* = Single strum
Intro
[Bm] [D] [G]
[Bm] [D] [G]
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Verse 1
[Bm] [D]
My father never talked a lot
[G]
He just took a walk around the block
[Bm] [D]
'Til all his anger 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] [D]
'Til she said, "I'm leaving and I'll take the kids"
[G]
So she did
Pre-Chorus
[Bm] [D] [G]
I say they're just the 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
Verse 2
[Bm] [D]
It's hard to put it into words
[G]
How the holidays will always hurt
[Bm] [D]
I watch the fathers with 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] [G]*
'Cause now I'm scared that everyone I love will leave me
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
Bridge
Oh-oh
[Em] [Bm]
All that I did to try to undo it
[A]
All of my pain and all 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, would 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)
