Family Affair chords by Sly & The Family Stone

Chords with lyrics

[Chorus]

Dm7Dm7           BbM7  Am7Am7    Gm7Gm7   C7C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair


[Verse]

Gm7Gm7           C7C7
       One child / grows up to be
     Somebody that / just loves to learn, and 'noth-
Er,      'nother / child grows up to
Be  somebody you just / love to burn

Gm7Gm7              C7C7
         Mama loves /   the both of
Them, you see, it's in the / blood
          Both kids / are good to mom
  Blood's thicker than the / mud. It's a fam'ly affair.

[Chorus]

Gm7Gm7       C7C7   Gm7Gm7       D7#9D7#9
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
What of it, what of it?

Gm7Gm7       C7C7   Gm7Gm7       D7#9D7#9


[Verse]

Gm7Gm7            C7C7
        Newlywed / a year a-
Go, but we're still just / checking each other out, hey
         Nobody / wants to
Gloat,  nobody wants to / be left out, uh-huh

Gm7Gm7            C7C7
        You can't / leave 'cause your heart is there
  But, sure, you can't / stay 'cause you been somewhere else
      You can't cry / 'cause you'll look broke
Down, but you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're
             / all broke down. It's a fam'ly affair.


[Chorus]

Gm7Gm7       C7C7   Gm7Gm7       C7C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
Gm7Gm7       C7C7   Gm7Gm7       D7#9D7#9   A7A7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair


Dm7Dm7           BbM7  Am7Am7    Gm7Gm7   C7C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair