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FAMILY TREE     -       Gerry Rafferty
Intro:
 G–  D-  G– (Cadd9) –  C-
 G–  D–  Am–  F– 
 G–  D–  Em–  G7– 
 C–  Dsus4–  D-  G- 
 G-
  CWhen we were young we used to sing
 D-                                G         Gadd4                                G  
       And we could feel the har -         mo -     ny
 D-                            C          Cadd4                                   C  
       You’d sit there waiting        in the     wings
   DHow     Glong have you been waitin’
To     Dlet your light shine
  CMany years have gone        Cadd4since     Cthen
 D-                          G          Gadd4                                      G  
      Seen us go our differ -        rent     ways
 G7-                          C         Cadd4                                      C  
      But now we sit here once         a -     gain
   DTo - ni -     Gight we’re gonna sing out
                            D   D7/                                     
To -    night our light will       shine
               G              D          G   Cadd9-  C-                                  
   This is the     time and    place 
                    G           D         Am   F-                                
   To bring out our    memo -      ries 
   GIt’s written on     Devery      Emface
I can see -      G7ee it in     Cyou, 
                      Dsus4          D        G   C-                                  
You can see -         ee     it in     me 
   GIn all the     Dyears we     Ghad
 C-                G            D         Am   F-                                     
      As part of a     family      tree 
   GWe knew the     Dgood and      Embad 
I can see -      G7ee it in     Cyou, 
                     Dsus4           D       G   G-                                  
You can see -         ee     it in     me 
   CI know it’s left its mark on you
 D-                            G           Gadd4                                    G  
      I see the same things in         my -     self
   CYou know there’s nothin’ we         Cadd4can’t     Cdo
   DWe’ve     Gbeen a long time waitin’
But     Dsome things never die.
   CIt’s time to leave all that behind
 D-                               G        Gadd4                                   G  
      It’s time to lay that ghost         to    rest
   CWe can’t deny the ties that bind
   DTo -     Gnight we’re gonna sing out
                              D   D7/                                    
To -     night our light will       shine
               G              D          G   Cadd9-  C-                                  
   This is the     time and    place 
                    G            D          Am   F-                              
   To bring out our     memo -      ries 
   GIt’s written on     Devery      Emface
I can see -     G7ee it in     Cyou, 
                      Dsus4           D        G   C-                                  
You can see -         ee      it in     me 
   GIn all the     Dyears we     Ghad
 C-                G            D        Am   F-                                      
      As part of a     family     tree 
   GWe knew the     Dgood and     Embad 
I can see -      G7ee it in     Cyou, 
                     Dsus4           D       G   C-                                   
You can see -         ee     it in     me 
Break:
 G–  D-  G– (Cadd9) –  C-
 G–  D–  Am–  F– 
 G–  D–  Em–  G7– 
 C–  Dsus4–  D-  G- 
 C- 
 G–  D-  G– ( –  C-
 G–  D–  Am–  F– 
 G–  D–  Em–  G7– 
 C–  Dsus4–  D-  G- 
 G- 
Outro:
 C/                                                               
    When we were young we used to sing
  G//
     G320003
     Dxx0232
 Cadd9x32030
     Cx32010
    Amx02210
     F133211
    Em022000
    G7323001
 Dsus4xx0233
 Gadd4320013
 Cadd4x32011
    D7xx0212

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Family Tree

by Gerry Rafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Gadd4

Cadd4

Cadd9

FAMILY TREE - Gerry Rafferty

Intro:

G D G C

– - – (Cadd9) – -

G D Am F

– – – –

G D Em G7

– – – –

C Dsus4 D G

– – - -

When we were young we used to sing

D G Gadd4 G

And we could feel the har - mo - ny

D C Cadd4 C

You’d sit there waiting in the wings

D G

How long have you been waitin’

To let your light shine

C Cadd4 C

Many years have gone since then

D G Gadd4 G

Seen us go our differ - rent ways

G7 C Cadd4 C

But now we sit here once a - gain

D G

To - ni - ight we’re gonna sing out

D D7

To - night our light will shine

G D G Cadd9 C

- -

This is the time and place

G D Am F

To bring out our memo - ries

G D Em

It’s written on every face

G7 C

I can see - ee it in you,

Dsus4 D G C

You can see - ee it in me

G D G

In all the years we had

C G D Am F

- -

As part of a family tree

G D Em

We knew the good and bad

G7 C

I can see - ee it in you,

Dsus4 D G G

You can see - ee it in me

I know it’s left its mark on you

D G Gadd4 G

I see the same things in my - self

C Cadd4 C

You know there’s nothin’ we can’t do

D G

We’ve been a long time waitin’

But some things never die.

It’s time to leave all that behind

D G Gadd4 G

It’s time to lay that ghost to rest

We can’t deny the ties that bind

D G

To - night we’re gonna sing out

D D7

To - night our light will shine

G D G Cadd9 C

- -

This is the time and place

G D Am F

To bring out our memo - ries

G D Em

It’s written on every face

G7 C

I can see - ee it in you,

Dsus4 D G C

You can see - ee it in me

G D G

In all the years we had

C G D Am F

- -

As part of a family tree

G D Em

We knew the good and bad

G7 C

I can see - ee it in you,

Dsus4 D G C

You can see - ee it in me

Break:

G D G C

– - – (Cadd9) – -

G D Am F

– – – –

G D Em G7

– – – –

C Dsus4 D G

– – - -

G D G C

– - – ( – -

G D Am F

– – – –

G D Em G7

– – – –

C Dsus4 D G

– – - -

Outro:

When we were young we used to sing

320003

xx0232

Cadd9

x32030

x32010

x02210

133211

022000

323001

Dsus4

xx0233

Gadd4

320013

Cadd4

x32011

xx0212

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