Dear Friend

C F C G C G D G ................................................. D G D Dear friend, it's been a long, long while F C I've been meaning to write you but it was never my style G C F C But what is these days now I'm a family man. G C G .......... G D Am Em C Do you blow sincere kisses to mistresses Secrets on afternoons? D Am Em Do you wear your disguises, feign the surprises, C Em Am At the questions she asks when she dares to accuse? D Am Em Does your past lie under a dustsheet, C G D In the corner of a musty garage? G C F C That's where I keep mine now, now I'm a family man. G C G .......... D Am Em Are your horses still running when the bookies shops close? D Am Em Is the band still together, did you ever get on the road? D Am Em We chased the same women, we drank the same beer. C G D We came as a pair when we ran around here G C F C How are you these days, now you're a family man? G C D .......... G D F C G C F C ................................... G G D F C G C F C ................................... G C G .......... D Am Em C Buy a drink for the boy in my place at the end of the bar D Am Em Give my regards to Nina, slam a tequila, C Em Am And I'll write you at Christmas or I'll send you a card, D Am Em But if you pass by you're welcome to drop in and see me C G D 'cos it's unlikely I'll be round your way, G C F C G 'cos I'm happy to be where I am, living life as a family man C G .......... D Am Em Do you still have your leathers, or did you give them away? D Am Em Do you still dream of Joni and sidewalk cafes? D Am Em Is your Norton still running, is the old man still alive? C G D Do you still get to Dalkeith, is your rent still as high? G C F C But I suppose you've a mortgage, now you're a family man. G C G D ............. G D Dear friend, it's been a long, long while F C I've been meaning to write you but it was never my style G C F C But what is these days now I'm a family man. G C F C ..........now I'm a family man G C F C G ..........now I'm a family man...