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Family Tree - Darryl Worley
Album: I Miss My Friend
Written by: Darrell Scott
This is the intro and main filler riff throughout the song.
There is Dobro on the CD but this sounds pretty good on just guitar.
/ = slide up   p = pulloff
E|--------------3-0----0-0-3----0--3-0---------------|
B|-----4------------3---3-----3----------------------|
G|--3/4--2p0---------------------------2--4-2p0------|
D|----------2-2---------------------------------2----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---3-0----0-0-3------3-0--------------------|
B|--3--------3---3-------------3------------------|
G|-------------------------------4-2p0------------|
D|-------------------------------------2-------2--|
A|------------------------------------------2-4---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
*Note-there are lots of 7th chords going back and forth
in the song, just mix it up as you like.
[Intro]
 E    A7   E   B   E(x2)
EDancin' in the living room A7cuttin' up a Erug
EDancin' with a baby looks Bmore like a Ehug
ELivin' in a house made of A7saw mill wEood
E"Roll over Beethoven" never sBounded so gEood
[Chorus]
ECome on baby, bAaby let's Ego
EWhere we get the money honey BI don't kEnow
EOne more baby's alriBght by AmeA7  
We'll just Eadd another limb to the Bfamily Etree
[Instrumental]
E A7  E B E
[Verse]
EWell raising up babies is A7our new sEport
EYou're one day late and I'm a dBollar shortE  
ENow maybe it was planned A7maybe it was a gEoof
EBut a cat's just gotta dance on a Bhot tin rEoof
[Chorus]
ECome on baby, bAaby let's Ego
EWhere we get the money honey BI don't kEnow
EOne more baby's alriBght by AmeA7  
We'll just Eadd another limb to the Bfamily Etree
[Instrumental] x2
E A7 E B E
[Verse]
EWell the lawnmower's broke and the A7tax is dEue
EAnd if I find another tick I'm gonna cBome ungElued
       E(one strum)              A7(one strum)
We got hand me down clothes, and hand me down shoes
We got the Ebig belly momma here we Bgo again Eblues
[Chorus]
ECome on baby, bAaby let's Ego
EWhere we get the money honey BI don't kEnow
EOne more baby's alriBght by AmeA7  
We'll just Eadd another limb to the Bfamily Etree

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Family Tree

by Darryl Worley

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Family Tree - Darryl Worley

Album: I Miss My Friend

Written by: Darrell Scott

This is the intro and main filler riff throughout the song.

There is Dobro on the CD but this sounds pretty good on just guitar.

/ = slide up p = pulloff

E|--------------3-0----0-0-3----0--3-0---------------|

B|-----4------------3---3-----3----------------------|

G|--3/4--2p0---------------------------2--4-2p0------|

D|----------2-2---------------------------------2----|

A|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---0---3-0----0-0-3------3-0--------------------|

B|--3--------3---3-------------3------------------|

G|-------------------------------4-2p0------------|

D|-------------------------------------2-------2--|

A|------------------------------------------2-4---|

E|------------------------------------------------|

*Note-there are lots of 7th chords going back and forth

in the song, just mix it up as you like.

[Intro]

E A7 E B E

(x2)

E A7 E

Dancin' in the living room cuttin' up a rug

E B E

Dancin' with a baby looks more like a hug

E A7 E

Livin' in a house made of saw mill wood

E B E

"Roll over Beethoven" never sounded so good

[Chorus]

E A E

Come on baby, baby let's go

E B E

Where we get the money honey I don't know

E B A A7

One more baby's alright by me

E B E

We'll just add another limb to the family tree

[Instrumental]

E A7 E B E

[Verse]

E A7 E

Well raising up babies is our new sport

E B E

You're one day late and I'm a dollar short

E A7 E

Now maybe it was planned maybe it was a goof

E B E

But a cat's just gotta dance on a hot tin roof

[Chorus]

E A E

Come on baby, baby let's go

E B E

Where we get the money honey I don't know

E B A A7

One more baby's alright by me

E B E

We'll just add another limb to the family tree

[Instrumental] x2

E A7 E B E

[Verse]

E A7 E

Well the lawnmower's broke and the tax is due

E B E

And if I find another tick I'm gonna come unglued

E(one strum) A7(one strum)

We got hand me down clothes, and hand me down shoes

E B E

We got the big belly momma here we go again blues

[Chorus]

E A E

Come on baby, baby let's go

E B E

Where we get the money honey I don't know

E B A A7

One more baby's alright by me

E B E

We'll just add another limb to the family tree

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