Conan Gray - Family Line

intro : D#m F# B . .
D#m F# B . .

D#m F#
my father never talked a lot
B
he just took a walk around the block
D#m F#
’til all his anger took a hold of him
B
and then he’d hit . .

D#m F#
my mother never cried a lot
B
she took the punches ,
but she never fought
D#m
’til she said , i’m leaving
F#
and i’ll take the kids
B
so she did . .

D#m
i say , they’re just the ones
F# B
who gave me life . .
D#m F# B
but i truly Am my parents’ child . .

reff :
D#m F#
scattered ’cross my family line . .
B
i’m so good at telling lies . .
D#m F#
that came from my mother’s side . .
B
told a million to survive . .

D#m F#
scattered ’cross my family line . .
B
god , i have my father’s eyes . .
D#m F#
but my sister’s when i cry . .
B
i can run , but i can’t hide . .
( D#m )
from my family line . .

int . D#m F# B . .

D#m F#
it’s hard to put it into words
B
how the holidays will always hurt
D#m
i watch the fathers
F#
with their little girls
B
and wonder what i did to deserve this . .

D#m F#
how could you hurt a little kid?
B
i can’t forget , i can’t forgive you . .
D#m
cause now i’m scared
F# B
that everyone i love will leave me

reff :
D#m F#
scattered ’cross my family line . .
B
i’m so good at telling lies . .
D#m F#
that came from my mother’s side . .
B
told a million to survive . .

D#m F#
scattered ’cross my family line . .
B
god , i have my father’s eyes . .
D#m F#
but my sister’s when i cry . .
B
i can run , but i can’t hide . .
G#m D#m C#
from my family line . .
G#m D#m C#
from my family line . .

G#m D#m
ooh . . all that i did to try to undo it . .
C#
all of my pain and all your excuses . .
G#m D#m
i was a kid , but i wasn’t clueless . .
C#
( someone who loves you wouldn’t do this )

G#m D#m
all of my past , i tried to erase it . .
C#
but now i see , would i even change it . . ?
G#m
might share a face
D#m
and share a last name but
C#
( we are not the same , same )

reff :
D#m F#
scattered ’cross my family line . .
B
i’m so good at telling lies . .
D#m F#
that came from my mother’s side . .
B
told a million to survive . .

D#m F#
scattered ’cross my family line . .
B
god , i have my father’s eyes . .
D#m F#
but my sister’s when i cry . .
B
i can run , but i can’t hide . .
D#m F# B
from my family line . .
D#m F# B
from my family line . . ( mmm )