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Family Man

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Intro:
Capo 4 Standard tuning
(he plays capo 5, half step down)
 Em7   D/F#   Gx2
GI'vCadd9e been wDsusorking as a tempEm7  D/F#  G  
GAt Cadd9the locaDsusl factoryEm7  D/F#  G  
GI Cadd9hope they hDsusire me on full Em7time
D/F#I've got shoes to buy
Cadd9And a mouth to feed
GI drCadd9ive a buy heDsusre, pay here trucEm7kD/F#  G  
GIt aCadd9in't new but Dsusit is to meEm7  
GIt aCadd9in't much buDsust it fires rigEm7ht up
D/F#And gets me from A tCadd9o B
Pre-Chorus:
DsusWhat puts the dirt underneath my nails
FWhat keeps the calluses on my hands
CFamily man
Chorus:
GThey're the world, my world revolves around
DsusMy sacred piece of solid ground
Em7The flesh and bone
DsusThat gives me strength tCadd9o stand
GThey are the fire in my drivin' on
DThe drive behind my comin' home
Em7The livin', breathin', Dsusreason that I Cadd9am
GA family man
GThCadd9ere's Dsusdirty shirts to Em7wasD/F#hG  
GDiCadd9shes iDsusn the sink to dEm7oD/F#  G  
 GCadd               Dsus  Em7  
And there's how many times
D/F#Does 17 go into C52
GThCadd9ere's bDsusedtime prayers to pEm7rayD/F#  G  
GSlCadd9eep tigDsushts and I love yoEm7u'sD/F#  G  
GAnCadd9d then Dsusthere's a pair of Em7eyes
D/F#I get to lose myself iCnto
DsusWhat keeps me keepin' the faith
FWhat makes me believe I can
CFamily man
GThey're the world, my world revolves around
DsusMy sacred piece of solid ground
Em7The flesh and Dsusbone
Cadd9That gives me strength to stand
GThey are the fire in my drivin' on
DsusThe drive behind my comin' home
Em7The livin', bDsusreathin', reason Cadd9that I am
GA family man
They're the fire in my drivin' on
The drive behind my comin' home
The livi'n, breathin, reason that I am
A family man, a family man

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Family Man

by Craig Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/F#

Cadd9

Dsus

Intro:

Capo 4 Standard tuning

(he plays capo 5, half step down)

Em7 D/F# G

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

I've been working as a temp

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

At the local factory

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7

I hope they hire me on full time

D/F#

I've got shoes to buy

Cadd9

And a mouth to feed

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

I drive a buy here, pay here truck

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7

It ain't new but it is to me

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7

It ain't much but it fires right up

D/F# Cadd9

And gets me from A to B

Pre-Chorus:

Dsus

What puts the dirt underneath my nails

What keeps the calluses on my hands

Family man

Chorus:

They're the world, my world revolves around

Dsus

My sacred piece of solid ground

Em7

The flesh and bone

Dsus Cadd9

That gives me strength to stand

They are the fire in my drivin' on

The drive behind my comin' home

Em7 Dsus Cadd9

The livin', breathin', reason that I am

A family man

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

There's dirty shirts to wash

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

Dishes in the sink to do

G Dsus Em7

Cadd

And there's how many times

D/F# C

Does 17 go into 52

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

There's bedtime prayers to pray

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7 D/F# G

Sleep tights and I love you's

G Cadd9 Dsus Em7

And then there's a pair of eyes

D/F# C

I get to lose myself into

Dsus

What keeps me keepin' the faith

What makes me believe I can

Family man

They're the world, my world revolves around

Dsus

My sacred piece of solid ground

Em7 Dsus

The flesh and bone

Cadd9

That gives me strength to stand

They are the fire in my drivin' on

Dsus

The drive behind my comin' home

Em7 Dsus Cadd9

The livin', breathin', reason that I am

A family man

They're the fire in my drivin' on

The drive behind my comin' home

The livi'n, breathin, reason that I am

A family man, a family man

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