The Family Feast

A Dm/E A Dm/E A Dm/E I can see you’ve gotten used to disappointment A Dm/E Maybe that’s the smartest thing you’ve done C Fm/G Every family has disappointing children C E7 You’re the one A Dm/E And I see you like a doggy in the window A Dm/E Your eyes grow wide with every passing car C Fm/G I thought you would avoid these situations C B7 But here you are G A So the family digs deeper D D Bm ‘Cause you take it on the chin Em F# Is there anything that’s sweeter Bm Than when skin is really thin G A And this love that keeps on giving D D C Burrows down and settles in A Dm/E You can sit and watch them volleying for hours A Dm/E But your silence doesn’t really keep the peace C Fm/G Don’t you realise that the one who squeals the loudest C E7 Gets release A Dm/E And I think you’ve lost your craving for transition A Dm/E What you were before will always shine right through C Fm/G You were born to play this permanent position C B7 Lucky you G A You have sanctified this dinner D D Bm You have studied this disease Em F# And they pass around the insults Bm Like they pass around the peas G A But you seem to find some pleasure D D C In this dying by degrees D And they aim to please E So it’s a new night, same old story C#m New drink, right before we A Sift through the allegory B Another pound of flesh released E One prayer for every sinner C#m In where the air gets thinner A All’s fair in love and dinner B E Let’s keep the bandage fresh at least C#m C To calm the beast and join the feast E The family feast A Dm/E Now I know you really want a second helping A Dm/E It’s the pain we bring that makes us feel alive C Fm/G So you’ll sit and make the same mistakes forever C B7 And you’ll survive G A Every family is different D D Bm Every family’s the same Em F# Every family’s unhappy Bm In their own peculiar way G A And your family tomorrow D D Bm Is your family today Bb And so you stay D Gm You always stay D Gm D