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Love Affair

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Key: F#m
C#/E# is exchangable with Fdim (really E#dim in this key) or C#7/E#. To me adding the 7th sounds
way nicer but it's down to your preference.
[Intro]
|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|       D|     Bm7|
|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m    C#/E#     F#m    C#/E#(not in strict time at end)
[Verse]
F#mThere C#/E#was a F#mlove afC#/E#fair in this buF#mildingC#/E#  
The kind of F#mlove affC#/E#air
That Devery respectable Bm7building must F#mkeep as a C#/E#legendF#m  C#/E#  
   F#mSloC#/E#wly   fF#mestering C#/E#through an F#minnocent "C#/E#By the wF#may,
have you C#/E#heard?"
DHe was perfect exBm7cept for the fact that he F#mwas an C#/E#engi- nF#meerC#/E#  
[Bridge]
And F#mmothC#7/G#ers       F#m/Apre - F#7/A#fer     Bm7add11doctors
And Cdim7law  -   C#awyers
[Interlude]
|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|
|          D|        Bm7|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|
|     F#m/C#|      Cdim7|         C#|         C#|
[Verse]
F#mYet deC#/E#spite this imF#mperfC#/E#ection
He was F#mclean-C#/E#looking and reF#mspectable-C#/E#looking
And you'll Dnever find a Bm7mother
Who doesn't apF#mpreciate a C#/E#natural F#mmanC#/E#  
   F#mSo C#/E#he grew hF#mealthy C#/E#aloe  F#mvera C#/E#plants by the F#mwindowC#/E#  
DHealthy teeth in his Bm7mouth
F#mHealthy hC#/E#air on his F#mheadC#/E#  
[Bridge]
  F#mHe  C#7/G#grew  F#m/Aheal- tF#7/A#hy     Bm7add11wavy brown Cdim7hair on his C#head
The F#mkindC#7/G#, the kind that F#m/Ababies F#7/A#always  Bm7add11go for
With Cdim7sticky little fC#ingers
[Outro]
|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|
|          D|        Bm7|  F#m   C#/E#|  F#m   C#/E#|
|F#m  

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Love Affair

by Regina Spektor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#/E#

Bm7

C#7/G#

F#m/A

F#7/A#

Bm7add11

Cdim7

F#m/C#

Key: F#m

C#/E# is exchangable with Fdim (really E#dim in this key) or C#7/E#. To me adding the 7th sounds

way nicer but it's down to your preference.

[Intro]

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# D Bm7

| | | | |

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

| | | (not in strict time at end)

[Verse]

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

There was a love affair in this building

F#m C#/E#

The kind of love affair

D Bm7 F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

That every respectable building must keep as a legend

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m

Slowly festering through an innocent "By the way,

C#/E#

have you heard?"

D Bm7 F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

He was perfect except for the fact that he was an engi- neer

[Bridge]

F#m C#7/G# F#m/A F#7/A# Bm7add11

And mothers pre - fer doctors

Cdim7 C#

And law - awyers

[Interlude]

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

| | | | |

D Bm7 F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

| | | | |

F#m/C# Cdim7 C# C#

| | | | |

[Verse]

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

Yet despite this imperfection

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

He was clean-looking and respectable-looking

D Bm7

And you'll never find a mother

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

Who doesn't appreciate a natural man

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

So he grew healthy aloe vera plants by the window

D Bm7

Healthy teeth in his mouth

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

Healthy hair on his head

[Bridge]

F#m C#7/G# F#m/A F#7/A# Bm7add11 Cdim7 C#

He grew heal- thy wavy brown hair on his head

F#m C#7/G# F#m/A F#7/A# Bm7add11

The kind, the kind that babies always go for

Cdim7 C#

With sticky little fingers

[Outro]

F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

| | | | |

D Bm7 F#m C#/E# F#m C#/E#

| | | | |

F#m

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