Chords for Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (Official Audio)

Tempo:
108.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

Gm

F

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (Official Audio) chords
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[D]
[Dm] It's a family [G] [Dm] affair.
[Bb] It's a family affair.
[C]
[Dm] It's a family affair.
[Bb] It's a family
[C]
[Gm] [C] One child grows [Gm] up to be
[C] somebody that just loves to learn.
[Gm] Another [F] [C] child [Gm] grows up to be
somebody [C] who just loves to burn.
[Gm]
[C] Mom loves [Gm] the both of them.
You [C] see it's in the blood.
[Gm] Both [C] kids are [Am] good and [Gm] bound.
[C] Blood's thicker than the mud.
It's a family [Gm] affair.
[C] It's [Gm] a family affair.
Other [Dm]
than
Other [D] [Gm] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[D] than
[Bb] [F] [C] Newlywed a [Gm] year ago.
[F] But [C] you're still checking each other out.
[Gm] [F] Nobody [C] wants [Gm] to blow.
[F] Nobody [C] wants to be left out.
[D]
[Bb] [F] You [C] can't leave cause your heart is [Gm] there.
But you [F] [C] can't stay cause you've [F] been [Gm] somewhere else.
You [F] can't [C] cry cause you look [Bb] broke down.
But you're crying [F] anyway [C] cause you're all broke down.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
[C] It's a [Gm] family affair.
[F] [C]
[Gm] Yeah, a family affair.
[Am] [C]
[Gm] [Bb] [D]
[G] [Dm] [A]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Gm] Oh
[C] [Dm] Yeah
It's a [G] family
[Dm] It's a family [Bb] [C] affair.
[Bb]
[C] Yeah
[Gm] [C] [G] [D]
Key:  
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair chords, Practice these chords sequence - F, C, Gm and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 54 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 109 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ It's a family [G] _ [Dm] affair. _
[Bb] _ It's a family affair.
_ [C] _
[Dm] _ It's a family affair. _
[Bb] _ It's a family_
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] One child grows [Gm] up to be
_ [C] somebody that just loves to learn.
[Gm] Another _ _ [F] [C] child _ [Gm] grows up to be
somebody [C] who just loves to burn.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] Mom _ loves [Gm] the both of them.
You [C] see it's in the blood. _
[Gm] _ _ Both [C] _ kids are [Am] good and [Gm] bound.
_ [C] Blood's thicker than the mud.
It's a family [Gm] affair.
_ _ [C] _ _ It's [Gm] a family affair.
_ Other [Dm] _
than_
Other [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[D] _ _ than_ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ Newlywed a [Gm] year ago.
[F] But [C] you're still checking each other out.
[Gm] _ _ [F] Nobody [C] _ _ wants [Gm] to blow.
_ [F] Nobody [C] wants to be left out.
[D] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] You [C] can't leave cause your heart is [Gm] there.
But you [F] [C] can't stay cause you've [F] been [Gm] somewhere else.
You [F] can't [C] cry cause you look [Bb] broke down.
But you're crying [F] anyway [C] cause you're all broke down.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
_ _ [C] _ _ It's a [Gm] family _ affair.
[F] _ _ [C] _
[Gm] Yeah, a family affair.
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] Oh_
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] Yeah_
It's a [G] family_
[Dm] It's a family [Bb] _ [C] affair. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Yeah_
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Sylvester Stewart.

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