Chord Family Portrait

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intro  ( starting at  : 31 with the piano ) : 

D A  ( x2 ) 

D                                                                A
so we start with my father as A boy barely spoke A word of english fell in

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love from A distance he watched her working from the back fence

he learned some words and some clever turns of phrase from his father’s

             A                                 E
book of poets ,  she wasn’t taken in that instant ,  but grew impressed with

his persistence . 

D                                   E                         A
they met each other out by moonlight ,  made love in the nearby woods ,  then

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her folks became suspicious when her cycle broke and  ( ? ) .  they stole

                           E                          A
away without their goodbyes ,  got married in A foreign town ,  made their way

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 E
as best as they could .  found jobs and settled down .  and then time moved on . 

interlude : 

D A  ( x2 ) 

D                                                            A
i was born in A river of blood on sheets from the wedding day .  the room was dark and the 
stench was thick my father couldn’t stand the smell of it . 

D
mama died in the night cause the nearest doctor couldn’t stem the blood

      A                                   E
loss .  father cried out on the back porch .  my sister held me at the

                  D                           E
neighbor’s house .  oh my there was A storm then ,  there was A flood of A

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different kind .  father’s eyes were often vacant ,  but his hands were rarely

D                                          E
quiet .  sister learned to take her hits well ,  both from life and the

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physical kind ,  but i was never one to lie down ,  despite who picked the

D                         E
fight .  so we designed our hells . 

interlude : 

A D E  ( x2 ) 

D                            E                             A
father turned into A drinker ,  A dark bastard with A wooden heart .  sister

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learned to be A mother ,  before she ever played another part .  and i became A

              E                           A
little terror ,  i lashed out at whatever’s around .  took some time before i

C#m                                       D                         E
settled ,  to find A mind that was somewhat sound .  and like it always does , 

            A            D       E
time rushed on . 

A                                                     D
six years later father died in the very same bedroom .  many said it was the

                  E                                         A
grief that did it ,  i have to say it’s cause he hung himself .  to be honest

                                                       D
neither sister nor myself ever much regret his passing .  but i admit it was

             E                                             A
A nice thing ,  to always know that we could feed ourselves . 

 - ben malley