He's My Brother In-law keyboard

He's My Brother In-law

• Chords

Tim Wilson: He's My Brother In-law
Chords Used
G1
C1
F1

 
Tim sometimes does this song in G, but the most popular version is in C 
 
 
 
Verse 1 
 
 
C 
He comes over to  the house in a three day beard. 
 
F 
Sleeps on the couch and makes the place smell weird. 
 
C                                           G 
He's on somethin' and it damn sure ain't a job. 
 
C 
He scares the kids and stays on the phone, 
 
F 
He's got a car somewhere for me to co-sign on. 
 
C                              G                  C 
He's been dis-owned, and his wife's run off with Bob. 
 
F 
She finally told him he wasn't worth a damn, 
 
       C                                                              G 
He tries to blame it all on Vietnam, but he wasn't there he was 12 in 74' 
 
C 
And he's had a bad back and a messy divorce, 
 
F 
He's got a workman's comp case tied up in court. 
 
C                        G               C 
He can't move and I can sure vouch for that. 
 
 
 
Chorus 
 
C                                     F 
He's my brother in-law, He's from Arkansas. 
 
               C                                       G 
Lord the best man at my weddin' and the worst I ever saw. 
 
                   C                            F   
He's livin' off of me, He's the baby of the family. 
 
           C                           G                  C 
My wife won't let me shoot him cause' he's my brother in-law. 
 
 
Verse 2 
 
F 
Everyday  he smokes four packs of menthols, 
 
C 
Makes about eight more long distance calls, 
 
c                                    G 
Snorts alchohol, talks like Dusty Rhodes. 
 
c 
And he'll go thru your wallet with a fine tooth comb, 
 
F 
And eat your family out of house and home. 
 
C                                G                  C 
He'll cuss out your preacher, and stop up your Commode 
 
 
Chorus 2 
 
C                                                   F 
He's your brother in-law, he's got nothin' on the ball, 
 
                      C                                             G 
The kind of man who would rob from Peter and write a bad check to Paul. 
 
                      C                              F 
He's gottin' out of hand, he ought to be a congress-man, 
 
                            C                  G                   C          
He's the kind of fellow that I can't stand and he's my brother in-law. 
 
    F                 C              G                   C 
Oh Yeah..He's the generic brand and he's my brother in-law.  

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