Family Tree
View chords used in this chart
C – G/B – Am – G/B
C – G/B – Em – D
C – G/B – Am – G/B
C/A – Bm – C
G/D C D Em
The family car, we barely fit
G C D Em
Christmas time had come again
G C D Em D
Bundled up to fight the freeze
C D G
Picking out the family tree
G/D C D Em
We'd decorate with clumsy hands
G C D Em
In hope that Santa comes again
G C D Em D
And in the morning, wake to see
C D G
Gifts beneath the family tree
D G G/B C
And I don't know where I'm going
D G G/B C
But I do know who I'll be
D G G/B C C/B Am
These memories and names, like leaves, all hang on us
D G
The family tree
C – G/B – Am – G/B C/A – Bm – C
G/D C D Em
We're older now, we all have changed
G C D Em
But we all laugh at the same old things
G C D Em D
We'll spend the night with memories
C D G
Gathered 'round the family tree
D G G/B C
And I don't know where I'm going
D G G/B C
But I do know who I'll be
D G G/B C C/B Am
These memories and names, like leaves, all hang on us
C G/B Am G D D C/D D
We're so much more than blood, we're more than names
G G/B C C/B Am
We're bound by bonds that only God sustains
C G G Am G/B C G
But this time of year we all gather here
Am C D
And I always know I'm home
G/D C D Em
There are voices now where silence was
G C D Em
The subtle signs of growing up
G/D C D Em D
Where one is born, another leaves
C D G
Branches on the family tree
C – G/B – Am – G/B
C – G/B – Em – D
C – G/B – Am – G/B
C/A – Bm – G
How to play Family Tree
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.