Family Tree chords by Michael Martin Murphey
Verse 1
C
Gonna buy some wood every
size and length
G
Gonna build it good using
C
all my strength
Gonna clear the land where
F
the house will be
C
G
And start another branch
of the family tree
C
Verse 2
Gonna chalk a line and lay a walnut floor
G
Build the walls of pine and
C
hang a cherry door
I'll cut the beams above from mahogany
F
C
G
And I'll get the love
from the family tree
C
Verse 3
Am
I've wandered far
C
and I've walked alone
Am
F
G
Till the morning star finally led me home
C
Now I'm here to stay where
F
I was meant to be
C
G
C
Living in the shade of the family tree
Verse 4
C
Gonna fill this place like my daddy did
G
C
With a friendly face and a bunch of kids
F
Even though he's gone he's a part of me
C
G
C
As I carry on this family tree
A
Girl, the wind may
Verse 5
D
blow and the
clouds may come
A
Bringing ice and snow,
D
blocking out the sun
The earth may quake and the
G
ground may freeze
D
A
D
They will never shake this family tree
Verse 6
Bm
I've wandered far and I've
D
walked alone
Bm
G
A
Till the morning star finally led me home
D
Now I'm here to stay where
G
I was meant to be
D
A
D
Living in the shade of the family tree
Verse 7
D
Mama look at him,
G
don't he look like me
D
A
He's the latest limb on the
Interlude 1
family tree
D
A
D
Verse 8
D
Now I'm here to stay where
G
I was meant to be
D
A
Living in the shade of the
D
A
D
family tree
Now I'm here to stay
G
where I was meant to be
G
D
Living in the shade of the family tree
Family Tree
Michael Martin Murphey
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