Runs In The Family original guitar chords by 
Amanda Palmer 
Key: F major•
Intro 1
Verse 1
F
My friend has problems
Am
with winter and autumn
F
They give him prescriptions
Am
and shine bright lights on him
F
They say it's genetic,
Am
they say he can't help it,
F
they say you can catch it
Am
but sometimes you're born with it
Verse 2
F
Am
My friend des pite he gets shakes in the night
Fsus2
and they say that there's no way
Am
F
that they could have caught it in time
takes his toll on him
Am
It is tra ditional
F
It is in herited
Am
Predispositional
Pre-chorus 1
Dm7
All day I've been wondering
C/E
F
what is inside of me, who can I blame for it?
Gsus4
I say it runs in the
Chorus 1
Dm
family
F
This famine that carries me
C
Bb
to such great lengths to open my legs
Dm
Up to anyone who'll have me
F
It runs in the family,
Csus2
I come by it honestly,
Bb
do what you want
Interlude 1
'Cause who knows it might
Dm
F
C
Bb
(fill me up)
Dm
F
C
Bb
Fill me up
Verse 3
F
My friend's depressed
Am
she's a wreck, she's a mess
F
They've done all sorts of tests
Am
and they guess it has something
F
to do with her grandmother's
Am
grandfather's grandmother
F
Civil war soldiers
Am
who badly infected her
Verse 4
F
Am
My friend has maladies rickets and allergies
F
Am
that she dates back to the 17th century
F
Am
Somehow she manages in her misery
F
Strips in the city
Am
and shares all her best tricks with
Verse 5
F
Am
Me? well, I'm well well I mean I'm in hell
F
well I still have my health
Am
at least that's what they tell me
F
If wellness is this
Am
what in hells name is sickness?
F
But business is business and business
Chorus 2
Dm
Runs in the family
F
We tend to bruise easily
C
Bad in the blood
Bb
I'm telling you cause I just want
Dm
F
you to know me - know me and my family
C
We're wonderful folks,
Bb
but don't get too close to me cause you might
Interlude 2
Dm
F
C
Bb
(knock me up)
Dm
F
C
Bb
Knock me up
Verse 6
F
Am
Mary have mercy now look what I've done
F
Am
but don't blame me because I can't help
where I come from
F
And running is something
Am
that we've always done well
F
and mostly I can't even
Am
tell what I'm running from
Pre-chorus 2
Dm7
C/E
Run from their pity, from responsibility
F
G
Run from the country and run from the city
Dm7
C/E
I can run from the law, I can run from myself
F
G
I can run from my life, I can run into debt
Dm7
C/E
I can run from it all, I can run til I'm gone
F
G
I can run for the office and run for my cause
Dm7
C/E
I can run using every last ounce of energy
F
I cannot, I cannot
G
I cannot run from my
Chorus 3
Dm
family
F
They're hiding in side of me
C
Corpses on ice
Bb
Dm
come in if you'd like but don't tell my family
F
They'd never for give me
C
They'd say that I'm crazy
Bb
But they would say anything if it would
Interlude 3
Dm
F
Am/C
Bbmaj7
(shut me up)
Dm
F
Am/C
Bbmaj7
Shut me up
Outro 1
Dm
F
C
Bb
Me up..
Dm
F
C
Bb
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Am Fsus2 Dm7 C/E...
F
Am
Fsus2
Dm7
C/E
Gsus4
Dm
C
Bb
Csus2
G
Am/C
Bbmaj7
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