Chorus
Dm7
It's
a family affair / ,
Bbm7
It's
a
Am7
family
af-
Gm7
fair
C7
Verse
Gm7
One child /
C7
grows
up to be
Somebody that / just loves to learn, and 'noth-
Er, 'nother / child grows up to
Be somebody you just / love to burn
Gm7
Mama loves /
C7
the both of
Them, you see, it's in the / blood
Both kids / are good to mom
Blood's thicker than the / mud. It's a fam'ly affair.
Chorus
Gm7
It's
a family aff
C7
air
/ ,
Gm7
It's
a family af-
D7(#9)
fair
Gm7
What
of it, what
C7
of
it?
Gm7
D7(#9)
Verse
Gm7
Newlywed /
C7
a
year a-
Go, but we're still just / checking each other out, hey
Nobody / wants to
Gloat, nobody wants to / be left out, uh-huh
Gm7
You can't /
C7
leave
'cause your heart is there
But, sure, 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 fam'ly affair.
Chorus
Gm7
It's
a family aff
C7
air
/ ,
Gm7
It's
a family af-
C7
fair
Gm7
It's
a family aff
C7
air
/ ,
Gm7
It's
a family af-
D7(#9)
fair
A7
Dm7
It's
a family affair / ,
Bbm7
It's
a
Am7
family
af-
Gm7
fair
C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair