One Big Unhappy Family Chords by Isaac Hayes
Tempo:
144 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] I [Eb]
[Bb]
[A] [Ab] [C]
[Em] [G] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F]
[G] kiss her goodbye
[Gm] every morning.
[C]
[F]
[C] And I'm back [G] home by [Gm]
every day.
[F]
[C] [B] [Bb]
Everybody thinks [Fm] we're the [Eb] neighborhood example.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb] And
[Bb] you know I [Ab] wouldn't have it any other [C] way.
[F] I take the [G] kids to church [Gm]
every Sunday.
I [C]
[F] try so hard [G] to teach them [Gm] what life is about.
[C]
[B] [Bb]
They think mommy and daddy is [D] [Eb] something
[Gm] special.
[Eb]
[Bb]
And it would break their little [Ab] hearts if they ever [C] found out.
If they ever found [D] out [C]
[F] we're one [Bb] big [C] unhappy [F] family.
And we're too [Eb] proud to [C] let our feelings [F]
show.
That we're one [Bb]
[Gm] big [C] [F] unhappy family.
[Eb] And we [Bb] care for people that [C] anyone [F]
knows.
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
If I [G] call from work and the [Gm] phone is busy.
[C] [F] I never, never, never, never, never [G] ask who was [Gm] on the line.
[Bb] [C] [B]
[Bb]
If I get home late she don't ask [Eb] any [Gm]
questions.
[Cm] No she [Eb] doesn't.
You know [Bb] why?
Because she's got [Ab] her thing going.
And you know [C] I got mine.
[Bb] I got
[C] [Dm] mine.
Oh [C] that's why [F] we're one [Bb] big [C]
unhappy [F] family.
And we're too [Eb] proud to let [C] our feelings [F] show.
That we're one [Bb] big [C]
unhappy [F] family.
[Eb]
And we [Bb] care for people that [F] anyone knows.
Oh that we're one [Bb] big
[C] [F] unhappy family.
And we're [Eb] too proud to let [C] our feelings [F] show.
That we're one [Bb] big
[C] unhappy [F] family.
[Eb] And we care [Bb] for the rest [F] of our [C] lives.
Oh that [F] we're one [Bb] big [C] [F]
unhappy family.
And we're [Eb] too proud [C] to let our [F] feelings show.
That we're just [Bb] one big [C] [F] unhappy family.
[Eb] [Dm] And we care for the [F] rest of [C] our lives.
[F] [Bb] Oh that we're [C] one [F] big unhappy family.
And we [Eb] care for the [C] rest of our [F] lives.
Oh that we're one [Bb]
[C] [F] big unhappy family.
[Eb] And [Bb] we care for the [F] rest of our [C] lives.
Anybody knows [F] that we're one [Bb] big
[C] unhappy [F] family.
We're [Eb] just too proud [C] to let our [F] feelings show.
[Bb]
[N]
[Bb]
[A] [Ab] [C]
[Em] [G] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F]
[G] kiss her goodbye
[Gm] every morning.
[C]
[F]
[C] And I'm back [G] home by [Gm]
every day.
[F]
[C] [B] [Bb]
Everybody thinks [Fm] we're the [Eb] neighborhood example.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb] And
[Bb] you know I [Ab] wouldn't have it any other [C] way.
[F] I take the [G] kids to church [Gm]
every Sunday.
I [C]
[F] try so hard [G] to teach them [Gm] what life is about.
[C]
[B] [Bb]
They think mommy and daddy is [D] [Eb] something
[Gm] special.
[Eb]
[Bb]
And it would break their little [Ab] hearts if they ever [C] found out.
If they ever found [D] out [C]
[F] we're one [Bb] big [C] unhappy [F] family.
And we're too [Eb] proud to [C] let our feelings [F]
show.
That we're one [Bb]
[Gm] big [C] [F] unhappy family.
[Eb] And we [Bb] care for people that [C] anyone [F]
knows.
