Belle and Sebastian - Family Tree: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Family Tree" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A I've been feeling down E I've been looking round the town G For somebody just like me D But the only ones i see A Are the dummies in the window E They spend their money on G Clothes, it saddens me to think Bm E F# That the only ones I see are mannequins Bm E F# Looking stupid, being used and being thin Bm E A And I don't know why I hang around with them Em G The way they act, I'd rather be fat than D A be confused... Em G The way they act, I'd rather be fat than D be confused A Than be me in a cage F#m With a bottle of rage E And a family like the Mafia I’ve been feeling blue And I don’t know what to do And I never get a thrill And they threw me out of school Cause I swore at all the teachers Because they never teach us A thing I want to know We do Chemistry, Biology and Maths I want Poetry and Music and some laughs And I don’t think it’s an awful lot to ask So won’t you please get up off your knees, and let me go So won’t you please get up off your knees, and let me go Cause I’m here in a cage With a bottle of rage And a family like the mafia Chorus: A Bm C#m If my family tree goes back to the Romans D Then I will change my name to Jones A Bm C#m If my family tree goes back to Napoleon D Then i will change my name to Smith A Bm C#m If my family tree goes back to the Romans D Then i will change my name to Jones A Bm C#m If you're looking at me to be an accountant D Then you will look but you will never see A Bm C#m If you're looking at me to start having babies D C# F# Then you can wish because I'm not here to fool Bm A around D C# F# Bm A You can wish because I'm not here to fool around D C# F# Bm A You can wish because I'm not here to fool around D C# F# Bm A You can wish because I'm not here to fool around D C# F# You can wish because I'm not here to fool around You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  C#  C#m  D  E  Em  F#  F#m  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Family Tree" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Family Tree" by Belle and Sebastian.