Tuning: E A D G B E

FAMILY TREE - Gerry Rafferty Intro: G – D - G – (Cadd9) – C - G – D – Am – F – G – D – Em – G7 – C – Dsus4 – D - G - G -

^C When we were young we used to sing ^D

^G And we could feel the har - ^Gadd4 mo - ^G ny ^D

^C You’d sit there waiting ^Cadd4 in the ^C wings ^D How ^G long have you been waitin’ To ^D let your light shine

^C Many years have gone ^Cadd4 since ^C then ^D

^G Seen us go our differ - ^Gadd4 rent ^G ways ^G7

^C But now we sit here once ^Cadd4 a - ^C gain ^D To - ni - ^G ight we’re gonna sing out D D7 / To - night our light will shine

^G This is the ^D time and ^G place ^Cadd9

^G To bring out our ^D memo - ^Am ries ^F

^G It’s written on ^D every ^Em face I can see - ^G7 ee it in ^C you, You can see - ^Dsus4 ee ^D it in ^G me ^C

^G In all the ^D years we ^G had ^C

^G As part of a ^D family ^Am tree ^F

^G We knew the ^D good and ^Em bad I can see - ^G7 ee it in ^C you, You can see - ^Dsus4 ee ^D it in ^G me ^G

^C I know it’s left its mark on you ^D

^G I see the same things in ^Gadd4 my - ^G self ^C You know there’s nothin’ we ^Cadd4 can’t ^C do ^D We’ve ^G been a long time waitin’ But ^D some things never die.

^C It’s time to leave all that behind ^D

^G It’s time to lay that ghost ^Gadd4 to ^G rest ^C We can’t deny the ties that bind ^D To - ^G night we’re gonna sing out D D7 / To - night our light will shine

^G This is the ^D time and ^G place ^Cadd9

^G To bring out our ^D memo - ^Am ries ^F

^G It’s written on ^D every ^Em face I can see - ^G7 ee it in ^C you, You can see - ^Dsus4 ee ^D it in ^G me ^C

^G In all the ^D years we ^G had ^C

^G As part of a ^D family ^Am tree ^F

^G We knew the ^D good and ^Em bad I can see - ^G7 ee it in ^C you, You can see - ^Dsus4 ee ^D it in ^G me ^C

Break: G – D - G – (Cadd9) – C - G – D – Am – F – G – D – Em – G7 – C – Dsus4 – D - G -

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– D - G – ( – C - G – D – Am – F – G – D – Em – G7 – C – Dsus4 – D - G - G -

Outro: C / When we were young we used to sing G // G 320003 D xx0232 Cadd9 x32030 C x32010 Am x02210 F 133211 Em 022000 G7 323001 Dsus4 xx0233 Gadd4 320013 Cadd4 x32011 D7 xx0212

Gerry Rafferty - Family tree