[Intro] Bm D G Bm D G [Verse 1] Bm D My father never talked a lot G He just took a walk around the block Bm 'Til all his anger D took a hold of him G And then he'd hit Bm D My mother never cried a lot G She took the punches, but she never fought Bm 'Til she said, "I'm leaving D and I'll take the kids" G So she did
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[Pre-Chorus] Bm I say they're just the D G ones who gave me life Bm D G* But I truly am my parents' child [Chorus] Bm D Scattered 'cross my family line G I'm so good at telling lies Bm D That came from my mother's side G Told a million to survive Bm D Scattered 'cross my family line G God, I have my father's eyes Bm D But my sister's when I cry G I can run, but I can't hide Bm D G From my family line
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[Verse 2]
Bm D
It's hard to put it into words
G
How the holidays will always hurt
Bm
I watch the fathers with
D
their little girls
G
And wonder what I did to deserve this
Bm D
How could you hurt a little kid?
G
I can't forget, I can't forgive you
Bm D
'Cause now I'm scared that everyone
G*
I love will leave me
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[Chorus] Bm D Scattered 'cross my family line G I'm so good at telling lies Bm D That came from my mother's side G Told a million to survive Bm D Scattered 'cross my family line G God, I have my father's eyes Bm D But my sister's when I cry G I can run, but I can't hide Em Bm A From my family line [Post-Chorus] Em Bm A From my family line
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[Bridge] Oh-oh Em Bm All that I did to try to undo it A All of my pain and all of your excuses Em Bm I was a kid, but I wasn't clueless A (Someone who loves you wouldn't do this) Em Bm All of my past I try to erase it A But now I see what I even change it Em Bm Might share a face and share a last name but A (We are not the same, same) [Chorus] Bm D Scattered 'cross my family line G I'm so good at telling lies Bm D That came from my mother's side G Told a million to survive Bm D Scattered 'cross my family line G God, I have my father's eyes Bm D But my sister's when I cry G I can run, but I can't hide Bm D G From my family line [Outro] Bm D G From my family line (Mmhm)
