Affection Chords by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] Well, people all over the world, [B] people all over the world, [C#m] people all over the world
[B] are starving just [C#m] for affection.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Well, [C#] but to me this [C#m] ain't funny, [B] to me this is real, so I [C#] thought I'd [C#m] tell everybody
[B] how I [C#] feel about [C#m] affection.
_ _ [B] _ _
I [C#m] said, affection?
_ _ [B] _ _
Now you [C#m] guys, you all know that your friend Jonathan [B] likes to eat food a lot, [C#m] yes, and
I like to do all the [B] things, I like to run around, jump, [C#m] but affection is [B] the most important
thing to me, I'd trade [C#m] in everything else in a minute.
_ _ [B] _
You [C#m] know I used to starve [B] for affection.
I blamed [C#] the world, and it could [C#m] be the world's fault I [B] suppose, _ but I [C#m] was a snob, the type
who said, I don't have [B] time for them, the type [C#m] who says, I have nothing in common [B] with
those, but [C#m] then I relaxed a little.
[B] And I met more folks who liked [C#m] me, and they helped me to reach [B] out and give, [A] and that
helped me to get more of [B] affection, _ _ _ [C#m] and that helped me [B] to live, so I [C#m] say that people all
over the world [G#m] are good, people all over [C#m] the world ain't bad, but if they keep being [B] snobs
about it, they're never gonna [C#] get what they wish they [C#m] had, and that's affection.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] Affection.
_ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Well, [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] well there's telephones, television, [B] and cars, yes, [C#] and there's records and books
and magazines [B] for you, _ [C#] but poor affection sits there standing [B] in the corner, saying
to [C#m] itself, I wish someone would give me something [B] to do.
Well, [C#m] I know it takes nerves to reach out [B] and give affection to [C#m] folks who seem to want
your touch, but [B] you can't tell, cause [C#m] they can laugh at you, and [B] that's rejection, _
_ [C#m] and
you probably won't like that so [B] well, but I [C#m] say that people all over the world [B] are good,
people [C#] all over the world ain't bad, but if they keep on chickening [Bm] out, they won't get
what they wish they [C#m] had, affection.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] That's affection.
_ [B] Keep it up now, I know they want [C#m] affection.
_ _ _ [B] _ I know they want affection. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _