Case 795 (The Family) chords by
John Cougar Mellencamp

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Key: Bb major

Intro 1
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Gm Gm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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Verse 1
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Tony Jones stabbed Alice Jones
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On their first anniversary
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Down in Dallas, Texas
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In a small apartment
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With nobody present
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He pulled out a knife
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And he stuck it to her
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He left her bleeding
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On the floor in the kitchen
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With cake on her fingers
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And her wedding ring holding
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In her hand was a note
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That said the wicked must suffer
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And he drove off quickly
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To his girlfriend's apartment
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But who really suffers in the end?
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It's easy enough for us to pretend that

Verse 2
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[Chorus:]
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Everything's all right with the family
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Everything is safe here at home
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Everything's all right
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with the family
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The beds are made but there's no sheet
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s on

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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From the courtroom stand
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Tony said he was sorry
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That he was sad and mixed up
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And he didn't know what he was doing
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That he'd always loved Alice
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And he begged for for giveness
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So he threw himself
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On the mercy of the jury
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And he told how his father
Had beat and abused him
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Back in  grade school
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In the basement den
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And that maybe prison
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Was the best  thing for him
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And he said, "Oh God,
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can you forgive me?" yeah
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But who really suffers in the en d?
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It's easy enough for us all to pretend that

Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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[Chorus:]
How many days does it
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take to make us weak?
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And how many hours do
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people spend lonely?
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In the heart of the heart the
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family lay dying
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The ruin of a nation lies at our feet,
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yeah

Interlude 3

Verse 5

[Chorus: Repeat 2X]

Outro 1
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