First Family chords by Rich Mullins

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Verse 1
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 (D major) My folks they were always
the first family to arrive
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With seven people  (G major) jammed  (D major) into a
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car that seated  (A major) five
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There was  (D major) one bathroom
to bathe and shave in
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 (G major) Six of us  (A major) stood in  (D major) line
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And hot wa (G major) ter for  (D major) only three
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But we all did  (G major) just  (A major) fine

Verse 2
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 (G major) Talk about your mir (D major) acles
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 (E minor) Talk about  (A major) your faith  (D major) 
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 (G major) My dad he could make  (D major) things grow
Esus4 
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Out of  (Esus4) Indi      (E major) ana clay  (A major) 
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 (G major) Mom could make a gour (D major) met meal
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Out of  (G major) just corn (A major) bread and beans  (B minor) 
Em 
And they  (E minor) worked to give
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faith hands  (D major) and feet
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And  (G major) somehow gave  (A major) it wings
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 (D major)  (G major) 

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Verse 3
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 (D major) 
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 (A major) I can  (D major) still hear my dad cussin'
He's working late out in the barn
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The  (E minor) spring planting is com (D major) ing
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And the tract (G major) ors just won't run (A major) 
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 (D major) Mo m she's done the laundry
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I can see it  (G major) waving on  (D major) the line
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 (E minor) Now they've stayed togeth (D major) er
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Through the pain  (G major) and
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the strain  (E minor) of those  (A major) times

Verse 4
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 (G major) Talk about your mir (D major) acles
Em 
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 (E minor) Talk  (A major) about your faith  (D major) 
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 (G major) My dad he could make  (D major) things grow
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Out of  (E major) Indiana clay  (A major) 
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 (G major) Mom could make a gour (D major) met meal
Em 
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Bm 
Out of  (E minor) just corn (A major) bread and beans  (B minor) 
Em 
And they  (E minor) worked to give
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faith hands  (D major) and feet
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And  (G major) somehow gave  (A major) it wing (D major) s

Verse 5
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And  (B minor) now they've raised
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five chil (A major) dren
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One win (G major) ter they lost a son  (D major) 
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But the  (B minor) pain didn't leave them crippled  (A major) 
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And the scars  (E minor) have made  (E major) them  (A major) strong
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 (G major) Never picture per (D major) fect
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Just a  (A major) plain man and his wife  (B minor) 
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Who some (E minor) how knew the value
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 (D major) Of hard work,  (G major) good love,  (E minor) and real  (A major) life

Verse 6
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 (G major) Talk about your mir (D major) acles
Em 
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D 
 (E minor) Talk  (A major) about your faith  (D major) 
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 (G major) My dad he could make  (D major) things grow
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Out of  (E major) Indiana clay  (A major) 
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D 
 (G major) Mom could make a gour (D major) met meal
Em 
A 
Bm 
Out of  (E minor) just corn (A major) bread and beans  (B minor) 
Em 
And they  (E minor) worked to give
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faith hands  (D major) and feet
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A 
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And  (G major) some (D major) how  (A major) gave it  (D major) wings
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 (G major) 