FAm
my friend has problems with winter and autumn
FAm
they give him prescriptions they shine bright lights on him
FAm
they say its genetic they say he cant help it
FAm
they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
FAm
my friend has blight he gets shakes in the night
FAm
and they say there is no way that they could have caught it in
FAm
time takes its toll on him it is traditional
FAm
it is inherited predisposition
DmEF
all day i've been wondering what is inside of me who can i blame for it
G
i say:
DmF
it runs in the family this famine that carries me
CBb
to such great lengths to open my legs
Dm
up to anyone who?ll have me
FC
it runs in the family i come by it honestly
BbDmFBb
do what you want cause who knows it might fill me up
FAm
my friends depressed she's a wreck she's a mess
FAmF
they?ve done all sorts of tests and they guess it has something to do with her grandmother
AmF
grandfathers grandmother civil war soldiers who
Am
badly infected her
FAmFAm
my friend has maladies rickets and allergies that she dates back to the 17th century
FAmF
somehow she manages - in her misery - strips in the city
Am
and shares all her best tricks with
FAmF
me? well, i'm well. well, i mean i'm in hell. well, i still have my health
Am
(at least that's what they tell me)
FAm
if wellness is this, what in hells name is sickness?
F
but, business is business!
and business
DmF
runs in the family we tend to bruise easily
CBb
bad in the blood i'm telling you ?cause
i just want you to know me
DmF
know me and my family
C
we?re wonderful folks
BbDmBb
but don't get too close to me cause you might knock me up
FAm
mary have mercy now look what i've done
FAm
but don't blame me because i cant tell where i come from
FAm
and running is something that we?ve always done
FAm
well and mostly i can?t even tell what i'm running from
Dm
i run from their pity
E
from responsibility
F
run from the country
G
and run from the city
Dm
i can run from the law
E
i can run from myself
F
i can run for my life
G
i can run into debt
Dm
i can run from it all
E
i can run 'till i'm gone
F
i can run for the office
G
and run from the cause
DmE
i can run using every last ounce of energy
F
i cannot
i cannot
G
i cannot
Dm
run from my family
F
they're hiding inside me
C
corpses on ice
Bb
come in if you'd like
Dm
but just don't tell my family
F
they'd never forgive me
C
they?ll say that i'm crazy
Bb
but they would say anything if it would
DmFBb
shut me up.....