[Verse]
F Am
my friend has problems with winter and autumn
F Am
they give him prescriptions they shine bright lights on him
F Am
they say its genetic they say he cant help it
F Am
they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
F Am
my friend has blight he gets shakes in the night
F Am
and they say there is no way that they could have caught it in
F Am
time takes its toll on him it is traditional
F Am
it is inherited predisposition
Dm E F
all day i've been wondering what is inside of me who can i blame for it
G
i say:
[Chorus]
Dm F
it runs in the family this famine that carries me
C Bb
to such great lengths to open my legs
Dm
up to anyone who’ll have me
F C
it runs in the family i come by it honestly
Bb Dm F C Bb
do what you want cause who knows it might fill me up
[Verse]
F Am
my friends depressed she's a wreck she's a mess
F Am F
they’ve done all sorts of tests and they guess it has something to do with her grandmother
Am F
grandfathers grandmother civil war soldiers who
Am
badly infected her
F Am F Am
my friend has maladies rickets and allergies that she dates back to the 17th century
F Am F
somehow she manages - in her misery - strips in the city
Am
and shares all her best tricks with
F Am F
me? well, i'm well. well, i mean i'm in hell. well, i still have my health
Am
(at least that's what they tell me)
F Am
if wellness is this, what in hells name is sickness?
F
but, business is business!
and business
[Verse]
Dm F
runs in the family we tend to bruise easily
C Bb
bad in the blood i'm telling you ‘cause
i just want you to know me
Dm F
know me and my family
C
we’re wonderful folks
Bb Dm F C Bb
but don't get too close to me cause you might knock me up
[Verse]
F Am
mary have mercy now look what i've done
F Am
but don't blame me because i cant tell where i come from
F Am
and running is something that we’ve always done
F Am
well and mostly i can’t even tell what i'm running from
[Bridge]
Dm
i run from their pity
E
from responsibility
F
run from the country
G
and run from the city
Dm
i can run from the law
E
i can run from myself
F
i can run for my life
G
i can run into debt
Dm
i can run from it all
E
i can run 'till i'm gone
F
i can run for the office
G
and run from the cause
[Verse]
Dm E
i can run using every last ounce of energy
F
i cannot
i cannot
G
i cannot
Dm
run from my family
F
they're hiding inside me
C
corpses on ice
Bb
come in if you'd like
Dm
but just don't tell my family
F
they'd never forgive me
C
they’ll say that i'm crazy
Bb
but they would say anything if it would
Dm F C Bb
shut me up.....
