Thicker Than Water chords by Garth Brooks

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

THICKER THAN BLOOD by GARTH BROOKS


Intro :  e |-2--------------------|----------------------|
     b |-3-----3--3--------3--|-0-----0--2-----------|
     g |-2--2-----2-----2-----|-0-----0--2--------2--|
     D |-0--------------------|----0-----------------|
     A |----------------------|----------0-----------|
     E |----------2-----------|-3--------------------|
       D    D/F#      G    A

     e |-2-----2--------------|----------------------|
     b |-3--------3--------3--|-0--------------------|
     g |-2--2-----2-----2-----|-0--------------------|
     D |-0--------------------|----------------------|
     A |----------------------|----------------------|
     E |----------2-----------|-3--------------------|
       D    D/F#      G

          D          Bm
Verse 1 : She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
          G          D  A
     Fell in love with an Ex-Marine
        D               Bm
     She already had three babies; he had one of his own
            Em     D/F#    A (A4_A)
     They came together for another and me
     G              A
     Our family never shared the same last name
     G          A
     But our family was a family the same, and they say
     D           Bm
Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
          Em   A      D  (D4_D)
     Oh, but love is thicker than blood
     D             Bm
Verse 2 : Wreck out on the highway, rain falling down
          G              D A
     Lord, he must have fell asleep at the wheel
           D           Bm
     There's a number of people just standing around
         Em        D/F#      A (A4_A)
     Lord I can't condemn the fear that they feel
          Bm    Bm/A       G
     For that river of red could be the death of me
     Em      D/F#        G   A
     God, give me strength and keep reminding me that
     D           Bm
Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
          Em   A      D
     Oh, but love is thicker than blood
         G           D
Bridge : And if blood is thicker than water
          C           D
     Well then what are we fighthing for
     G          F#m
     We're all sons and daughters

	 G             Gmaj7/E  A
     Of something that means so much more
       D          Bm
Verse 3 : I see it on my TV but I can't understand
          G            D   A
     Lord it's one big contradiction to me
            D               Bm
     How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands
            Em      D/F#     A
     And kill each other when we just don't agree
     G               A
     Why can't we see the walls we can't see through
     G                A
     And see what God's been telling me and you, and that is
     D           Bm
Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
          Em7      A      (D)
     Oh, but love, love is thicker than blood

Fill :  | D - D/F# - | G - A - | D - D/F# - | G - - - |

          D          Bm
Outro :  She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
         Gmaj7          D
     Fell in love with an Ex-Marine


Additional Chords :

 A4    D/F#   D4   Gmaj7/E  Gmaj7  Em7   Bm/A
e 0|--- e 2|-x- e 3|--x e 2|-x- e 2|-x- e 0|--- e 2|-x--
b 3|--x b 3|--x b 3|--x b 3|--x b 0|--- b 3|--x b 3|--x-
g 2|-x- g 2|-x- g 2|-x- g 0|--- g 0|--- g 0|--- g 4|---x
D 2|-x- D x|--- D 0|--- D x|--- D 0|--- D 0|--- D 4|---x
A 0|--- A x|--- A x|--- A x|--- A 2|-x- A 2|-x- A 0|----
E x|--- E 2|-x- E x|--- E 0|--- E 3|--x E 0|--- E x|----



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