Dear Friend Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]Dea[C]r f[F]rie[C]nd,[G][Gsus4][G][D][G]
it's been a [D]long, long while
I've been [F]meaning to write you
But it was [C]never my [Am]style
But [G]what is these [C]days
[F]now I'm a fam[C]ily man.

[Verse 2]
[G]Do [Gsus4]you blow [G]sincere[C][D]
kisses to mis[Am]tresses
[Em]Secrets in af[C]ternoons?
Do you [D]wear your disguises,
[Am]feign the surprises,
[Em]At the quest[C]ions she a[G]sks
when she [Am]dares to accuse?
Does your [D]past lie under
[Am]a du[Em]stsheet,
In the [C]corner of a [G]musty garage?
[D]Tha[G]t's where I keep min[C]e,
[F]now I'm a fam[C]ily man.
[G][Gsus4][G][C]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Are your horses still [Am]run ning when
The bookies shop [Em]close?[C][D]
Is the band still togeth[Am]er,
did you ever
Get on [Em]the road?
We [D]chased the same women,
we [Am]drank
The same [Em]beer.
We [C]came as a [G]pair when we
[D]ran around here
[G]How are you these [C]days, [F]now you're a fam[C]ily man?

[Interlude 1]
[G][Gsus4][G][D][G][D]
[F][C][Am][G][C][F][C][G]
[Gsus4][G][D][G][D][F][C][Am]
[G][C][F][C][G][C][G][D]

[Verse 4]
Buy a drink for the [Am]boy in my [Em]place
At the [C]end of the bar
Give my [D]regards to Nina, slam [Am]a tequila,
[Em]I'll write[C] you at Christmas[G]
or I'll [Am]send you a card,
And if you [D]pass by you're
welcome [Am]to drop in
And see [Em]me 'cause it's u[C]n likely
I'll [G]be round your [D]way,
'cause I'm [G]happy to be,
[C]Where I am,[F]
living [C]life as a [G]family [Gsus4]man
[G]

[Verse 5]
[D]
Do you still have your leath[Am]ers,
Or did you give [Em]them away?[D]
Do you still dream [Am]of
Joni and sidewalk [Em]cafes?
Is your [D]Norton still running,
is the old [Am]man s[Em]till alive?
[C]Do you still get to [G]Dalkeith,
is your [D]rent still as high?
But I sup[G]pose you've a mort[C]gage,
[F]now you're [C]a family man.
[G][Gsus4]

[Verse 6]
[G][D]
Dear [G]friend, it's been a [D]long,
long while
I've been [F]meaning to write you,
But it was [C]never my [Am]style.
But [G]what is these [C]days,
[F]now[C] I'[G]m a[C] fa[F]mil[C]y m[G]an.[C][F][C]