Prefab Sprout – The End Of The Affair (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paddy McAloon From: "Electric Guitars" (Maxi-Single, 1977) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-e
Asus4      x-0-2-2-3-0
E/G#       4-x-2-1-0-0
D/F#       2-x-0-2-3-x
D6/F#      2-x-0-2-0-x
Dsus2      x-x-0-2-3-0

F#sus4/G#  4-x-4-4-0-2
F#7sus4/G# 4-x-4-4-0-0
F#m7       2-x-2-2-2-0
Dmaj7      x-x-0-2-2-2
D6         x-x-0-2-0-2
Dmaj7sus2  x-x-0-2-2-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Asus4 A | E/G# | D/F# D6/F# | Dsus2 | [Verse 1]
   A
In bed beside you with the curtains drawn

       F#sus4/G#              F#7sus4/G# 
For an hour at least I can pretend we're born

   F#m7                          Dmaj7           D6
To be together and fate alone is keeping me from you
[Verse 2]
              A
But there's a price we pay when we live a lie

        F#sus4/G#       F#7sus4/G# 
And you find it hard to meet my eye

         F#m7                          
When you start to dress as we kiss goodbye

      Dmaj7             D6
And I know we're coming to
[Chorus]
    Asus4  A     E/G#
The end of the affair

    D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
The end of the affair

Asus4                 A
I could love you for eternity

    E/G#
The fact remains you don't belong to me

      D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
 (The end of the affair)
[Verse 3]
        A
I could tell the story of my love for you

       F#sus4/G#              F#7sus4/G# 
With a detailed list of every rendez-vous

F#m7                          
Discreet hotels we've checked into

Dmaj7            D6
How and when and where
[Verse 4]
      A
But a cold recital of the facts would miss

    F#sus4/G#   F#7sus4/G# 
The poetry, the way you kiss

   F#m7                          
The sense of loss now as come to this

    Dmaj7           D6
The bitter sweet despair
[Chorus]
    Asus4  A     E/G#
The end of the affair

    D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
The end of the affair

Asus4                 A
I could love you for eternity

    E/G#
The fact remains you don't belong to me

      D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
 (The end of the affair)
[Verse 5]
         A
Well I'm old enough to know right from wrong

     F#sus4/G#     F#7sus4/G# 
So I tell myself I should be strong

   F#m7                          
In time I'll learn to get along

    Dmaj7         D6
Without you being near
[Verse 6]
      A
But I know I'm living when I'm by your side

         F#sus4/G#        F#7sus4/G# 
You're a rollercoaster, a fairground ride

   F#m7                          
My conscience and desires collide

     Dmaj7         D6
Like rockets in midair
[Chorus]
    Asus4  A     E/G#
The end of the affair

    D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
The end of the affair

Asus4                     A
I could love you till the stars don't shine

    E/G#
But I'm not yours and you're not mine

      D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
 (The end of the affair)
[Bridge]
     Dmaj7 D6        Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2      [ A ]
It's o-    ver, it's o     ver,       It's over
[Solo] | A | % | E/G# | % | F#m7 | % | D | % | | A | % | E/G# | % | F#m7 | % | D | % | [Chorus]
    Asus4  A     E/G#
The end of the affair

    D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
The end of the affair

Asus4                 A
I could love you for eternity

    E/G#
The fact remains you don't belong to me

      D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
 (The end of the affair)
[Verse 7]
    A
The first few days are gonna drag real slow

          F#sus4/G#            F#7sus4/G# 
I'm gonna think I see you everywhere I go

          F#m7  
These are routine symptoms ex-lovers show

    Dmaj7             D6
The battle scars they share
[Verse 8]
  A
I already miss your worried smile

F#sus4/G#      F#7sus4/G# 
Guilty secrets weren't your style

        F#m7                          
But you had me fooled for a little while

     Dmaj7            D6
That makes it hard to bear
[Chorus]
    Asus4  A     E/G#
The end of the affair

    D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
The end of the affair

Asus4                     A
I could love you till the stars don't shine

    E/G#
But I'm not yours and you're not mine

      D/F#   D6/F# Dsus2
 (The end of the affair)
[Bridge]
     Dmaj7 D6        Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus4       A
It's o-    ver, it's o     ver,       It's over