Family chords by Tarrus Riley

SimplifiedC · G · Em · F

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Love me  (C major) a brother,
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 (G major) love me a sister,
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 (C major) love them all you can  (G major) today
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Spread  (C major) the word,  (G major) tell the neighbor,
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 (C major) ask them to do the  (G major) same
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Cher (C major) ish your daughters,  (G major) love your sons,
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the  (C major) future is on  (G major) the way
Em 
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And  (E minor) if  you know what I  (F major) know
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You won't let your  (G major) family
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tree wither  (F major) away
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F 
Cher (G major) ish the fruits and  (F major) water your roots
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F 
Fam (G major) ily tree with  (F major) the ruby
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F 
Love  (G major) your ancestors,  (F major) protect your youth
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I tell you  (C major) the truth
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Em 
 (G major) Merced  (E minor) is the strong foundation
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 (F major) I tell you the  (C major) truth
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Em 
Ooh,  (G major) we said  (E minor) it's the strong foundation
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 (F major) Oh,  (C major) love your mother  (G major) and your father
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 (C major) And live your longer  (G major) days
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Cher (C major) ish each other
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Time  (G major) is moving
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G 
Makes  (C major) me to memor (G major) ies
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Oh,  (C major) cherish your daughters
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 (G major) Love your sons
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G 
The  (C major) future is on the  (G major) way
Em 
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If  (E minor) you know what  (F major) I know
G 
You won't let your  (G major) family
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tree wither  (F major) away
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F 
Cher (G major) ish the fruits and  (F major) water your roots
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F 
Fam (G major) ily tree can't  (F major) wither away
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F 
Love  (G major) your ancestors,  (F major) protect your youth
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C 
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Em 
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I tell  (G major) you the truth  (C major)  (G major)  (E minor)  (F major) 
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Em 
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Em 
 (C major) Oh,  (G major) oh, oh, oh,  (E minor) oh, oh, oh,  (F major) oh,  (C major) oh,  (F major) oh,  (G major) oh,  (E minor) 
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Em 
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 (F major) oh,  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) oh,  (E minor)  (F major) oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Em 
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And  (E minor) if  you know what  (F major) I know
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You won't let your  (G major) family
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tree wither  (F major) away
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F 
Cher (G major) ish the fruits and  (F major) water the roots
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F 
Fam (G major) ily tree, now  (F major) wither away
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F 
Love  (G major) your ancestors,  (F major) protect your youth
Tell you the truth
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G 
 (C major) Oh,  (G major) oh, yeah
Em 
Blessed is the  (E minor) strong foundation
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 (F major) I tell you the truth
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 (C major) Mm, mm,  (G major) mm
Em 
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Blessed is the  (E minor) strong foundation  (F major) 
Tell you the truth
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 (C major) Blessed  (G major) is, blessed is
Em 
The  (E minor) strong foundation
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 (F major) I tell you the truth
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 (C major) So  (G major) true
Em 
Blessed is the  (E minor) strong foundation
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 (F major) Yeah, and  (C major) if you know what  (G major) I know
Em 
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You  (E minor) love the family,  (F major) you let the tree grow
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 (C major) If you know  (G major) what I know
Em 
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Blessed  (E minor) is,  (F major) blessed is
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Tell you the truth,  (C major) so  (G major) true
Em 
Blessed is the  (E minor) strong foundation
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 (F major) Tell you the truth, so true