[Chorus]
Dm7 BbM7 Am7 Gm7 C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
[Verse]
Gm7 C7
One child / 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 C7
Mama loves / 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 C7 Gm7 D7#9
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
What of it, what of it?
Gm7 C7 Gm7 D7#9
[Verse]
Gm7 C7
Newlywed / 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 C7
You can't / 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 C7 Gm7 C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
Gm7 C7 Gm7 D7#9 A7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
Dm7 BbM7 Am7 Gm7 C7
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
It's a family affair / It's a family af-fair
