Family Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][C][Am][C][D]
[Em][D][C][D]

[Verse 1]
I had [Em]a
partner named Courtney
[Bm]Dead, pulled by a [Am]van,
blood [Em]gone from his [Am]head
I had another partner named [Em]Terry
[Bm]Dead[Em], he tried to flee the scene[Am]
before they hit 'em wit the left

[Verse 2]
My grandma always [Am]said
When it rains it pours
[Em]So they're dyi[Am]ng like flies
Got me kinda scared to go outdoor[D]s
I [Am]had a

[Verse 3]
[Em]cousin [Am]named [Em]Ant
Dead, they [D]say the [Am]young man
only died by the head
[Bm]The streets al[Am]l we g[Em]ot it
Boys gon' be boys, me in ya hype
[D]Teach [Am]your son to like [D]guns [Am]with toys
[D]Now wha[Em]t we

[Verse 4]
supposed to do
When you [Bm]know you [Am]gotta [Bm]get
ya kid en[D]rolled [Em]in s[Am]chool?
So you start hanging 'round
with the [Em]local crew

[Verse 5]
Have [Em]a smoke or two
[Bm]Star[D]t kicking 'em [Am]a joke or two
[Em]Tell me [Bm]what the par
[Em]ent's supposed to do?

[Verse 6]
Go tell [Bm]momma
(Go tell momma)
To [Am]go ask daddy
(To go ask daddy)
[C]That

[Verse 7]
[Em]since when was the last [Bm]time
We [Am]were a family
Like we supposed to be
Brothas and sistas (Brothas and sistas)
[D]Achi

[Verse 8]
[Em]
cousin[Bm]s
[Am]I love you
(Achi cousins I love you)
[D]And

[Verse 9]
[Em]sometimes we a[Am]s family[Bm]
We [Am]don't do what we supposed to
So I [C]say
[Em][Bm][Am]

[Verse 10]
Fam[D]ily, [Em]yeah[Bm], fam[Am]ily[Em]
Family, yeah

[Verse 11]
1979 that's [Bm]when my
momma had me
[Am]2006, her oldest son is a daddy
[Em]Check it, I got two [Bm]daughters of my own
They say I de[D]grade [Am]women
But they degrade they self

[Verse 12]
They [Em]didn't have help, growing [Bm]up
She had a dead beat [Am]momma
And a dead beat dad
She go and [Em]shake, shakes

[Verse 13]
quick in the club
Drop it like it's hot
I tell my [Am]kids [Em]what to [Am]do
[Em]And [Am]what to do n[Bm]ot

[Verse 14]
I'm a [Em]grown and
I gotta [Bm]feed my kids
[Em]So I[Am] teach them the ri[Em]ght
And wrong [Am]way to l[Bm]ive

[Verse 15]
If you [Em]feel bad
You need to stop [Bm]shaking, shaking
And your [Am]parents won't be so [Em]mad

[Verse 16]
Might smile at you
[Em]If you keep shaking yo[Bm]ur
*** in the club
[Em]Ying Yang gon' show you [Am]love
[D]Listen, [Em]I keep stressing to my
daughters stay in school
Learn all you can[Am], yes,
I'm a real family [D]man[Em]

[Verse 17]
Go tell [Bm]momma
[Am](Go tell momma)
To go ask daddy
[C](To go ask [Em]daddy)

[Verse 18]
That since when was the [Bm]last time
We [Am]were a family
Like we [Bm]supposed[D]
[Em]to be, family

[Verse 19]
[Bm]Brothas and sistas
(Brothas and sistas)
[Am]Achi cousins I love you
(Achi cousins I love [D]you)

[Verse 20]
[Em]And sometimes [Bm]we as family
We [Am]don't do what we supposed to
So I say
[Em]

[Verse 21]
[Bm]
Family, [Am]yeah, [D]family[Em][Bm]
Family, yeah
[Am][D]

[Verse 22]
[Em]Check this out[Bm][Em]
I wanna [Am]break the music down
[Bm]for [Em]a min[D]ute[Em]
I wanna say something to us
You know I say us [Bm]'cause
[Em]we a[D]re a p[Em]eople

[Verse 23]
We [Em]all a[Bm]re e[Am]qual
If you love your sister[Em], your brother
Your [Am]father, your [Bm]mother[Em]

[Verse 24]
[Em]Clap yo' [Bm]hands
[Am]Clap yo' [Em]hands
Clap [Bm]yo' h[Am]ands
Clap yo' hands

[Verse 25]
[Am]Family, [D]fam[Em]ily[Am]
[Em]Family, [Bm]family,[Am]
family
[Bm][Em]

[Verse 26]
Go tell [Bm]momma
[Am](Go tell momma)
To go ask daddy
[C](To go ask daddy)

[Verse 27]
[Em]That since when was the [Bm]last time
We were a [Am]family
Like we supposed [D]to [Em]be

[Verse 28]
Brothas [Bm]and sistas
[Am](Brothas and sistas)
Achi cousins I love you
[D](Achi cousins [Em]I love you)

[Verse 29]
And sometimes we as [Bm]family
We [Am]don't do what we supposed to
So [D]I say
[Em]

[Verse 30]
[Bm]
[Am]Family, fam[D]ily
[Em]Fami[Bm]ly, yeah[Am]
[Bm][Em]