Kacey Musgraves - Family Is Family: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Family Is Family" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Family Is Family Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kacey Musgraves

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Family Is Family" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        F
They're there for your first year, they
give you your first beer
     Gm
When you get your heart broke, they're
there for your worst year
       C
Don't get you at all, but your apple
                         F
don't fall too far from 'em

     F
They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor
      Gm
You'd wash your hands of them, but blood's
always thicker
    C
You might look just like 'em; that don't
mean you're like 'em
         F
But you love 'em

Chorus:
F                      A#
Family is family, in church or in prison
     C                         A#           C
You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em
      F                              A#
They might smoke like chimneys, but give
you their kidneys
        C                         A#         C
Yeah, friends come in handy, but family is family

They're there when you're married, divorced
and remarried
You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried
And you're right back together like
no time has ever gone by

Can't live with or without 'em; you
might talk about 'em
But if someone else does, well, then
you'll knock 'em out 'cause
When it's all said and done, they're
the only ones that you got

Chorus

Yeah, family is funny, they'll ask you for money
Even though they know you ain't got no money
They show up at Christmas, get up in your business
They might not be fancy, but family is family

You might look just like 'em;
that don't mean you're like 'em
But you love 'em


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 Is Family" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Family Is Family" by Kacey Musgraves.