Kacey Musgraves - Family Is Family Tuning: Standard ( ) Arranged key: major ( ), which she plays the chords in Original key: major ( ), either put a capo on the fifth fret or transpose to +5 Alternative version: major ( ), either put a capo on sixth fret or transpose to +6 Tempo: 119 bpm Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons (So the studioversion has the capo on fifth fret while the alternative version has it on sixth) [Intro]: x4 They're there for your first year, they give you your first beer When you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year Don't get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far from 'em They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor You'd wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em But you love 'em Family is family, in church or in prison You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys Yeah friends come in handy, but family is family They're there when you're married, divorced, and remarried You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried And you're right back together like no time has ever gone by Can't live with or without 'em, you might talk about 'em But if someone else does well, then you'll knock 'em out cause When it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you got Family is family, in church or in prison You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys Yeah friends come in handy, but family is family [Interlude]: Yeah family is funny, they'll ask you for money Even though they know you ain't got no money They show up at Christmas, get up in your business They might not be fancy, but family is family [Interlude]: x4 You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em But you love 'em Chords: (X 3 2 0 1 0) (X 0 2 2 1 0) (X X 0 2 3 1) (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3) (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1) or simplify with (X X 3 2 1 0) Chords in major: (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1) (X X 0 2 3 1) or (X 5 7 7 6 5) or simplify with (X X X 7 6 5) (3 5 5 3 3 3) or simplify with (X X X 3 3 3) (X 3 2 0 1 0) or (8 10 10 9 8 8) or (X 3 5 5 5 3) (X 1 3 3 3 1) or (6 8 8 7 6 6) or simplify with (X X X 3 3 1) Chords in major: (2 4 4 3 2 2) or simplify with (X X X 3 2 2) (X 6 8 8 7 6) or simplify with (X X X 8 7 6) (4 6 6 4 4 4) or simplify with (X X X 4 4 4) (X 4 6 6 6 4) or (9 11 11 10 9 9) or simplify with (X X X 6 6 4) (X 2 4 4 4 2) or (7 9 9 8 7 7) or simplify with (X X X 4 4 2) Clarification: Chordname ( ) X = Don't play / Muffle If you like this transcription, feel free to check out my YouTube channel where I post tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/astlessons //Robert