THICKER THAN BLOOD by GARTH BROOKS
To be found on the CD : Scarecrow
Written By Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks
Transcription by [email protected]
Comments welcome
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Verse 1 : She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
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Fell in love with an Ex-Marine
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She already had three babies; he had one of his own
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They came together for another and me
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Our family never shared the same last name
G A
But our family was a family the same, and they say
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Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
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Oh, but love is thicker than blood
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Verse 2 : Wreck out on the highway, rain falling down
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Lord, he must have fell asleep at the wheel
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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
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For that river of red could be the death of me
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God, give me strength and keep reminding me that
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Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
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Oh, but love is thicker than blood
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Bridge : And if blood is thicker than water
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Well then what are we fighthing for
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We're all sons and daughters
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Of something that means so much more
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Verse 3 : I see it on my TV but I can't understand
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Lord it's one big contradiction to me
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How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands
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And kill each other when we just don't agree
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Why can't we see the walls we can't see through
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And see what God's been telling me and you, and that is
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Refrain : Blood is thicker than water
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Oh, but love, love is thicker than blood
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Outro : She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas
Gmaj7 D
Fell in love with an Ex-Marine