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{t:Dear Friend}
{st:Fish}
 G.......[C].......[F].......[C].......[G].......[C].......[G].......[D]
[D]Dear [G]friend, it's been a [D]long, long while
I've been [F]meaning to write you but it was [C]never my style
But [G]what is these [C]days [F]now I'm a [C]family man.
[G].....[C].....[G]
[G]Do you blow [D]sincere kisses to [Am]mistresses [Em]Secrets on [C]afternoons?
Do you [D]wear your disguises, [Am]feign the surp[Em]rises,
At the [C]questions she [Em]asks when she [Am]dares to accuse?
Does your [D]past lie under a [Am]dustsheet,[Em]
In the [C]corner of a [G]musty [D]garage?
[G]That's where I [C]keep mine now, [F]now I'm a [C]family man.
[G].....[C].....[G]
[D]Are your horses still [Am]running when the bookies shops [Em]close?
[D]Is the band still tog[Am]ether, did you ever get on the road?[Em]
[D]We chased the same women, we [Am]drank the same [Em]beer.
We [C]came as a pair[G] when we [D]ran around here
How [G]are you these [C]days, [F]now you're a [C]family man?
[G].....[C].....[G][D]
[G].....[D].....[F].....[C].....[G].....[C].....[F].....[C]
[G]
[G].....[D].....[F].....[C].....[G].....[C].....[F].....[C]
[G].....[C].....[G]
DBuy a drink for the Amboy in my Emplace at the Cend of the bar
Give my Dregards to Nina, Amslam a tequila,Em  
And I'll Cwrite you at EmChristmas or I'll Amsend you a card,
But if you Dpass by you're welcome to Amdrop in and Emsee me 
'cos it's unClikely I'll Gbe round your Dway, 
'cos I'm Ghappy to Cbe where I Fam, living Clife as a Gfamily man
.....[C].....[G]
DDo you still have your Amleathers, or did you give them away?Em  
DDo you still dream of AmJoni and sidewalk cafEmes?
Is your DNorton still running, is the old Amman still alive?Em  
Do you Cstill get to DalkeiGth, is your Drent still as high?
But I Gsuppose you've a Cmortgage, Fnow you're a Cfamily man.
[G].....[C].....[G]...[D]
Dear Gfriend, it's been a Dlong, long while
I've been Fmeaning to write you but it was Cnever my style
But Gwhat is these Cdays Fnow I'm a Cfamily man.
[G].....[C].....[F]now I'm  A[C]family man
[G].....[C].....[F]now I'm  A[C]family man...[G]

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Dear Friend

by Fish

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{t:Dear Friend}

{st:Fish}

G C F C G C G D

.......[].......[].......[].......[].......[].......[].......[]

D G D

[]Dear []friend, it's been a []long, long while

F C

I've been []meaning to write you but it was []never my style

G C F C

But []what is these []days []now I'm a []family man.

G C G

[].....[].....[]

G D Am Em C

[]Do you blow []sincere kisses to []mistresses []Secrets on []afternoons?

D Am Em

Do you []wear your disguises, []feign the surp[]rises,

C Em Am

At the []questions she []asks when she []dares to accuse?

D Am Em

Does your []past lie under a []dustsheet,[]

C G D

In the []corner of a []musty []garage?

G C F C

[]That's where I []keep mine now, []now I'm a []family man.

G C G

[].....[].....[]

D Am Em

[]Are your horses still []running when the bookies shops []close?

D Am Em

[]Is the band still tog[]ether, did you ever get on the road?[]

D Am Em

[]We chased the same women, we []drank the same []beer.

C G D

We []came as a pair[] when we []ran around here

G C F C

How []are you these []days, []now you're a []family man?

G C G D

[].....[].....[][]

G D F C G C F C

[].....[].....[].....[].....[].....[].....[].....[]

[]

G D F C G C F C

[].....[].....[].....[].....[].....[].....[].....[]

G C G

[].....[].....[]

D Am Em C

Buy a drink for the boy in my place at the end of the bar

D Am Em

Give my regards to Nina, slam a tequila,

C Em Am

And I'll write you at Christmas or I'll send you a card,

D Am Em

But if you pass by you're welcome to drop in and see me

C G D

'cos it's unlikely I'll be round your way,

G C F C G

'cos I'm happy to be where I am, living life as a family man

C G

.....[].....[]

D Am Em

Do you still have your leathers, or did you give them away?

D Am Em

Do you still dream of Joni and sidewalk cafes?

D Am Em

Is your Norton still running, is the old man still alive?

C G D

Do you still get to Dalkeith, is your rent still as high?

G C F C

But I suppose you've a mortgage, now you're a family man.

G C G D

[].....[].....[]...[]

G D

Dear friend, it's been a long, long while

F C

I've been meaning to write you but it was never my style

G C F C

But what is these days now I'm a family man.

G C F A C

[].....[].....[]now I'm []family man

G C F A C G

[].....[].....[]now I'm []family man...[]

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