Verse: F Am my friend has problems with winter and autumn F Am they give him prescriptions they shine bright lights on him F Am they say its genetic they say he cant help it F Am they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it F Am my friend has blight he gets shakes in the night F Am and they say there is no way that they could have caught it in F Am time takes its toll on him it is traditional F Am it is inherited predisposition Dm E F all day i've been wondering what is inside of me who can i blame for it G i say: Chorus: Dm F it runs in the family this famine that carries me C Bb to such great lengths to open my legs Dm up to anyone who’ll have me F C it runs in the family i come by it honestly Bb Dm F C Bb do what you want cause who knows it might fill me up Verse: F Am my friends depressed she's a wreck she's a mess F Am F they’ve done all sorts of tests and they guess it has something to do with her grandmother Am F grandfathers grandmother civil war soldiers who Am badly infected her F Am F Am my friend has maladies rickets and allergies that she dates back to the 17th century F Am F somehow she manages - in her misery - strips in the city Am and shares all her best tricks with F Am F me? well, i'm well. well, i mean i'm in hell. well, i still have my health Am -at least that's what they tell me- F Am if wellness is this, what in hells name is sickness? F but, business is business! and business Verse: Dm F runs in the family we tend to bruise easily C Bb bad in the blood i'm telling you ‘cause i just want you to know me Dm F know me and my family C we’re wonderful folks Bb Dm F C Bb but don't get too close to me cause you might knock me up Verse: F Am mary have mercy now look what i've done F Am but don't blame me because i cant tell where i come from F Am and running is something that we’ve always done F Am well and mostly i can’t even tell what i'm running from Bridge: Dm i run from their pity E from responsibility F run from the country G and run from the city Dm i can run from the law E i can run from myself F i can run for my life G i can run into debt Dm i can run from it all E i can run 'till i'm gone F i can run for the office G and run from the cause Verse: Dm E i can run using every last ounce of energy F I cannot i cannot G i cannot Dm run from my family F they're hiding inside me C corpses on ice Bb come in if you'd like Dm but just don't tell my family F they'd never forgive me C they’ll say that i'm crazy Bb but they would say anything if it would Dm F C Bb shut me up.....
