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Love Affair chords by
Solomon Burke
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Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
Dsus4
Dsus4

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G
G

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E
E

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Verse 1
E
E

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Am
Am

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A true love is
Bbdim
Bbdim

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a special thing.

Something that when you have it,
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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you should hold on to it.
D
D

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E
E

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Something that you should treasure

deep from the bottom of your heart.
Am
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And never let anything spoil
D
D

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C
C

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that special love affair.

Some men try to find a love on the outside.
D
D

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And sometimes you get what you want
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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and you lose what you have.
Dsus4
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G
G

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E
E

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But it's so easy to break up
Am
Am

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But God knows it's so dark
Bbdim
Bbdim

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and hard to try to make up
Bm
Bm
2

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And then you realize that the one
G
G

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that you really love and need
E
E

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Is now in love with someone else
Am
Am

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Ba -ba -ba -ba -ba -ba
D
D

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C
C

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But then you'll stop and you'll say to myself,

why, why me?

Why should my heart be broken?
D
D

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Why can't I find a love
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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that will just move me,
Am
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groove me, keep me?
C
C

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Check yourself out,
C
C

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maybe it's you.
Dsus4
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G
G

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E
E

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Gee, it's easy to break up
Am
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Bbdim
Bbdim

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Yeah, it's so hard to make up
Bm
Bm
2

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E
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So I'll just keep my same old
Am
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special love in reserve
D
D

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Like it is
C
C

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You see it's not funny

To lose the one you love
D
D

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And it hurts so much
Bm
Bm
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When you're lonely enough
D
D

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G
G

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To be worrying with
E
E

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someone who never cared
Am
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Bbdim
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But to know the feeling of a true love

To compare someone
Bm
Bm
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
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to tease you, squeeze you, love you
Am
Am

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Give you all the love
D
D

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you've ever needed to
C
C

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Eb
Eb
6

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Move ya, honey, to groove you
Eb
Eb
6

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D
D

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And there's nothing in the world,
E
E

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girl, I wouldn't do for you
Am
Am

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Oh, I'll let nothing or no one
D
D

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C
C

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Ever spoil our love affair
C
C

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C
C

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Our love af fair

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Dsus4

  • G

  • E

  • Am

  • Bbdim

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • C

  • Eb

    6

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Love Affair by Solomon Burke is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Love Affair are Ebsus4, Ab, F, Bbm, Cbdim, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ebsus4, Ab, F, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Love Affair is approximately 70 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Love Affair using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Love Affair. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Solomon Burke.

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