Am - F G
It's a family affair, it's a family affair.
Am - F G
It's a family affair, it's a family affair.
Dm G Dm
1. One child grows up to be
G
somebody
that just loves to learn,
Dm
G Dm
and
another child grows up to be
G
somebody
you'd just love to burn.
Dm G Dm G
Mom loves the both of them, you see it's in the blood.
Dm
- G -
Dm G
both
kids are good to Mom. "Blood's thicker than the mud."
Dm G
It's a family affair, it's a
family affair.
Dm G
It's a family affair, it's a family affair.
Dm - G
+ What of it ! + Dm - G - Dm - G (2x)
Dm G
Dm
2. Newlywed a year ago,
G Dm
but
you're still checking each other out, yeah.
G Dm G
Nobody wants to blow, nobody wants to be left out.
Dm G
Oh, you can't leave, 'cause
your heart is there,
Dm G
Dm
but
you can't stay, 'cause you been somewhere else.
G Dm
You can't cry, 'cause you'll
look broke down,
G
but
you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down.
Dm G
It's a family affair, it's a
family affair.
Dm G
It's a family affair, it's a
family affair.
Dm G
Dm - Am
Family affair. Oh !
+ Am - F - G
Am - F G
It's a family affair, it's a family affair.
Am - F G
It's a family affair, it's a family affair.
+ Am - F - G
....
(orig. = capo 5th) (Sly & The Family Stone)