A Family Tie Chords

KeyC Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays399

A Family Tie by Maura O'Connell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G, G/B, Dm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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Intro: C 

verse 1 

Her husband is a decent man 
C 
Kind as anyone you know 

But whiskey got a hold of him 
C 
And won't let go 

And even though she hates him when he's stumbling 
    F                      G 
Her heart still breaks his fall 

 
N.C.    C   G/B Dm   G 
It is a family tie 
        C   G/B Dm   G 
It is a family  tie 
        Am      G 
It is a family tie  
N.C.   C 
That binds 


verse 2 

My son who I have loved so much 
C 
Still has somehow lost his way 

He causes me such pain 
C 
Every day 

And you might say, how many times can you forgive 
    F                   G 
Oh, I cannot count that high 

 
N.C.    C   G/B Dm   G 
It is a family tie 
        C   G/B Dm   G 
It is a family  tie 
        Am      G 
It is a family tie  
N.C.   C 
That binds 


Bridge 

It is the very best of gifts god gave 
C 
You have it with you from the cradle to the grave 

 
N.C.    C   G/B Dm   G 
It is a family tie 
        C   G/B Dm   G 
It is a family  tie 
        Am      G 
It is a family tie  
N.C.   C 
That binds 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante