Runs In The Family Chords

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Fmy friend has problems with Amwinter and autumn

Fthey give him prescriptions Amthey shine bright lights on him

Fthey say its genetic they saAmy he cant help it

Fthey say you can catch it - Ambut sometimes you're born with it

Fmy friend has blight he getsAm shakes in the night

Fand they say there is no wayAm that they could have caught it in

Ftime takes its toll on him iAmt is traditional

Fit is inherited predispositiAmon

Dmall day i've been wondering Ewhat is inside of me Fwho can i blame for it

Gi say:

Dmit runs in the family this Ffamine that carries me

 to such great Clengths to open my A♯legs

Dmup to anyone who’ll have me

 it runs in the Ffamily i come by it Chonestly

 do what you A♯want cause who knows it might Dmfill Fme upC A♯

Fmy friends depressed she's aAm wreck she's a mess

Fthey’ve done all sorts of teAmsts and they guess it has something to Fdo with her grandmother

Amgrandfathers grandmother Fcivil war soldiers who

Ambadly infected her

Fmy friend has maladies Amrickets and allergies Fthat she dates back to the Am17th century

Fsomehow she manages - Amin her misery - Fstrips in the city

 and Amshares all her best tricks with

Fme? well, i'm well. well, Ami mean i'm in hell. well, i Fstill have my health

 (at least Amthat's what they tell me)

 if Fwellness is this, what in Amhells name is sickness?

 but, Fbusiness is business!

and business

 runs in the Dmfamily we tend to bruise Feasily

 bad in the Cblood i'm telling you A♯‘cause

i just want you to know me

Dmknow me and my Ffamily

 we’re wonderful Cfolks

 but don't get too A♯close to me cause you might Dmknock me up F C A♯

Fmary have mercy now Amlook what i've done

 but don't Fblame me because i cant Amtell where i come from

 and Frunning is something that Amwe’ve always done

 well and Fmostly i can’t even Amtell what i'm running from

Dmi run from their pity

 from Eresponsibility

Frun from the country

 and Grun from the city

 i can Dmrun from the law

 i can Erun from myself

 i can Frun for my life

 i can Grun into debt

 i can Dmrun from it all

 i can Erun 'till i'm gone

 i can Frun for the office

 and Grun from the cause

 i can Dmrun using every Elast ounce of energy

Fi cannot

i cannot

Gi cannot

 run from my Dmfamily

 they're hiding Finside me

 corpses on Cice

 come in if you'd A♯like

 but just don't tell my Dmfamily

 they'd never Fforgive me

 they’ll say that i'm Ccrazy

 but they would say A♯anything if it would

Dmshut me upF..... C A♯