Family Affair - Chuck Brown Chords

_ _ _ When we have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ somebody who loves to learn,
_ _ _ [C] and another child,
[Em] _ so we can do [Am] it,
_ like somebody [G] that just might love to burn, you know, man.
_ [D] _ [Am] You see, mama [G] loves to go to these meetings.
_ [Am] _ Hey, you see, [B] it's in the blood, y'all.
_ [A] _ _ I like both kids.
[Em] They're so good to mama.
[Am] _ You see, blood's dripping down.
[C] _ Somebody.
[D] _ _ Somebody.
[G] Hey.
_ Somebody, [D] I'm fine now.
Somebody.
[Am] _ Yeah, it's a [Dm] family affair, y'all.
Somebody.
[G] Hey.
It's [D] a family affair now.
Somebody.
Oh, [E] we love you.
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] One child, _ grown up to be _ somebody [G] that just loves to [B] learn.
_ [D] _ _ Another [G] child, grown up to be _ [D] somebody [G] that just loves to burn.
[Am] _ _ You see, mama [E] loves both of them [D] now.
[Am] _ You [A] see, it's in the blood.
You're looking good now.
You see, both [G] kids are so good to mama.
[Am] You see, the blood is [A] dripping down the mud.
It's a family.
You [Dm] see, it's a _ _
[Gb] _ _ family [Dm] affair.
Yeah, it's a family [Em] affair.
One big family.
Yeah, it's [D] a family affair now.
A family [G] affair.
_ _ [D] A family affair now.
A family affair.
That's what it [Bm] is, one big family, baby.
_ [A] _ I'm like a newly [G] wedded.
I'm like a year ago.
[Dm] _ _ Still [G] checking each other out.
[B] You see, _ [D] _ _ nobody, [Em] nobody wants to blow [A] down.
_ Nobody wants to be left out.
_ _ Now, you can't [G] leave because your heart is there.
[D] _ [C] And you can't [Bm] stay because you're in the weather.
[Dm] _ You can't [Em] cry because you're [B] down.
[Am] You're crying anyway [D] because you are a mother.
_ _ A family _ [E] affair.
_ [D] A family [E] affair.
Yeah, [D] it's a family now.
A family [G] _ affair.
[D] A family [Am] affair. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] A _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ family [Dm] affair. _ _
[G] _ _ A family [D] affair.
A family affair, baby. _ _
[Em] _ _ A family affair.
Yeah, [A] it's a family now.
A family [E] affair.
_ [D] A family affair.
A family affair.
[G] _ I'm like [Em] a _ newly [D] wedded.
A year [A] ago.
_ _ _ Still [G] checking each other out.
[E] Hey, hey.
[D] You see, nobody, [G] nobody wants to blow [D] down.
_ Nobody wants to be [B] left out.
Ain't that right, girl?
[Dm] _ [Am] Now, you can't [Em] leave because your heart is there.
[A] _ [C] And you can't [Em] stay because you're in the weather.
[D] _ You can't [Em] cry because you're down.
[D] You're [Em] crying anyway [G] because [D] you are a mother. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ A family [D] affair.
A family affair.
Yeah, [G] it's a _ [D] family now. _ _
[Em] A _ [D] family affair.
A family affair. _
[Em] Yeah, [D] yeah.
Say I [N] _
got peace and love.
_ Say I got _ peace and love.
Say I got _ peace and love.
_ Say I _ _ got peace and love.
_ _ Shoot, I just remembered your name.
I got something in you that I want to get.
It ain't no thing if you heard of it before.
These same angels, same smoke.
Say I [Ab] will.
I _ [Abm] will.
Say I can.
Because I am.
Now, I feel so confused with you.
I'm going to tell you again [N] what I want you to do.
You take these words like two at a time.
Don't you forget you got to remember to make them right.
Say I wish love had enough.
_ _ Never hear you say [E] I ain't love [Db] enough.
_ [Ebm] _ Never hear you say I will [Db] love enough.
[Eb] _ Because [N] I am love enough.
_ _ Hey, show your eyes. _
Show your eyes.
_ Show your eyes.
You're out of sight. _ _ _ _
I'm going to tell you [E] again _ _ _ [Gb] what I want _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ you to do.
You [Abm] take these [G] words like two at a time.
[Ab] _ _ Don't you forget [F] you got to remember to make them right.
Say I wish love had enough. _
_ _ _ [Abm] Never [G] hear you say I ain't love enough.
_ _ [Em] _ Never hear you say I will love enough.
Because I am love [Dm] enough.
Say _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Dm] I got peace and love.
Say I got peace and love.
[C] Peace and _ love.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
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