All In A Family chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
   A minorAm
It’s all in a family, that’s no lie
   FF
Even stays that way after we die
    C majorC          E7E7
Leaves, branches, twigs on a family tree

And the forest can be hard to see.

Verse 2:
  A minorAm
Mother and father are in charge
    FF
And the brand-new baby will loom large
C majorC         E7E7
Brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts
               A minorAm
It’s a family life so take a chance.

Chorus 1:
    C majorC         E7E7
It’s a work in progress, can’t you see?
    A minorAm          E7E7
And the why, wherefore is a mystery
     C majorC         E7E7
When they family fights they know nextdoor,
A minorAm        E7E7
No one wins in a family war.

Verse 3:
   A minorAm
Then there’s that thing it’s all made of
   FF
Dare we sing that the thing is love
   C majorC           E7E7
Love heals heartache and familial pain
             A minorAm   E7E7
And what family is not insane?

Instrumental break:
A minorAm FF C majorC E7E7 A minorAm E7E7

Verse 4:
   A minorAm
Just give them all a hug and a kiss
    FF
At the wake, the wedding, birthday, briss,
    C majorC        E7E7
At the function let dysfunction rule

no shallow end in the family pool.

Verse 5:
  A minorAm
We gather for the holiday
  FF
and pray for a quick safe getaway
  C majorC        E7E7
No one so close, nothing so real
                     A minorAm E7E7
And the smallest thing is the biggest deal.

Chorus 2:
   C majorC       E7E7
That so and so did such and such
  A minorAm        E7E7
How can you love someone so much?
  C majorC        E7E7
Forgive, forget and finally see
  A minorAm       E7E7
The forest from the family tree.

Verse 6:
   A minorAm
It’s all in a family, that’s no lie
   FF
It’ll stay that way after we die
    C majorC        E7E7
You forgive, forget and finally see
                A minorAm
When you get to hold the new baby.