American Family Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]She[A] le[D]ave[A]s the warmt[D]h
[A]of her covers
An[D]d she rises while her [A]lover's
still [G]asleep[F#m]
[Em]Starts the [Asus4]cof fee an
[A]d she r[D]ubs her eyes
And then the baby she car[A]ried wakes [D]the man
that she [A]married from his [G]rest[F#m]
[Em]Kiss good [A]morning while the [D]bacon fries
And the [Em]butterfly's out[A]side
explore her [D]garden
[Bm]While he [Em]shaves his face
to [A]face another [D]day
[Bm]The
[D]America[G]n family is dying[C], the[Ebdim]
[Cm]American[Dsus4] marriage [G]is through[C]
[Eb]You can [Dsus4]read it in p[G]apers,
but [C#dim]see it on
TV [C]too
But [Am]that doesn't [G]mean [Am]it's [D]true[A][D]
[A]He works from [D]nine in the morn[A]ing
until [D]five in the evening at his [G]trade
A [F#m]paid v[Em]acation[Asus4]
in a [D]month or so
While back at home she's been bak[A]ing now
she's [D]taking in a [A]pretty dress she [G]made[F#m]
[Em]How much l[Asus4]ower should this rib[D]bon go?
And the [Em]evening brings [A]him close
with conversa[D]tion
[Bm]Of the l[Em]ittle things that
[A]keep them all as [D]one
[Bm]The
[D]America[G]n family is dying[Em]
[Ebdim]The
Amer[Dsus4]ican marr[G]iage is thro[C]ugh
[Cm]You can [Dsus4]read it in papers,[G] see i[C#dim]t on
TV [C]too
But [Am]that does[G]n't mean [D]it's [A]true[Bm]
[A][G][A][D][A][Bm][A][G]
[Em][G][D]
In the si[Em]lence of the [A]night they
hold each [D]other
[Bm]And they d[Em]on't break up the [A]way
they're supposed to [D]do
[Bm]The[D]
[G]American family is dy[Em]ing
[C]The[Ebdim]
[Dsus4]Amer ican marr[G]iage is t[C]rue
[Ebdim]You can r[Cm]ead it in[G] papers
[C#dim]See it on
TV [C]too
But [Am]that does[G]n't mean [Asus4]it's true[D][A][D][C][Bm][G]
[Em][Eb][Cm][G]
[C][Cm][G][A]
[C][Am][G][D][C][Bm][Am][G]
[C][Eb][Cm][G][Em][Eb]
You
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