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Family Party Tab by Kevin Atwater

Family Party tab by Kevin Atwater

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  • Capo on 3rd
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Intro:

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Verse 1:

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here we are yet again, i'm under the table killing my pen

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convincing my cousin (who's 3) that i'm a beautiful dragon with a secret to keep

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he slides right under the bench, he asks me if i can fly and i tell him, "yes"

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he says he'll keep my secret for me, from the rest of the branches on our family tree

Chorus 1:

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they circle up for prayer while i'm gazing

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from the window by the stairs, they look crazy

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but i'm sure to them i look like the same thing

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a couple sentences dressed up as conversation at a party

Verse 2:

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before we go to bed, we walk to the farm, by my house 'round the bend

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to play a game of touch midnight-catch, a family tradition of making me less

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while i'm trying to break the way that it cycles every time that i play

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the prophecy fulfills with "it's best if i watch from the sidelines, if i watch from the bench"

Chorus 2:

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they circle up for game while i gaze in

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from the window by the stairs, i can place them

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they're ruffling my hair, and they're saying

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"are you trying to pretend like you're at some cooler party again "

Outro:

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                                  and they walk away, missing what i said

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                                   and i'm talking to my self again.

(you end the last chord with one final strum)

(also kevin if you’re seeing this, ily)

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