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English Love Affair

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Capo 3
(transpose up 3 to play with no capo)
[Intro]
Am, F, G, E  
[Verse]
AmIt started on a weekend in MFay
I was Glooking for attention
Eneeded intervention
AmFelt somebody looking at Fme
With a Gpowder white complexion
 E(stop)
feeling the connection
The Fway she looked was so Gridiculous
Every Esingle step
Had me Amwaiting for the next
FBefore I knew it, it was Gserious
EDragged me out the bar
ETo the backseat of a car
[Chorus]
When the Amlights go out,
she's all I ever Fthink about
The picture burning Gin my brain
kissing Gin the rain
I Ecan't forget my English love aAmffair
Today, I'm seven thousanFd miles away
The movie playing Gin my head
Of her Gking size bed
Means I Ecan't forget my
               Am, F, G  
English love affair
EMy English love affair
[Verse]
AmNext thing we were back at her Fplace
A Ghideaway in Mayfair 
Eall the great and good there
AmDrinking all the way to third Fbase
GPrinces getting naked
 E(stop)
Falling on their faces
FThe story line was so Gridiculous
EEvery single step had me 
Ambegging for the next
FBefore I knew it, it was Gserious
EDragged me up the stairs and it
Ewasn't ending there
[Chorus]
When the Amlights go out,
she's all I ever Fthink about
The picture burning Gin my brain
kissing Gin the rain
I cEan't forget my English love affAmair
Today, I'm seven thousand Fmiles away
The movie playing Gin my head
Of her Gking size bed
Means I Ecan't forget my
               Am, F, G, E  
English love affair
[Bridge]
When I got Fout I knew that
nobody I knew would be
Gbelieving me
I look back Fnow and know that
nobody could ever take the
Gmemory
[Chorus]
When the Amlights go out,
she's all I ever Fthink about
The picture burning Gin my brain
kissing Gin the rain
I Ecan't forget my English love afAmfair
Today, I'm seven thousand Fmiles away
The movie playing Gin my head
Of her Gking size bed
Means I Ecan't forget my
                Am, F, G  
English love affair
                 E  Am, F, G  
My English love affair
EMy English love affaAmir

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

5 Seconds of Summer is an Australian pop rock band that gained international fame while touring with One Direction. This song appears on their self-titled debut album. At its heart, "English Love Affair" plays like a snapshot of a fleeting, passionate romantic encounter.

AI-written from these sources:5 Seconds of Summer — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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English Love Affair

by 5 Seconds of Summer

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

(transpose up 3 to play with no capo)

[Intro]

Am F G E

, , ,

[Verse]

Am F

It started on a weekend in May

I was looking for attention

needed intervention

Am F

Felt somebody looking at me

With a powder white complexion

(stop)

feeling the connection

F G

The way she looked was so ridiculous

Every single step

Had me waiting for the next

F G

Before I knew it, it was serious

Dragged me out the bar

To the backseat of a car

[Chorus]

When the lights go out,

she's all I ever think about

The picture burning in my brain

kissing in the rain

E Am

I can't forget my English love affair

Today, I'm seven thousand miles away

The movie playing in my head

Of her king size bed

Means I can't forget my

Am F G

, ,

English love affair

My English love affair

[Verse]

Am F

Next thing we were back at her place

A hideaway in Mayfair

all the great and good there

Am F

Drinking all the way to third base

Princes getting naked

(stop)

Falling on their faces

F G

The story line was so ridiculous

Every single step had me

begging for the next

F G

Before I knew it, it was serious

Dragged me up the stairs and it

wasn't ending there

[Chorus]

When the lights go out,

she's all I ever think about

The picture burning in my brain

kissing in the rain

E Am

I can't forget my English love affair

Today, I'm seven thousand miles away

The movie playing in my head

Of her king size bed

Means I can't forget my

Am F G E

, , ,

English love affair

[Bridge]

When I got out I knew that

nobody I knew would be

believing me

I look back now and know that

nobody could ever take the

memory

[Chorus]

When the lights go out,

she's all I ever think about

The picture burning in my brain

kissing in the rain

E Am

I can't forget my English love affair

Today, I'm seven thousand miles away

The movie playing in my head

Of her king size bed

Means I can't forget my

Am F G

, ,

English love affair

E Am F G

, ,

My English love affair

E Am

My English love affair

About English Love Affair Chords by 5 Seconds of Summer

Learn how to play English Love Affair by 5 Seconds of Summer with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “English Love Affair chords”, “English Love Affair guitar chords”, or “5 Seconds of Summer English Love Affair chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy English Love Affair chords and for experienced players who want accurate English Love Affair lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, F, G, E, A.

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