

[Bridge]

Down down dd down d down

Down, I gotta cut it down down

I gotta cut it down down

Down down dd down d down

Down, I gotta cut it down down

I gotta cut it down down

[Ending Chorus]

Dm Bb

So dont reach out, dont contact me

its taken every part of me

to cut cut cut you out

you will never hurt me now

Take a chainsaw to the branches,

to the source of all my sadness

Cut, cut, cut it down

Down, down

Down down dd down d down

Down, I gotta cut you down down

So youll never hurt me now, down down

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