Family Man chords by Anthony Red Rose

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Verse 1
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 (C major)  (D minor) For  (C major) every action,
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there  (D minor) is a serious re (C major) action  (D minor)  (C major)  (D minor) 
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 (C major) Many a times I make to pick up the gun
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But a voice inside say to put it down  (D minor) 
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All  (C major) the while I make to
deal with badness
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Another voice inside say no deal  (D minor) with it
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 (C major) I'm a family man,
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I want my little son to be  (B major) proud of me  (C major) 
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Yes,  (C major) I'm a family man,
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I want my  (D minor) daughter  (C major) to be proud of me
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I  (B major) got no  (C major) time to  (D minor) loaf on street  (C major) corners
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 (B major) Got  (C major) to make preparation for  (D minor)  (C major) my future
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 (D minor) Life  (B major)  (C major) is a lesson every
man has to learn
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 (C major) Play with the fire then you
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will not get to  (D minor) burn
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I'm  (C major) a family man,
I want my little son to be proud of me
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 (C major) I'm a family man,
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I want me mama  (C major) feel proud of me  (C major) 
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Don't take me sim (D minor) ple,
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because  (C major) I'm not slick  (D minor) 
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 (C major) When it comes to defending my own,
I'm not running from it
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Because the  (B major) kill  (C major) is stalking me night and
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 (D minor)  (C major)  (B major) I've got something to  (C major) live for,
political shooting me night and
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No  (D minor)  (C major) one wins in a gang war
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I'm  (C major) a family man
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I want my little son  (C major) fi proud of me
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 (D minor) Yes, I'm a  (C major) family man
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I  (D minor) want me daughter fi  (C major) proud of me
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Yes,  (D minor) I'm a  (C major) family man
I have to think about de
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 (B major) m legacy  (C major)  (D minor) 
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 (B major) Got to think about  (C major) tomorrow
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 (D minor) So I must  (C major) ask  (B major) more today  (C major) 
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 (C major) I   (B major)  (C major) can't be irre (D minor) sponsible,
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 (C major)  (B major) waste my  (C major) life away  (D minor) I can't be a  (C major) loser, no, got to think about
the future
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Yeah,  (D minor) can't be a  (C major) loser,
no, got to think about
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the future  (D minor)  (C major)  (B major)  (C major) 
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 (D minor)  (B major)  (C major) 
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Many  (C major)  (B major) a  (C major) times I make to pick up the gun
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But a voice inside said to put it  (D minor) down
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 (C major) All  (B major)  (C major) the while I make to
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 (D minor) deal with  (C major) badness
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Another voice inside said not deal  (D minor) with it
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I'm  (C major) a family man
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I want my  (D minor) little son  (C major) fi proud of me
Yes, I'm a family man
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I want my  (D minor) wifey fi proud  (C major) of
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me  (C major)  (B major) 
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Don't take  (C major) me  (D minor) simple  (C major) 
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 (B major) Because  (C major) I'm not  (D minor) slick
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When  (B major) it  (C major) comes to defending  (D minor) my  own,
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 (C major) I  (B major) say me  (C major) nah run from  (D minor) it
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Because the  (C major) idle talk,
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me nah hear it I've  (B major) got something  (C major) to live for
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Polit (B major) ical shooting,  (C major) me nah hear it  (D minor) 
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No  (C major)  (B major) one wins in a  (C major) gang war
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 (C major) I'm a family man,
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I  (D minor) want me little son fi proud  (C major) of me  (D minor) 
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Yes, I'm a  (C major) family man,
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I want me daughter  (C major) fi proud of me
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Yes,  (C major) I'm a family man,
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I  (D minor) need my mother to  (C major) proud of me  (D minor) 
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Yes,  (C major) I'm a family man,
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I  (D minor) need a wife if you  (C major) proud of me
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Yes, I'm a family man  (C major) 
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God bless the  (C major) children