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
If I [G] call from work and the [Gm] phone is busy.
[C] [F] I never, never, never, never, never [G] ask who was [Gm] on the line.
[Bb] [C] [B]
[Bb]
If I get home late she don't ask [Eb] any [Gm]
questions.
[Cm] No she [Eb] doesn't.
You know [Bb] why?
Because she's got [Ab] her thing going.
And you know [C] I got mine.
[Bb] I got
[C] [Dm] mine.
Oh [C] that's why [F] we're one [Bb] big [C]
unhappy [F] family.
And we're too [Eb] proud to let [C] our feelings [F] show.
That we're one [Bb] big [C]
unhappy [F] family.
[Eb]
And we [Bb] care for people that [F] anyone knows.
Oh that we're one [Bb] big
[C] [F] unhappy family.
And we're [Eb] too proud to let [C] our feelings [F] show.
That we're one [Bb] big
[C] unhappy [F] family.
[Eb] And we care [Bb] for the rest [F] of our [C] lives.
Oh that [F] we're one [Bb] big [C] [F]
unhappy family.
And we're [Eb] too proud [C] to let our [F] feelings show.
That we're just [Bb] one big [C] [F] unhappy family.
[Eb] [Dm] And we care for the [F] rest of [C] our lives.
[F] [Bb] Oh that we're [C] one [F] big unhappy family.
And we [Eb] care for the [C] rest of our [F] lives.
Oh that we're one [Bb]
[C] [F] big unhappy family.
[Eb] And [Bb] we care for the [F] rest of our [C] lives.
Anybody knows [F] that we're one [Bb] big
[C] unhappy [F] family.
We're [Eb] just too proud [C] to let our [F] feelings show.
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Eb
Gm
C
F
Bb
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] kiss her goodbye _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ every _ morning. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And I'm back [G] home _ by _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
every _ day.
_ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ Everybody _ _ _ thinks _ _ [Fm] we're the [Eb] neighborhood _ example.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] And _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ you know I [Ab] wouldn't have it _ _ _ any other [C] _ _ way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ I _ _ take the [G] kids to church _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
every Sunday. _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ try so hard [G] _ to teach them _ [Gm] what life is _ _ _ about.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
They think mommy and daddy _ _ is [D] _ [Eb] _ something _
_ [Gm] _ special.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
And it would break their little [Ab] hearts _ _ if _ they ever [C] found _ _ out. _ _
If they ever found [D] out _ [C] _
[F] we're one _ [Bb] _ big _ _ [C] _ unhappy [F] _ family.
_ And we're too [Eb] _ proud to [C] let our feelings [F] _
show.
That we're one _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] big [C] _ _ [F] unhappy _ family.
_ [Eb] And we [Bb] care for people that [C] _ anyone [F] _
knows.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If I [G] call from work _ _ _ and the [Gm] phone is _ busy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] I _ never, never, never, never, never [G] _ ask _ _ _ _ who was [Gm] on the line. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I get home late _ _ she don't ask [Eb] any _ _ [Gm] _
questions.
[Cm] No _ _ she [Eb] doesn't.
You know [Bb] why? _ _ _
_ _ Because she's got [Ab] her thing going.
_ And you know [C] I got mine.
_ _ _ [Bb] I got _
[C] [Dm] mine.
Oh [C] that's why [F] we're one _ [Bb] _ big _ [C] _
unhappy [F] _ _ family.
_ And we're too [Eb] _ proud to let [C] our feelings [F] _ show.
That we're one _ [Bb] _ big _ [C] _
unhappy [F] _ _ family.
_ [Eb]
And we [Bb] care for people that [F] anyone _ knows.
Oh that we're one _ [Bb] _ big _
[C] _ _ [F] unhappy _ family. _
And we're [Eb] too _ proud to let [C] our feelings [F] show. _
That we're one _ [Bb] big _
_ [C] unhappy _ [F] _ family. _
[Eb] And we care [Bb] for the rest [F] of our [C] lives. _
Oh that [F] we're one _ _ [Bb] _ big _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
unhappy family.
