Chords for Prefab Sprout - "The end of the affair" (1997)

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] In bed beside you with the curtains drawn [G#m] For an hour at least I [E] can pretend we're born
[F#m] To be together and fate alone [A] is keeping me from [D] you
But there's a price we pay when we live a lie [G#m] And you find it hard [E] to meet my eye
[F#m] When we start to dress as we kiss goodbye [A] And I know we're coming to
The end of the [E] affair _ _
[D] The end of the affair _ _
[A] I could love you for eternity [E] The fact remains you don't belong to me
[D] The end of the affair _ _
[A] I could tell the story of my love for you [G#m] The detailed list [E] of every rendezvous
[F#m] Discrete hotel, often checked in too [A] How and when and where
But a colder side, all of the facts would miss [G#m] The poetry, [E] the way you kiss
[F#m] The sense of loss, now it's come to this [A] The bittersweet despair
The end of the [E] affair
The [D] _ end of the affair
I _
[A] could love you for eternity [E] But the fact remains you don't belong to me
[D] The end [F#m] of the [A] _ affair
Well I'm old enough to know right from wrong [E] So I tell myself I should be strong
[F#m] In time I'll learn to get along [A] Without you being there
But I know I'm living when I'm by your side [E] You're a roller coaster, a fairground ride
[F#m] My conscience and desires collide [A] Like rockets in [D] midair
[A] The end of the [E] affair _
[D] The end of the affair _ _
[A] I could love you till my stars don't [E] shine But I'm not yours and you're not [D] mine
The end of the affair _
It's over, _ it's over
_ [A]
It's over
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
The end of the [E] affair _
[D] The end of the affair _
[A] I could love you for eternity [E] But the fact remains you don't belong to me
[D] The end [Bm] of the [A] affair
The first few days are gonna drag real slow I'm [E] gonna think I see you everywhere I go
[F#m] These are routine symptoms ex-lovers show [A] The battle scars they share
I already miss your worried [G#m] smile Guilty [E] secrets weren't your style
[F#m] But you had me fooled for a little while [A] That makes it hard to bear
The _ _ _ [E] end _ _
[F#m] _ of the [D] affair _
[A] Now I could love you till the stars don't [E] shine But I'm not yours and you're not [D] mine
The end of the affair _
It's over, it's over
[A] It's over _ _ _ _ _
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