Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 4th
- Difficulty: Beginner
Intro:
C majorC
A minorAm
C majorC
G+G
Verse 1:
C majorC
E minorEm
Grandpa liked green alcohol and women way too much
A minorAm
FF
That trailerpark small town bo who never quite grew up
C majorC
The hitting and the cheating
E minorEm
The quitting and the leaving
A minorAm
FF
The apple didn't fall far from the tree
C majorC
Guess it runs in the family
Verse 2:
C majorC
E minorEm
Daddy had a hard life, he grew up way too fast
A minorAm
FF
Taking care of business, he shouldn't have
C majorC
Generation to generation
E minorEm
Same old shit, new iteration
Am7Am7
FF
He yelled at me like they yelled at him in the Navy
C majorC
Guess it runs in the family
Chorus:
FF
C majorC
I've got daddy's temper and his heart of gold
A minorAm
G+G
I'm an overspender and from what I'm told
FF
C majorC
I got my momma's lips and anxiety
A minorAm
All the things she tried to fix
G+G
C majorC
So the irony is that it runs in the family
Post-Chorus:
A minorAm
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
G+G
C majorC
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
A minorAm
G+G
Do-do-do-do-do
C majorC
It runs in the family
Verse 3:
C majorC
E minorEm
Momma thought that being perfect was the way to live her dreams
A minorAm
FF
Then she married daddy so she tried to live through me
C majorC
If I could just be skinny
E minorEm
Buttoned up so prim and pretty
A minorAm
FF
I could marry up, see the world she didn't see
C majorC
Guess it runs in the family
Chorus:
FF
C majorC
I've got daddy's temper and his heart of gold
A minorAm
G+G
I'm an overspender and from what I'm told
FF
C majorC
I got my momma's lips and anxiety
A minorAm
All the things she tried to fix
G+G
C majorC
So the irony is that it runs in the family
Bridge:
FF
I might do it differently
E minorEm
'Cause I'm making my own way
FF
I learned the good from them
G+G
But I learned from their mistakes
Verse 4:
C majorC
E minorEm
So I'm fighting off my demons that are coming straight for me
A minorAm
FF
G+G
I know it's hereditary but I'm trying to break free
N.C.
C majorC
From what runs in my family
Outro:
A minorAm
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
C majorC
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
G+G
Do-do-do-do-do
C majorC
It runs in the family
A minorAm
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
C majorC
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
G+G
Do-do-do-do-do
N.C.
C majorC
It runs in the family