Chords for Family Band

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_ _ _ I guess you folks are wondering [Db] how I got [Ab] my start
Where I learned to sing my [Bb] songs and how I [Eb] learned my part
[Ab] Down in Alabama [Db] with a guitar in my hand Big brother let [Eb] me join the [Ab] family band
_ He would play the old piano, [Db] sister play the [Ab] tambourine
Mama would beat the old bass [Bb] drum and I'd pick the guitar strings
[Ab] We never knew we'd get this [Db] far, we didn't even have a plan
But we sure [Eb] had a good old [Ab] family band
_ At an old Rush Harbor meeting [Db] by an old [Ab] lantern light
Big brother said I'm called to [Bb] preach and I'm gonna [Eb] do it right
[Ab] We'll travel across the country [Db] where Jesus take our stand
With music [Eb] furnished by the [Ab] family band
We'd [Db] sing I'll meet you in the morning in the sweet, sweet [Ab] by and _ by
[Db] Folks would clap their hands and [Bb] shout, my daddy [Eb] he would cry
_ [Ab] Then with a big old smile he'd [Db] say ain't my children grand
My how he [F] always loved the [Ab] family band
_ _ [A] _ _ _ So we headed out for Georgia [D] in a hundred [A] dollar car
_ Mom and dad and all the [B] kids and a beat up [E] old guitar
[A] When we'd run out of money [D] we'd play a one night stand
We'd make [E] music with our [A] family band
_ Don't know of a town in Dixie [D] we ain't [A] never been
That's where the family sing their [B] song, preach, [E] pick and grin
[A] Then one night in Nashville [D] the all night singing man
He gave the big [E] break to the [A] family band
We'd sing [D] I'll meet you in the morning in the sweet, sweet by and [A]
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[D] Folks would clap their hands and [B] shout, my daddy he [E] would cry
_ [A] Then with a big old smile he'd say [D] ain't my children grand
My how [Gb] he always loved the family [A] band
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When I get up to heaven and [Eb] the angels start their [Bbm] song
I _ _ [G] hope the Lord will let the [C] family band play [F] along _ _ _
[Bb] There'll be no tears [D] in heaven [Eb] on that golden strand
But I know [Bb] my daddy's gonna [F] cry when we strike [Bb] up the family band
We'll sing [Eb] I'll meet you in the morning in the sweet, sweet [Bb] by and by
_ [Eb] Folks are gonna clap their [C] hands, my daddy [F] he will cry
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Then with a big old smile he'll say ain't [Eb] my youngin' grand
My how he [F] always loved the [Bb] family band
We'll sing [Eb] I'll meet you in the morning in the sweet, sweet [Bb] by and by
[Eb] Folks are gonna clap their [C] hands, my daddy [F] he will cry
_ [Bb] Then with a big old smile he'll [Eb] say ain't my youngin' grand
My how he [F] always loved the [Bb] family band
_ [Eb] My how he [F] always loved the family [Bb] band
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