Thicker Than Blood
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THICKER THAN BLOOD by GARTH BROOKS
To be found on the CD : Scarecrow
Written By Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks
Transcription by BahramK@gmx.de
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Intro : e |-2--------------------|----------------------|
b |-3-----3--3--------3--|-0-----0--2-----------|
g |-2--2-----2-----2-----|-0-----0--2--------2--|
D |-0--------------------|----0-----------------|
A |----------------------|----------0-----------|
E |----------2-----------|-3--------------------|
D D/F# G A
e |-2-----2--------------|----------------------|
b |-3--------3--------3--|-0--------------------|
g |-2--2-----2-----2-----|-0--------------------|
D |-0--------------------|----------------------|
A |----------------------|----------------------|
E |----------2-----------|-3--------------------|
D D/F# G
D Bm
Verse 1 : She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
G D A
Fell in love with an Ex-Marine
D Bm
She already had three babies; he had one of his own
Em D/F# A ( A4 A )
They came together for another and me
G A
Our family never shared the same last name
G A
But our family was a family the same, and they say
D Bm
Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
Em A D ( D4 D )
Oh, but love is thicker than blood
D Bm
Verse 2 : Wreck out on the highway, rain falling down
G D A
Lord, he must have fell asleep at the wheel
D Bm
There's a number of people just standing around
Em D/F# A ( A4 A )
Lord I can't condemn the fear that they feel
Bm Bm/A G
For that river of red could be the death of me
Em D/F# G A
God, give me strength and keep reminding me that
D Bm
Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
Em A D
Oh, but love is thicker than blood
G D
Bridge : And if blood is thicker than water
C D
Well then what are we fighthing for
G F#m
We're all sons and daughters
G Gmaj7/E A
Of something that means so much more
D Bm
Verse 3 : I see it on my TV but I can't understand
G D A
Lord it's one big contradiction to me
D Bm
How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands
Em D/F# A
And kill each other when we just don't agree
G A
Why can't we see the walls we can't see through
G A
And see what God's been telling me and you, and that is
D Bm
Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
Em7 A ( D )
Oh, but love, love is thicker than blood
Fill : | D - D/F# - | G - A - | D - D/F# - | G - - - |
D Bm
Outro : She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
Gmaj7 D
Fell in love with an Ex-Marine
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