Kacey Musgraves - Family Is Family
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: C major (C D E F G A B C), which she plays the chords in
Original key: F major (F G A Bb C D E F), either put a capo on the fifth fret or transpose to +5
Alternative version: F# major (F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#), either put a capo on sixth fret or transpose to +6
Tempo: 119 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
(So the studioversion has the capo on fifth fret while the alternative version has it on sixth)
[Intro]: C Am x4
C
They're there for your first year, they give you your first beer
Dm
When you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year
G C Am C Am
Don't get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far from 'em
C
They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor
Dm
You'd wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker
G
You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em
C
But you love 'em
C F
Family is family, in church or in prison
G F G
You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em
C F
They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys
G F G C Am C Am
Yeah friends come in handy, but family is family
C
They're there when you're married, divorced, and remarried
Dm
You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
G C Am C Am
And you're right back together like no time has ever gone by
C
Can't live with or without 'em, you might talk about 'em
Dm
But if someone else does well, then you'll knock 'em out cause
G C
When it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you got
C F
Family is family, in church or in prison
G F G
You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em
C F
They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys
G F G
Yeah friends come in handy, but family is family
[Interlude]: C Dm F G
C F
Yeah family is funny, they'll ask you for money
G F G
Even though they know you ain't got no money
C F
They show up at Christmas, get up in your business
G F G
They might not be fancy, but family is family
[Interlude]: C Am x4
G
You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em
C
But you love 'em
Chords:
C (X 3 2 0 1 0)
Am (X 0 2 2 1 0)
Dm (X X 0 2 3 1)
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1) or simplify with (X X 3 2 1 0)
Chords in F major (transposed to +5):
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1)
Dm (X X 0 2 3 1) or (X 5 7 7 6 5) or simplify with (X X X 7 6 5)
Gm (3 5 5 3 3 3) or simplify with (X X X 3 3 3)
C (X 3 2 0 1 0) or (8 10 10 9 8 8) or (X 3 5 5 5 3)
A# (X 1 3 3 3 1) or (6 8 8 7 6 6) or simplify with (X X X 3 3 1)
Chords in F# major (transposed to +6):
F# (2 4 4 3 2 2) or simplify with (X X X 3 2 2)
D#m (X 6 8 8 7 6) or simplify with (X X X 8 7 6)
G#m (4 6 6 4 4 4) or simplify with (X X X 4 4 4)
C# (X 4 6 6 6 4) or (9 11 11 10 9 9) or simplify with (X X X 6 6 4)
B (X 2 4 4 4 2) or (7 9 9 8 7 7) or simplify with (X X X 4 4 2)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
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//Robert
