Family Affair
by Sly and the Family Stone · posted by Turkey_Man
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
4 -4 -5-4 -5 6-5 -6 6 -5-4 -5-4 4
It’s a family affair, it’s a family affair
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It’s a family affair, it’s a family affair
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One child grows up to be somebody
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That loves to learn
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And an-other child grows up to be somebody
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You’d just love to burn
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Mom loves the both of them
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You see it’s in the blood
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Both kids are good to Mom
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Blood’s thicker than mud
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It’s a family affair, it’s a family affair
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Newly wed a year a-go
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But you’re still checking each other out
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Nobody wants to blow
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Nobody wants to be left out
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You can’t leave ‘cause your heart is there
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But you can’t stay ‘cause you been somewhere else
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You can’t cry ‘cause you look broke down
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But you’re crying an-y-way
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‘cause you’re all broke down
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It’s a family affair, it’s a family affair
4 -4 -5-4 -5-66 4 -4 -5-4 -5-46-5-4
It’s a family affair, it’s a family affair
4 -4 -5-4 -56-5 -6 6 -5-4 -5-4
It’s a family affair, it’s a family affair