First Family

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[D]My folks they were always the first [G/D]family [A/D]to arr[D]ive
     [Em7]/sus4        [D/F#]          [G2]             [A7]/sus4  [A7]
With seven people jammed into a car that seated five
There was [D]one bathroom to bathe and shave in, [G/D]six of us s[A/D]tood in li[D]ne
   [Em7]/sus4      [D/F#]            [G2]              [A7]/sus4
And hot water for only three but we all did just fine

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[G2]              [D/F#]     [Em7]   [A7]           [D]   [Em7]/sus4 [D/F#]
Talk about your miracles, talk about your faith
[G]               [D/F#]                   [E7sus4] [E7]  [A7]/sus4  [A7]
My dad he could make things grow out of Indiana clay
[G2]Mom could make a [D/F#]gourmet meal out of [Em7]just cornbr[A]ead and b[Bm]eans
And they w[Em7]orked to give faith [D2]han[F#]ds and feet
     [G]     [A7]/sus4     [D]     [Dsus4]  (G/[D]  [D2]/[A]  [A7])
And somehow gave it wings

I can still hear my dad cussin', he's working late out in the barn
The spring planting's a coming and the tractors just won't run
Mom she's done the laundry, I can see it waving on the line
Now they've stayed together through the pain, the strain of those times

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[D/C#]   And [Bm]now they've raised five c[F#m]hildren, one w[G]inter they lost a s[D]on [F#m]     [C#]
But the [Bm]pain didn't leave them [F#m]crippled
        [Em7]        [E7]/[Ab]     [A7]/sus4   [A7]
And the scars have made them strong
[G]Never picture [D/F#]perfect, just a p[Em7]lain man [A7]and his w[Bm]ife
    [Em7]             [D2]/[F#]           [G2]         [Em]            [A7]/sus4  [G/A]  [A]
Who somehow knew the value of hard work, good love, and real life

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