Chords for Family Is Family

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