Learn to play "Second Family Portrait" 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.
F My life started slow C In a town of idle minds G Where daydreams filled the space Between our simple dramas And my mom was strange But she'd always liked to sew And all my clothes smelled like The room I was born in And my dad was calm Never used two words when one would do And my brother's hands were mischief bent With no will to stop 'em And on the whole We lived simply and day-to-day Our fears were trivial They always died with every sunset When I was twelve My affliction came to light And I was told that some things I heard Were only there in my head But I couldn't tell Which were real and which were not And the question loomed over all I did Whether I could trust it And I guess over time It became too much And I was sent away At my mom's behest 'cause she'd grown to fear me Now I live up north In the house for the broken heads And my father comes and visits me Whenever he can afford it Sometimes at night When the voices quiet down I find I hope that I am missed And that they haven't forgot me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC F 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 "Second Family Portrait" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Second Family Portrait" by Radical Face.