Family Tree

C C/B Am F G C Every woman in my family has F Lost a child, lost a baby Am G F And every man: a brother, daughter, or a son C I'm only twenty But I know the way F The world can string you up Am Like a mobile G C Twisting, fading in the sun C It's the things you don't discuss F At your hushed Thanksgiving tables that Am Pull you close G F That make you fully one C Every family has their secrets F Has their heartache and their reasons Am For their silence G C So as not to come undone Am La, la, la, la, la G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am La, la, la, la, la G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am G C La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am And they hold close to their lies F To their debts and their despise Am G F Scrawl their names ovеr stolen lullabies Am G Was it the drugs? Or thе drink? F Or the money you let sink Am G F Into the cards in the middle of the night? Am G You crowd in one-bedroom apartments F Work three jobs You're just exhausted Am And you're still just G F Barely scraping by Am G Sometimes you wonder if they're heartless F Or just damaged past the point of Am G C Anything you could ever recognize Am La, la, la, la, la G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am La, la, la, la, la G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am G C La, la, la, la, la, la, la C Every woman in my family F Had to grow up much too quickly Am And every man has been G F Right there by her side Am G Someone mentioned it over dinner F And in their eyes you could see flicker Am G C The hurt of several lifetimes C Every family has their secrets F Has their heartache and their reasons Am G Even when the silence eats them up C Inside Am La, la, la, la, la G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am La, la, la, la, la G F La, la, la, la, la, la, la Am G C La, la, la, la, la, la, la