Family Tree

G C D G G C my high beams cut the night like a knife into the flame D G tempered by the fire, weathered by the rain and I been beat down and smothered C so much love I can barely stand D G while Lula's swayin' her hips from the dash in high demand C G but there ain't enough for everybody askin' D G there's just enough to keep it close to home C G We all got heavy hearts for the liftin' D G We take turns to hold each other high C and I climbed so tall G D slept on every branch and I'll never fall C (Hammer on D string;walk down to G from the arms of my family tree G Estill County native C I'm a stranger to the fane D pragmatic in delivery G but fall short all the same some might say I've got it all C others might say I'm bound to fall D G to the depths of hell though all I know is love when you're living in captivity C overexposed by liberty D G you frequently forget we're all the same C G We all got heavy hearts for the liftin' D G We take turns to hold each other high C and I climbed so tall G D slept on every branch and I'll never fall C (Hammer on D String; walk down to G from the arms of my family tree Am C shoot not your starlings G D spear not your thieves Am C fruit for the plenty G D ask and you shall receive G rubber hits the pavement C Like a broom onto the rug D G beating out the dirty, bad memories, s*x, and drugs C I can drive the pain away one mile at a time D the closer that I get to home G my thoughts they come divine C G We all got heavy hearts for the liftin' D G We take turns to hold each other high C and I climbed so tall G D slept on every branch and I'll never fall C (Hammer on D String;walk down to G from the arms of my family tree