Family Is Family chords by Kacey Musgraves

Chords with lyrics

Capo on third fret

Strumming pattern: D MajorD D U D MajorD U


Intro

D MajorD x4


Verse

    D MajorD
They're there for your first year, they give you your first beer
   E minorEm
When you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year
   A augmentedA                         D MajorD
Don't get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far from 'em

D MajorD x2

D MajorD
They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor
   E minorEm
You'd wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker
  A augmentedA
You might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em
    D MajorD
But you love 'em

Chorus

D MajorD          E minorEm
Family is family, in church or in prison
  A augmentedA             G+G      A augmentedA
You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em
   D MajorD               E minorEm
They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys
   A augmentedA             G+G     A augmentedA
Yeah, friends come in handy, but family is family

D MajorD x2


Verse

    D MajorD
They're there when you're married, divorced, and remarried
  E minorEm
You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
      A augmentedA                       D MajorD
And you're right back together like no time has ever gone by

D MajorD x2

      D MajorD
Can't live with or without 'em; you might talk about 'em
    E minorEm
But if someone else does, well, then you'll knock 'em out cause
   A augmentedA                           D MajorD
When it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you got

Chorus

D MajorD          E minorEm
Family is family, in church or in prison
A augmentedA               G+G      A augmentedA
You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em
   D MajorD               E minorEm
They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys
   A augmentedA             G+G     A augmentedA
Yeah, friends come in handy, but family is family


Middle eight

D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA


Chorus

   D MajorD            E minorEm
Yeah, family is funny, they'll ask you for money
A augmentedA             G+G      A augmentedA
Even though they know you ain't got no money
   D MajorD             E minorEm
They show up at Christmas, get up in your business
   A augmentedA            G+G     A augmentedA
They might not be fancy, but family is family

D MajorD x4


Outro/Vers

  A augmentedA
You might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em
    D MajorD
But you love 'em