Family Affair
Words & Music:
Sly & The Family Stone
CHORUS 1:
Dm7
BbM7 Dm7/A Gm7 C7
It's a family affair, it's a
family aff----air.
Dm7
BbM7 Dm7/A Gm7 C7
It's a family affair, it's a
family aff----air.
Gm7 C7
Gm7
C7
One child grows up to be
somebody that just loves to learn.
Gm7 C7
Gm7
C7 Gm7
And another child grows up to
be somebody you'd just love to burn.
C7
Gm7 C7 Gm7
Mom loves the both of them;
you see, it's in the blood.
C7
Gm7
C7
Both kids are good to Mom;
blood's thicker than the mud.
Gm7
It's a family affair.
CHORUS 2:
Gm7 C7 Gm7
Dm Dm7
It's a family affair. It's a family affair
INSTRUMENTAL OVER: Gm7 C7 [3x] Gm7 Dm7
Newlywed a year ago; but
you're still checking each other out, yeah.
Nobody wants to blow, nobody
wants to be left out.
You can't leave, 'cause your
heart is there.
But you can't stay, 'cause you
been somewhere else.
You can't cry, 'cause you'll
look broke down.
But you're cryin' anyway
'cause you're all broke down.
It's a family affair.
CHORUS 3:
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
It's a family affair. It's a family affair
Gm7 C7
Gm7
Dm7
It's a family affair. It's a family affair
INTERLUDE: A7 A7/C# going back into chorus
CHORUS 1 REPRISE: [repeat
and out on Gm7 to C7]