Biography:
Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 hit with the song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.
As a folk-rock solo singer in the 1960s, McGuire is best known for his hits "Eve of Destruction" and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan, as were his other chart successes, "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)." The latter two were co-written by Steve Barri.
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She had a bad childhood
when she was very young
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so don't judge her too badly
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she had a schizophrenic mother
who worked in the gutter
and woulda sold herself
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to the devil gladly
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what a sad environment
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a bud-ridden tenement
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and when they couldn't pay the rent
it was 'cause her father was out
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getting liquored
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oh, the stones been cast
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and blood's thicker than water
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and the sins of a family fall on the daughter
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all the sins of a family fall on the daughter
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at the age of 16 she had been around more
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than any girl over 30
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and the high I. Q.'s who condemned her
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knew she was a product of poor heredity
Em Am
it's a fictitious fact when you fall on your back
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you can backtrack failure with inspection without exception
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ah the sins of a family fall on the daughter
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yea the sins of a family fall on the daughter
break- C-G-C
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ah the devil is open to all of us
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heavens selects a precious few
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it takes some inside pull to get
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Gabriel make an angel of you
Em Am
one can't live a lie then expect to die
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ah-with a soul in paradise
you know you gotta pay the price
like you oughtta
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blood's thicker than water
C F C G C
and the sins of a family fall on the daughter
C F C G C
yea the sins of a family fall on the daughter
F
She had a bad childhood
when she was very young
C
so don't judge her too badly
F
she had a schizophrenic mother
who worked in the gutter
and woulda sold herself
C
to the devil gladly
Em
what a sad environment
Am
a bud-ridden tenement
C
and when they couldn't pay the rent
it was 'cause her father was out
G G7
getting liquored
C
oh, the stones been cast
G
and blood's thicker than water
C F C G C
and the sins of a family fall on the daughter
C F C G C
all the sins of a family fall on the daughter
F
at the age of 16 she had been around more
C
than any girl over 30
F
and the high I. Q.'s who condemned her
C
knew she was a product of poor heredity
Em Am
it's a fictitious fact when you fall on your back
C G
you can backtrack failure with inspection without exception
C F C G C
ah the sins of a family fall on the daughter
C F C G C
yea the sins of a family fall on the daughter
break- C-G-C
F
ah the devil is open to all of us
C
heavens selects a precious few
F
it takes some inside pull to get
C
Gabriel make an angel of you
Em Am
one can't live a lie then expect to die
C
ah-with a soul in paradise
you know you gotta pay the price
like you oughtta
G
blood's thicker than water
C F C G C
and the sins of a family fall on the daughter
C F C G C
yea the sins of a family fall on the daughter
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