The Family Chords by Jeffrey Osborne
Tempo:
77.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
C
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Eb]
the promise of love is for we [Eb] always [Bb] keep.
[Eb]
Our little [Bb] kids depend on you [Cm] and me.
[Bb] So girl, [Ab] let's not fight.
[Cm] Cause this home [Bb] we built [Ab] needs our love to survive.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
[Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[Bb] [Fm] We [Gm] gotta keep [Bb] this [Fm] family.
We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
[Eb] Baby, there's a photograph [Bb] that's been of you [Eb] and me.
[Bb]
[Eb] Two sweethearts, never knew we'd [Bb] face a struggle at [Cm] times like these.
[Bb] Hold on [Ab] to me, mama.
With [Cm] all we've got, [Bb] we're still [Ab] the luckiest two in the crowd.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
[Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[F] Let's hold this love [Fm] together.
We [Eb] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
[Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
[Eb] We know life isn't all magic, but I'll always support your needs.
Anytime you get nervous, baby, know [Ab] you always got [Eb] me.
[C]
[F] [C] Baby, [F]
[C] [F] sweetheart,
[C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] give me a hug.
With [Dm] all we've got, [C] we'll always [Bb] be the luckiest two in the crowd.
[Gm] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love together.
[G] Let's hold this [Gm] love together.
[F] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
For me, [F] for you, for all together.
We gotta keep this family.
Yeah, we feel so much.
We [Bb] gotta keep it [F] all together.
We gotta [Bb] keep this family.
[F] Oh, baby.
[D] For the family.
Now, maybe you struggle sometimes, but together we'll find our strength.
And the family.
[Bb] For the family.
[F] [C] We [Bb] gotta keep the family.
[Eb]
the promise of love is for we [Eb] always [Bb] keep.
[Eb]
Our little [Bb] kids depend on you [Cm] and me.
[Bb] So girl, [Ab] let's not fight.
[Cm] Cause this home [Bb] we built [Ab] needs our love to survive.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
[Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[Bb] [Fm] We [Gm] gotta keep [Bb] this [Fm] family.
We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
[Eb] Baby, there's a photograph [Bb] that's been of you [Eb] and me.
[Bb]
[Eb] Two sweethearts, never knew we'd [Bb] face a struggle at [Cm] times like these.
[Bb] Hold on [Ab] to me, mama.
With [Cm] all we've got, [Bb] we're still [Ab] the luckiest two in the crowd.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
[Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[F] Let's hold this love [Fm] together.
We [Eb] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
[Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
[Eb] We know life isn't all magic, but I'll always support your needs.
Anytime you get nervous, baby, know [Ab] you always got [Eb] me.
[C]
[F] [C] Baby, [F]
[C] [F] sweetheart,
[C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] give me a hug.
With [Dm] all we've got, [C] we'll always [Bb] be the luckiest two in the crowd.
[Gm] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love together.
[G] Let's hold this [Gm] love together.
[F] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
For me, [F] for you, for all together.
We gotta keep this family.
Yeah, we feel so much.
We [Bb] gotta keep it [F] all together.
We gotta [Bb] keep this family.
[F] Oh, baby.
[D] For the family.
Now, maybe you struggle sometimes, but together we'll find our strength.
And the family.
[Bb] For the family.
[F] [C] We [Bb] gotta keep the family.
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
C
Fm
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the promise of love is for we [Eb] always [Bb] keep.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
Our little [Bb] kids depend on you [Cm] and me.
[Bb] So girl, [Ab] let's not fight.
_ [Cm] Cause this home [Bb] we built [Ab] needs our love to survive.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
_ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] We [Gm] gotta keep [Bb] _ _ this [Fm] family.
We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
_ _ [Eb] Baby, there's a photograph [Bb] that's been of you [Eb] and me.
_ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] Two sweethearts, never knew we'd [Bb] face a struggle at [Cm] times like these.
[Bb] Hold on [Ab] to me, mama.
With [Cm] all we've got, [Bb] we're still [Ab] the luckiest two in the crowd.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
_ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[F] Let's hold this love [Fm] together.
We [Eb] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
_ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
_ [Eb] We know life isn't all magic, but I'll always support your needs.
Anytime you get nervous, baby, know [Ab] you always got [Eb] me.
_ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] Baby, _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] sweetheart, _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] give me a hug.
With [Dm] all we've got, [C] we'll always [Bb] be the luckiest two in the crowd.
_ [Gm] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love together.
[G] Let's hold this [Gm] love together.
[F] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
For me, [F] for you, _ _ for all together.
_ _ We gotta keep this family.
Yeah, we feel so much.
_ We [Bb] gotta keep it [F] all together.
_ _ We gotta [Bb] keep this family.
[F] Oh, baby.
_ _ [D] For the family.
Now, maybe you struggle sometimes, but together we'll find our strength.
And the family.
_ _ _ [Bb] For the family.
[F] _ _ _ [C] We [Bb] gotta keep the family.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the promise of love is for we [Eb] always [Bb] keep.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
Our little [Bb] kids depend on you [Cm] and me.
[Bb] So girl, [Ab] let's not fight.
_ [Cm] Cause this home [Bb] we built [Ab] needs our love to survive.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
_ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] We [Gm] gotta keep [Bb] _ _ this [Fm] family.
We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
_ _ [Eb] Baby, there's a photograph [Bb] that's been of you [Eb] and me.
_ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] Two sweethearts, never knew we'd [Bb] face a struggle at [Cm] times like these.
[Bb] Hold on [Ab] to me, mama.
With [Cm] all we've got, [Bb] we're still [Ab] the luckiest two in the crowd.
We [Fm] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
_ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love together.
[F] Let's hold this love [Fm] together.
We [Eb] gotta keep this [Bb] family.
_ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] gotta hold this [Bb] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
_ [Eb] We know life isn't all magic, but I'll always support your needs.
Anytime you get nervous, baby, know [Ab] you always got [Eb] me.
_ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] Baby, _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] sweetheart, _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] give me a hug.
With [Dm] all we've got, [C] we'll always [Bb] be the luckiest two in the crowd.
_ [Gm] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love together.
[G] Let's hold this [Gm] love together.
[F] We gotta keep this [C] family.
We gotta keep this [Gm] family.
[F] We gotta hold this [C] love forever.
For the family, for the family, for the family.
For me, [F] for you, _ _ for all together.
_ _ We gotta keep this family.
Yeah, we feel so much.
_ We [Bb] gotta keep it [F] all together.
_ _ We gotta [Bb] keep this family.
[F] Oh, baby.
_ _ [D] For the family.
Now, maybe you struggle sometimes, but together we'll find our strength.
And the family.
_ _ _ [Bb] For the family.
[F] _ _ _ [C] We [Bb] gotta keep the family.