Runs In The Family
Amanda PalmerVersion1
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my friend has problems with winter and autumn
they give him prescriptions they shine bright lights on him
they say its genetic they say he cant help it
they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
my friend has blight he gets shakes in the night
and they say there is no way that they could have caught it in
time takes its toll on him it is traditional
it is inherited predisposition
all day i've been wondering what is inside of me who can i blame for it
i say:
it runs in the family this famine that carries me
to such great lengths to open my legs
up to anyone wholl have me
it runs in the family i come by it honestly
do what you want cause who knows it might fill me up
my friends depressed she's a wreck she's a mess
theyve done all sorts of tests and they guess it has something to do with her grandmother
grandfathers grandmother civil war soldiers who
badly infected her
my friend has maladies rickets and allergies that she dates back to the 17th century
somehow she manages - in her misery - strips in the city
and shares all her best tricks with
me? well, i'm well. well, i mean i'm in hell. well, i still have my health
(at least that's what they tell me)
if wellness is this, what in hells name is sickness?
but, business is business!
and business
runs in the family we tend to bruise easily
bad in the blood i'm telling you cause
i just want you to know me
know me and my family
were wonderful folks
but don't get too close to me cause you might knock me up
mary have mercy now look what i've done
but don't blame me because i cant tell where i come from
and running is something that weve always done
well and mostly i cant even tell what i'm running from
i run from their pity
from responsibility
run from the country
and run from the city
i can run from the law
i can run from myself
i can run for my life
i can run into debt
i can run from it all
i can run 'till i'm gone
i can run for the office
and run from the cause
i can run using every last ounce of energy
i cannot
i cannot
i cannot
run from my family
they're hiding inside me
corpses on ice
come in if you'd like
but just don't tell my family
they'd never forgive me
theyll say that i'm crazy
but they would say anything if it would
shut me up.....
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Readable chord sheet for Runs In The Family by Amanda Palmer
[F]my friend has problems with [Am]winter and autumn [F]they give him prescriptions [Am]they shine bright lights on him [F]they say its genetic they sa[Am]y he cant help it [F]they say you can catch it - [Am]but sometimes you're born with it [F]my friend has blight he gets[Am] shakes in the night [F]and they say there is no way[Am] that they could have caught it in [F]time takes its toll on him i[Am]t is traditional [F]it is inherited predispositi[Am]on [Dm]all day i've been wondering [E]what is inside of me [F]who can i blame for it [G]i say: [Dm]it runs in the family this [F]famine that carries me to such great [C]lengths to open my [Bb]legs [Dm]up to anyone wholl have me it runs in the [F]family i come by it [C]honestly do what you [Bb]want cause who knows it might [Dm]fill [F]me up[C] [Bb] [F]my friends depressed she's a[Am] wreck she's a mess [F]theyve done all sorts of te[Am]sts and they guess it has something to [F]do with her grandmother [Am]grandfathers grandmother [F]civil war soldiers who [Am]badly infected her [F]my friend has maladies [Am]rickets and allergies [F]that she dates back to the [Am]17th century [F]somehow she manages - [Am]in her misery - [F]strips in the city and [Am]shares all her best tricks with [F]me? well, i'm well. well, [Am]i mean i'm in hell. well, i [F]still have my health (at least [Am]that's what they tell me) if [F]wellness is this, what in [Am]hells name is sickness? but, [F]business is business! and business runs in the [Dm]family we tend to bruise [F]easily bad in the [C]blood i'm telling you [Bb]cause i just want you to know me [Dm]know me and my [F]family were wonderful [C]folks but don't get too [Bb]close to me cause you might [Dm]knock me up [F] [C] [Bb] [F]mary have mercy now [Am]look what i've done but don't [F]blame me because i cant [Am]tell where i come from and [F]running is something that [Am]weve always done well and [F]mostly i cant even [Am]tell what i'm running from [Dm]i run from their pity from [E]responsibility [F]run from the country and [G]run from the city i can [Dm]run from the law i can [E]run from myself i can [F]run for my life i can [G]run into debt i can [Dm]run from it all i can [E]run 'till i'm gone i can [F]run for the office and [G]run from the cause i can [Dm]run using every [E]last ounce of energy [F]i cannot i cannot [G]i cannot run from my [Dm]family they're hiding [F]inside me corpses on [C]ice come in if you'd [Bb]like but just don't tell my [Dm]family they'd never [F]forgive me theyll say that i'm [C]crazy but they would say [Bb]anything if it would [Dm]shut me up[F]..... [C] [Bb]