{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1753982,"song":"Affair On Eighth Avenue","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11379352-affair-on-eighth-avenue-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1753982?type=chord","rating":4.63265,"votes":63,"content":"Affair on Eighth Avenue\r\nBy: Gordon Lightfoot\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe perfume that she wore was from some little store on the down side of town.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it lingered on long after she'd gone, I remember it well.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd our fingers entwined like ribbons of light,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we came through a doorway somewhere in the night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHer long flowing hair came softly undone and it lay all around.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd she brushed it down as I stood by her side in the warmth of her love.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd she showed me her treasures of paper and tin,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we played a game only she could win.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd she told me a riddle I'll never forget[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd left with the answer I've never found yet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow long, said she, can a moment like this belong to someone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat's wrong, what is right? For to live or to die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe all must be born.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo, if you should ask me what secrets I hide,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI’m only your lover, don't make me decide![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe perfume that she wore was from some little store on the down side of town.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it lingered on long after she'd gone, I remember it well.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd she showed me her treasures of paper and tin,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we played a game only she could win.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd our fingers entwined like ribbons of light [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we came through a doorway somewhere in the night.[/tab]","plain_text":"Affair on Eighth Avenue\nBy: Gordon Lightfoot","chords":["Em","D","Am","Bm","C","G","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}