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Key: G
Intro:
G C C Em C
[v.1]
G C G C
Cancer it got daddy, Billy's lost his mind
G C Em C
Jenny lost a baby while her boyfriend's doin' time
G C G C
Cousin's sellin' somethin' down at the Church of Christ
G C Em C
He don't work on Sundays 'cause his mama raised him right
C
Doin' what we gotta do to make it
Anything to keep from goin' crazy
Chorus:
C D
Dancin' in flames when the barn's on fire
G Em
Prayin' for rain while the coyotes weep
C D
Somewhere between those all-nighters
G C
And tryin' to get some sleep
C D
We're a bed of flowers six feet deep
G Em
Laughin' through our misery
C D
Just one big happy sad family
Em Em
[v. 2]
G C G C
Sarah's cuttin' hair now since her DUI
G C Em C
Granny's on her last legs since her good boy said goodbye
G C G C
Nephew found a needle, cost him his full ride
G C Em C
He's in and out of rehab but at least he's still alive
Chorus 1:
C D
Dancin' in flames when the barn's on fire
G Em
Prayin' for rain while the coyotes weep
C D
Somewhere between those all-nighters
G C
And tryin' to get some sleep
C D
We're a bed of flowers six feet deep
G Em
Laughin' through our misery
C D
Just one big happy sad family
Chorus 2:
C D
Dancin' in flames when the barn's on fire
G Em
Prayin' for rain while the coyotes weep
C D
Somewhere between those all-nighters
G C
And tryin' to get some sleep
C D
We're a bed of flowers six feet deep
G Em
Laughin' through our misery
C D Em
Just one big happy sad family
C D G
Just one big happy sad family
Outro:
C Em C G C Em G
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Published: December 31, 2025
Last Updated: December 31, 2025