INTRO: NONE VERSE: C Gonna buy some wood every size and length G C Gonna build it good using all my strength F Gonna clear the land where the house will be C G C And start another branch of the family tree N.C. C Gonna chalk a line and lay a walnut floor G C Build the walls of pine and hang a cherry door F I'll cut the beams above from mahogany C G C And I'll get the love from the family tree CHORUS: Am C I've wandered far and I've walked alone Am F G Till the morning star finally led me home C F Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be C G C Living in the shade of the family tree VERSE: C Gonna fill this place like my daddy did G C With a friendly face and a bunch of kids F Even though he's gone he's a part of me C G C A As I carry on this family tree VERSE: N.C. D Girl, the wind may blow and the clouds may come A D Bringing ice and snow, blocking out the sun G The earth may quake and the ground may freeze D A D They will never shake this family tree CHORUS: Bm D I've wandered far and I've walked alone Bm G A Till the morning star finally led me home D G Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be D A D Living in the shade of the family tree D G Mama look at him, don't he look like me D A D D A D He's the latest limb on the family tree D G Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be D A D D A D Living in the shade of the family tree OUTRO: D G Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be D A D Living in the shade of the family tree