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Back to the Family -- Jethro Tull (Stand Up)

Capo 2, or transpose up 1 full step.
Lyrics not guaranteed!


Intro Lick:

    C               G                         Em               A     Asus2
e|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---0-->
B|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---0-->
G|--0h2-p0----0--|---------------|----------------|---------------|---2-->
D|---------------|--0h2-p0-------|--0--------0h2--|------------2--|---2-->
A|--3->----------|------------3--|-----------0h2--|--0---------0--|---0-->
E|---------------|--3->----------|-------3--------|-------3----0--|------
    x    x    x     x    x    x     x    x    x      x    x    x


Lick #2:

This one is played behind most of the verses, during the 'G' chord.
The tab below assumes you're playing an open G (300023); just work
this pattern into your finger-picking, if any.  It also sounds nice
when moved down an octave, but you need to go to dropped-D tuning.

e|----------------|----------------|    (Played twice behind 1st
B|--0--0h1--0-----|----------------|     line of each verse)
G|-------------2--|--0--0----------|
D|----------------|--------0h2--0--|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|


Verse 1:

   G
My telephone wakes me in the ...
     F             C           G             F          C          G
So I think I'll go back to the family...


Verse 2:

          G
Living this life has its problems...
    F         C           G                   F         C         G
Oh, I'm going back to the family,....


Repeat intro lick, then:

Am C D                               C
     Master's in the counting house...
     D                               C
     Sister's sitting by the ....
     G                      Bb                C                         D
     And here am I thinking to myself....


Solo 1 (bass/flute)

Alternate D & C, then end on Asus2


Verse 3:

  G
I think I enjoyed all my problems, ...
    F         C           G             F          C         G
Oh, I'm going back to the family, ...


Verse 4:

     G
I'll get a train back to the city.  ...
        F         C            G                F             C         G
There's more fun away from the family, get ....


Repeat intro lick, then:

Am C D                          C
     Everything I do is wrong.  ...
     D                                C
     Phone keeps ringing all day long....
     G                     Bb                    C                     D
     And every day has the same old ....


Solos (bass/flute, then guitar, then all fade)   D  C  D  C  ...

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