First Family Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]My folks they were always
the first family to arrive
With seven [G]people [D]jammed into a
car [A]that seated five
There was [D]one bathroom
to bathe and shave in
[G]Six of us [A]stood in [D]line
And hot wa[G]ter for [D]only three
But we all did [G]just [A]fine

[Verse 2]
[G]Talk about your miracl[D]es
[Em]Talk[A] about your [D]faith
[G]My dad he could make [D]things grow
Out of [Esus4]Indi ana [E]clay[A]
[G]Mom could make a gourmet[D] meal
Out of [G]just corn[A]bread [Bm]and beans
And they [Em]worked to give
faith [D]hands and feet
And [G]somehow [A]gave it wings
[D][G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
[A]I can sti[D]ll hear my dad cussin'
He's working late out in the barn
The [Em]spring planting is com[D]ing
And the tract[G]ors just won't [A]run
[D]Mo m she's done the laundry
I can see it [G]waving on [D]the line
[Em]Now they've stayed togeth[D]er
Through the pain [G]and
[Em]the strain of those [A]times

[Verse 4]
[G]Talk about your miracl[D]es
[Em]Talk about[A] your [D]faith
[G]My dad he could make [D]things grow
Out of [E]Indiana [A]clay
[G]Mom could make a gourmet[D] meal
Out of [Em]just corn[A]bread [Bm]and beans
And they [Em]worked to give
faith [D]hands and feet
And [G]somehow [A]gave [D]it wings

[Verse 5]
And [Bm]now they've raised
five chil[A]dren
One win[G]ter they lost [D]a son
But the [Bm]pain didn't leave [A]them crippled
And [Em]the scars have made [E]them [A]strong
[G]Never picture perfec[D]t
Just a [A]plain man and [Bm]his wife
Who some[Em]how knew the value
[D]Of hard wor[G]k, goo[Em]d love, and[A] real life

[Verse 6]
[G]Talk about your miracl[D]es
[Em]Talk about[A] your [D]faith
[G]My dad he could make [D]things grow
Out of [E]Indiana [A]clay
[G]Mom could make a gourmet[D] meal
Out of [Em]just corn[A]bread [Bm]and beans
And they [Em]worked to give
faith [D]hands and feet
[G]And some[D]how [A]gave it [D]wings
[G]