Intro
D x4
Verse
They're [D]there for your first year, they give you your first beer
When [Em]you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year
Don't [A]get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far [D]from 'em
D x2
[D]They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor
You'd [Em]wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker
You [A]might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em
But you [D]love 'em
Chorus
[D]Family is family, in [Em]church or in prison
You [A]get what you get, and you [G]don't get to [A]pick 'em
They [D]might smoke like chimneys, but [Em]give you their kidneys
Yeah, [A]friends come in handy, but [G]family is [A]family
D x2
Verse
They're [D]there when you're married, divorced, and remarried
You [Em]fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
And you're [A]right back together like no time has ever gone [D]by
D x2
Can't live [D]with or without 'em; you might talk about 'em
But if [Em]someone else does, well, then you'll knock 'em out cause
When [A]it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you [D]got
Chorus
[D]Family is family, in [Em]church or in prison
[A]You get what you get, and you [G]don't get to [A]pick 'em
They [D]might smoke like chimneys, but [Em]give you their kidneys
Yeah, [A]friends come in handy, but [G]family is [A]family
Middle eight
[D] [Em] [G] [A]
Chorus
Yeah, [D]family is funny, they'll [Em]ask you for money
[A]Even though they know you [G]ain't got no [A]money
They [D]show up at Christmas, get [Em]up in your business
They [A]might not be fancy, but [G]family is [A]family
D x4
Outro/Vers
You [A]might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em
But you [D]love 'em
D x4
Verse
They're [D]there for your first year, they give you your first beer
When [Em]you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year
Don't [A]get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far [D]from 'em
D x2
[D]They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor
You'd [Em]wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker
You [A]might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em
But you [D]love 'em
Chorus
[D]Family is family, in [Em]church or in prison
You [A]get what you get, and you [G]don't get to [A]pick 'em
They [D]might smoke like chimneys, but [Em]give you their kidneys
Yeah, [A]friends come in handy, but [G]family is [A]family
D x2
Verse
They're [D]there when you're married, divorced, and remarried
You [Em]fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
And you're [A]right back together like no time has ever gone [D]by
D x2
Can't live [D]with or without 'em; you might talk about 'em
But if [Em]someone else does, well, then you'll knock 'em out cause
When [A]it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you [D]got
Chorus
[D]Family is family, in [Em]church or in prison
[A]You get what you get, and you [G]don't get to [A]pick 'em
They [D]might smoke like chimneys, but [Em]give you their kidneys
Yeah, [A]friends come in handy, but [G]family is [A]family
Middle eight
[D] [Em] [G] [A]
Chorus
Yeah, [D]family is funny, they'll [Em]ask you for money
[A]Even though they know you [G]ain't got no [A]money
They [D]show up at Christmas, get [Em]up in your business
They [A]might not be fancy, but [G]family is [A]family
D x4
Outro/Vers
You [A]might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em
But you [D]love 'em
