Loudon Wainwright III – All In A Family (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]

     Am
It's all in a family, that's no lie

     F
Even stays that way after we die

        C                    E7
Leaves, branches, twigs on a family tree

And the forest can be hard to see. [Verse 2]

   Am
Mother and father are in charge

        F
And the brand-new baby will loom large

C                  E7
Brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts

                              Am
It's a family life so take a chance.

[Chorus 1]

       C                 E7
It's a work in progress, can't you see?

        Am                   E7
And the why, wherefore is a mystery

          C                  E7
When they family fights they know nextdoor,

Am               E7
No one wins in a family war.

[Verse 3]

     Am
Then there's that thing it's all made of

     F
Dare we sing that the thing is love

     C                     E7
Love heals heartache and familial pain

                          Am      E7
And what family is not insane?

[Instrumental break] Am F C E7 Am E7 [Verse 4]

     Am
Just give them all a hug and a kiss

       F
At the wake, the wedding, birthday, briss,

       C               E7
At the function let dysfunction rule

no shallow end in the family pool. [Verse 5]

   Am
We gather for the holiday

    F
and pray for a quick safe getaway

   C               E7
No one so close, nothing so real

                                          Am  E7
And the smallest thing is the biggest deal.

[Chorus 2]

     C             E7
That so and so did such and such

    Am               E7
How can you love someone so much?

   C                E7
Forgive, forget and finally see

    Am              E7
The forest from the family tree.

[Verse 6]

     Am
It's all in a family, that's no lie

      F
It'll stay that way after we die

        C               E7
You forgive, forget and finally see

                               Am
When you get to hold the new baby.