Family Portrait - Radical Face Chords
Chords: D, A, E, C#m
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Genre: indie rock, folky, electronic
[Intro]
D A (x2)
D
So we start with my father as a boy barely spoke a word of English
A E
Fell in love from a distance, he watched her working from the back fence
D
He learned some words and some clever turns of phrase from his father's book
A
of poets
A E
She wasn't taken in that instant, but grew impressed with his persistence
D E A
They met each other out by moonlight, made love in the nearby woods
C#m
Then her folks became suspicious, when her cycle broke that settled it
D E A
They stole away without their goodbyes, got married in a foreign town
C#m D
Made their way as best as they could. Found jobs and settled down
E
And then time moved on
[Interlude]
D A (x2)
D
I was born in a river of blood on sheets from the wedding day
A E
The room was dark and the stench was thick, my father couldn't stand the
smell of it
D
Mama died in the night cause the nearest doctor couldn't stem the blood loss
A E
Father cried out on the back porch. My sister held me at the neighbor's house
D E A
Oh my there was a storm then, there was a flood of a different kind
C#m D
Father's eyes were often vacant, but his hands were rarely quiet
E A
Sister learned to take her hits well, both from life and the physical kind
C#m D
But I was never one to lie down, despite who picked the fight
E
So we designed our hells
[Interlude]
A D E (x2)
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