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Song title:      Family Man
Original Album:  H2O (Hall & Oates)

Words and Music by Michael Oldfield, Timothy Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye,
                      Morris Brough Pert and Maggie Reilly

Copyright © 1982 Virgin Records
Published by UMG Music Publishing Inc. Concord Music Publishing LLC,
               and BMG Rights Management

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Key to tab
----------
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
_  - tied note



VERSE1:
Chords:
Dm7  xx0211 or x57565


| Dm7     | %                     | %                     | %
  She had a sulky smile, she took a standard pose as she presented herself.

| %     | %                      | %                          | %
  She had sultry eyes, she made it perfectly plain that she was his for a price.



CHORUS:
Chords:
Bbmaj7  x1323x or 687766
Dm7     xx0211 or x5756x
Am7     x02010 or 575555


            | Bbmaj7              | %
But he said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man,

     | Dm7                      | Am7  Dm7 |
And my bark is much worse than my bite!"

        | Bbmaj7              | %
He said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man.

     | Dm7                   | Am7  Dm7 |
If you push me too far, I just might



[play: (distorted) Guitar Fill1]  [x2]

Guitar Fill1
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-12------10------9-------7-------|-9-----9-----7____---12\10/12\10/12--|
|---------------------------------|---------10--------------------------|
|-10------8-------7-------5-------|-7-----7-----5____---10\8/-10\8/-10--|
|---------------------------------|---------8---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - &  -  4  -  & - |



|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------12\10/12\10/12--|---------------------12\10/12\10/12--|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------10\8/-10\8/-10--|---------------------10\8/-10\8/-10--|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - &  -  4  -  & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - &  -  4  -  & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8b--8b--8b--8b--8---8---8---8---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Dm7  xx0211 or x57565


| Dm7    | %                     | %                       | %
  She wore hurt surprise as she re-checked her make-up to protect herself.

| %         | %
  Dropped her price and pride,

          | %                        | % 
she made it totally clear that she was his for a night.



[repeat CHORUS]



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Dm7  xx0211 or x57565


| Dm7    | %                          | %                 | %
  She gave him her look that would have worked on any other man around.

| %           | %
  He looked her up and down,

           | %                          | % 
She knows he couldn't decide if he should hold his ground


[repeat CHORUS]


[repeat Guitar Fill1]  [x2]


[Guitar SOLO]


VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Dm7  xx0211 or x57565


| Dm7       | %                        | %                   | %
  She turned, tossed her head unlike her opening move, a final exit line.

| %       | %                      | %                         | %
  He waited much too long but by the time he got his courage up, she was gone

Then he screamed,


[repeat CHORUS to fade]