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Family Tree by Meadowlark
Family Tree
Capo: 3rd fret
Guitar I(Kate) and II(Carl):
Standard Tuning
Capo 3
[Percussion - Daniel]
CHORDS:
Em 022000
D/A 554030
Am x02210
C/G 332010
G 32000x
VERSE: (Single Strum)
Em D/A Am C/G
I woke up when I was Twenty-Two
G D/A Am C/G
My mother said to me, what will you do?
Em D/A Am C/G
She woke up when she was Forty-Eight
G D/A Am C/G
I never asked her, why did you wait?
Guitar I:
Em D/A C/G C/G x2
Guitar II:
x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2h4h5--0--0--0--4p2-----------0h2-----------0h2--|
A|--------------------------------3--3--3-------3--3--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Em D/A Am C/G
I messed up when I was Seventeen
G D/A C/G
Karma has a way of coming clean
CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)
Guitar I:
D/A Em
''Cause if my father hadn''t loved her
Am C/G G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/A Em
And if my brother hadn''t fought it
Am C/G D/A
Then my sister wouldn''t turn and run
D/A Em Am C/G D/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/A Em Am C/G
''Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G
I will say
G D/A G D/A G
Let me go, let me go
Guitar II:(from ''father'')
x2 x2
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x2
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
VERSE: (Pluck first two then Plucked Bass/Rest)
Em D/A Am C/G
If he wakes up before the year is out
G D/A Am C/G
He''ll rid his sons and daughters of their doubt
Em D/A Am C/G
And in the light of your tired eyes
G D/A Am C/G
Your tears will speak of love and better times
CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)
Guitar I:
D/A Em
''Cause if my father hadn''t loved her
Am C/G G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/A Em
And if my brother hadn''t fought it
Am C/G D/A
Then my sister wouldn''t turn and run
D/A Em Am C/G D/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/A Em Am C/G
''Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G
I will say
G D/A G D/A G
Let me go, let me go
Guitar II:(from ''father'')
x2 x2
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x2
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
BRIDGE:
Guitar I: (Plucked Bass/Rest)
D/A Em Am C/G G G G G x4
(Guitar II and Glockenspiel come in on 3rd Guitar I repeat)
Guitar II:
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--0h3h5---5--------0h3h5---5---5-----------------|
G|--------4----------------4---4---4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Glockenspiel: (Tabbed for Guitar [Like in the live version])
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--3/5---------3/5--------------------------------|
G|------2/4---------2/4--2--4-4-[-2--4-4--2--4-]---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
^[2nd time only]
(I like to add a 0 on the G string at the end of the 2nd time)
(But it''s not actually in the song)
CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)
Guitar I:
D/A Em
''Cause if my father hadn''t loved her
Am C/G G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/A Em
And if my brother hadn''t fought it
Am C/G D/A
Then my sister wouldn''t turn and run
D/A Em Am C/G D/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/A Em Am C/G
''Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G
I will say
G D/A G D/A G
Let me go, let me go
G D/A G D/A G
Let me go, let me go
G D/A G
Let me go
Guitar II:(from ''father'')
x2 x2
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
I woke up when I was 22
My mother said to me, what will you do?
She woke up when she was 48
I never asked her, why did you wait?
I messed up when I was 17
Karma has a way of coming clean
''Cause if my father hadn''t loved her
Then my God what would my mother have become
And if my brother hadn''t fought it
Then my sister wouldn''t turn and run
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
''Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
I will say
Let me go, let me go
If he wakes up before the year is out
He''ll rid his sons and daughters of their doubt
And in the light of your tired eyes
Your tears will speak of love and better times
''Cause if my father hadn''t loved her
Then my God what would my mother have become
And if my brother hadn''t fought it
Then my sister wouldn''t turn and run
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
''Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
I will say
Let me go, let me go
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