Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Family Song

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Well, you know how when you're young, there's such [A] a distance between you and [E] your family.
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You just can't see things from [A] the same _ [B] point of view. _ _ _
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[G#m] _ _ _ Papa wants a lawyer and Mama, _ [E] _
she wants an [A] author. _ _ _
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[B] And all you want is for them to [E] want you.
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[E] _ _ _ _ Well, I saw a lot of bad signs and we had [A] some real bad times back on [E] the East Coast.
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[E] _ _ _ _ And I guess you could say it took _ _ _ California [F#] to bring us close.
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_ _ [G#m] There was a lot of hard [E] livin' and some stone cold women [A] on the East Coast. _ _ _ _ _
_ And I saw my papa turn away _ when I needed him [E] most.
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[E] Oh, and [F#m] California, she's an angel.
_ Oh, so heavenly [E] dressed. _
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Oh, and the [A] Pacific, she's a woman.
[F#m] _ Oh, _ must [E] have loved her best.
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[E] _ _ _ _ I got [A] a California rainbow, _ [B] come give them _ [E] thunderclouds a rest.
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_ Oh, and [A] the mountain is my friend now.
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_ She put me [A] to a test.
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[E] _ _ _ _ Well, you know every father [A] has dreams and schemes for his [E] own kid.
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_ _ _ And dreamin' it ain't been [A] declared no _ capital [F#] crime.
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_ _ _ [G#m] But I just hope when I grow up, I'll have [A] my own kids. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] I'll love them all I can [A] and let them make their [E] own mind.
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Now, you know how a mother can [A] hold the son, _ through [E] understanding.
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_ _ _ And my father, he once [A] held me close by [B] _
crying. _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, and [A] my _
[G#m] _ mama's love, [G#m] it don't ever leave me [A] standing. _
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And papa's [F#m] love _ _ just leaves me [E] smiling. _
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Oh, and [A] my mama, she's a rainbow.
The [F#] oddest hair on Sunday when [E] she's dressed.
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Oh, and my papa, he's a good man.
Oh, [F#] he gives me and mama [E] his [A] best. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Oh, [A] my mama, she's a [F#] rainbow.
Come give them _ [E] _
thunderclouds a [A] rest.
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_ _ And my [A] family is my friend now.
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_ _ California [E] put us to a [A] test.
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