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NO FAMILY MAN	-	Del Amitri
Capo on 2nd 
Intro:
(Asus2) -  A- (Asus2) -  A-  F#m-
(Asus2) -  A  
                     (Asus2) -                                   A  
Well, I talk like a                boy
To my baby some -      F#mtimes
                     (Asus2) -                                   A  
And you talk like a               baby 
When your boy is       F#mcrying 
                                E   Esus4-                         E  
You made something to      love 
But I love what I          Dmaj7am D  
          (Asus2) -                                             A  
No family                man 
(Asus2) -       A2x /
                        (Asus2) -                               A  
So don't tell me you've               got 
Something better than       F#mme 
                     (Asus2) -                                   A  
Don't say that it's               a 
Great myste -      F#mry 
                          E   Esus4-                               E  
It's just making     love 
What you want it to          Dmaj7be D  
That's why I        F#m7am E  
           (Asus2) -         A(Asus2) -                                    
No family               man 
    AThat is why       F#mall 
that I have in the     Dworld 
Is an ocean of      B7time 
                     C#7          B7   E-  Esus4-  E/                           
    with this beautiful      girl 
                           (Asus2) -                             A  
Have you got something to               prove 
with your own little       F#myou 
                  (Asus2) -                                      A  
Have I wasted my             time 
cut through the family       F#mline 
                         E   Esus4-                                E  
In the race to      life 
I am an also -         Dmaj7ran D  
But I've run e -        F#m7nough 
to know      EI'm no family       A/Dman. Dmaj7  
Yeah I've done e -        F#m7nough 
                          E(Asus2) -  Aman //                             
to know      I'm no family 
  Asus2x02200
      Ax02220
    F#m244222
      E022100
  Esus4022200
  Dmaj7xx0222
      Dxx0232
   F#m7242222
     B7x24242
    C#7x46464
    A/Dxx0220

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No Family Man

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

F#m

Esus4

Dmaj7

F#m7

C#7

A/D

NO FAMILY MAN - Del Amitri

Capo on 2nd

Intro:

Asus2 A Asus2 A F#m

() - - () - - -

Asus2 A

() -

Asus2 A

() -

Well, I talk like a boy

F#m

To my baby some - times

Asus2 A

() -

And you talk like a baby

F#m

When your boy is crying

E Esus4 E

You made something to love

Dmaj7 D

But I love what I am

Asus2 A

() -

No family man

Asus2 A

() - 2x /

Asus2 A

() -

So don't tell me you've got

F#m

Something better than me

Asus2 A

() -

Don't say that it's a

F#m

Great myste - ry

E Esus4 E

It's just making love

Dmaj7 D

What you want it to be

F#m7 E

That's why I am

Asus2 A Asus2

() - () -

No family man

A F#m

That is why all

that I have in the world

Is an ocean of time

C#7 B7 E Esus4 E

- - /

with this beautiful girl

Asus2 A

() -

Have you got something to prove

F#m

with your own little you

Asus2 A

() -

Have I wasted my time

F#m

cut through the family line

E Esus4 E

In the race to life

Dmaj7 D

I am an also - ran

F#m7

But I've run e - nough

E A/D Dmaj7

to know I'm no family man.

F#m7

Yeah I've done e - nough

E Asus2 A

() - man //

to know I'm no family

Asus2

x02200

x02220

F#m

244222

022100

Esus4

022200

Dmaj7

xx0222

xx0232

F#m7

242222

x24242

C#7

x46464

A/D

xx0220

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