And we're [Eb] too proud _ _ [C] to let our [F] feelings show.
That we're just _ [Bb] one big _ [C] _ _ [F] unhappy _ family.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] And we care for the [F] rest of [C] _ our lives.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] Oh that we're _ [C] one _ _ [F] big unhappy family.
_ And we [Eb] care for _ the [C] rest of our [F] _ _ lives.
Oh that we're one [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ big unhappy family.
_ [Eb] _ And [Bb] we care for the [F] rest of our [C] lives.
Anybody knows [F] that we're one [Bb] big _ _
_ [C] _ unhappy [F] _ family. _
_ _ We're [Eb] just too proud _ [C] to let our [F] feelings show. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] kiss her goodbye _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ every _ morning. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And I'm back [G] home _ by _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
every _ day.
_ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ Everybody _ _ _ thinks _ _ [Fm] we're the [Eb] neighborhood _ example.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] And _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ you know I [Ab] wouldn't have it _ _ _ any other [C] _ _ way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ I _ _ take the [G] kids to church _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
every Sunday. _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ try so hard [G] _ to teach them _ [Gm] what life is _ _ _ about.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
They think mommy and daddy _ _ is [D] _ [Eb] _ something _
_ [Gm] _ special.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
And it would break their little [Ab] hearts _ _ if _ they ever [C] found _ _ out. _ _
If they ever found [D] out _ [C] _
[F] we're one _ [Bb] _ big _ _ [C] _ unhappy [F] _ family.
_ And we're too [Eb] _ proud to [C] let our feelings [F] _
show.
That we're one _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] big [C] _ _ [F] unhappy _ family.
_ [Eb] And we [Bb] care for people that [C] _ anyone [F] _
knows.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If I [G] call from work _ _ _ and the [Gm] phone is _ busy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] I _ never, never, never, never, never [G] _ ask _ _ _ _ who was [Gm] on the line. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I get home late _ _ she don't ask [Eb] any _ _ [Gm] _
questions.
[Cm] No _ _ she [Eb] doesn't.
You know [Bb] why? _ _ _
_ _ Because she's got [Ab] her thing going.
_ And you know [C] I got mine.
_ _ _ [Bb] I got _
[C] [Dm] mine.
Oh [C] that's why [F] we're one _ [Bb] _ big _ [C] _
unhappy [F] _ _ family.
_ And we're too [Eb] _ proud to let [C] our feelings [F] _ show.
That we're one _ [Bb] _ big _ [C] _
unhappy [F] _ _ family.
_ [Eb]
And we [Bb] care for people that [F] anyone _ knows.
Oh that we're one _ [Bb] _ big _
[C] _ _ [F] unhappy _ family. _
And we're [Eb] too _ proud to let [C] our feelings [F] show. _
That we're one _ [Bb] big _
_ [C] unhappy _ [F] _ family. _
[Eb] And we care [Bb] for the rest [F] of our [C] lives. _
Oh that [F] we're one _ _ [Bb] _ big _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
unhappy family.
And we're [Eb] too proud _ _ [C] to let our [F] feelings show.
That we're just _ [Bb] one big _ [C] _ _ [F] unhappy _ family.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] And we care for the [F] rest of [C] _ our lives.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] Oh that we're _ [C] one _ _ [F] big unhappy family.
_ And we [Eb] care for _ the [C] rest of our [F] _ _ lives.
Oh that we're one [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ big unhappy family.
_ [Eb] _ And [Bb] we care for the [F] rest of our [C] lives.
Anybody knows [F] that we're one [Bb] big _ _
_ [C] _ unhappy [F] _ family. _
_ _ We're [Eb] just too proud _ [C] to let our [F] feelings show. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _