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Family Tree

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Eminor

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Standard Tuning
Chords Used:
      EADGBe
Am:   002210
Asus4:002230
B7:   -21202
C:    032010
D:    000232
Em:   022000
G:    320033
Intro chords: 
Bop bop...                  ba......Ha..ha..ha
[   Em   Am   Asus4  Am] x6, then       Em    Am     C  D  
Verse 1 chords:
EmCare aAmbout Asus4the    AmmoonEmlight and Amhol...Asus4ding   Amyou Emtight
And Ama...Asus4sking     Ammy EmquesAmtions
CEveryone Gloves a situB7ation.
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
Long walks on the beach the press will impeach.
Lately I'm finding
I am the book and you are the binding
Chorus 1 Chords:
I Emguess Gthey'll Cread... everyEmthing about you
Though the Ampress might shoot me down I'm still Ctrue...Due
I Csell my Embook for Dfree, that's Cwhat you Emdo to Dme
              C              G        C         G           C[intro chords]
Oh, you are my family tree..ee, be good to me, take care of me.
Interlude:
[intro chords]
Bop bop.
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
There's hotels in the sea, trash in the sky
The net-dustry's growing.
Stick to love songs kid, that's all you're knowing.
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
They push you away or tie you up
It don't really matter.
But if your head is up you won't get much sadder.
Chorus 2: (use chorus 1 chords) (some variation)
But who am I to preach a word or two
when I can't lift my own head without you?
If my mental state kept you from coming around
I hope the world would shoot me down for losing you.
A broken branch I'd be if you weren't grown to me.
Oh, you are my family tree, be good to me, be good to me, be good to me.
Take care of me.
Outro: 
[intro chords]
Bop bop.

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Family Tree

by Ben Kweller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Standard Tuning

Chords Used:

EADGBe

: 002210

Asus4

:002230

: -21202

: 032010

: 000232

: 022000

: 320033

Intro chords:

Bop bop... ba......Ha..ha..ha

Em Am Asus4 Am Em Am C D

[ ] x6, then

Verse 1 chords:

Em Am Asus4 Am Em Am Asus4 Am Em

Care about the moonlight and hol...ding you tight

Am Asus4 Am Em Am

And a...sking my questions

C G B7

Everyone loves a situation.

Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)

Long walks on the beach the press will impeach.

Lately I'm finding

I am the book and you are the binding

Chorus 1 Chords:

Em G C Em

I guess they'll read... everything about you

Am C D

Though the press might shoot me down I'm still true...ue

C Em D C Em D

I sell my book for free, that's what you do to me

C G C G C

[intro chords]

Oh, you are my family tree..ee, be good to me, take care of me.

Interlude:

[intro chords]

Bop bop.

Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)

There's hotels in the sea, trash in the sky

The net-dustry's growing.

Stick to love songs kid, that's all you're knowing.

Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)

They push you away or tie you up

It don't really matter.

But if your head is up you won't get much sadder.

Chorus 2: (use chorus 1 chords) (some variation)

But who am I to preach a word or two

when I can't lift my own head without you?

If my mental state kept you from coming around

I hope the world would shoot me down for losing you.

A broken branch I'd be if you weren't grown to me.

Oh, you are my family tree, be good to me, be good to me, be good to me.

Take care of me.

Outro:

[intro chords]

Bop bop.

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