Rick Springfield – Affair Of The Heart (Guitar Tab)

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-This is the studio version how it's played on the album
(Intro)
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(Verse)
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D|--------------------------------------| - This part sounds better
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    Hot in my mouth pulse in my head

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    Mercury rising into the red

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    The smell of your skin can light up
    all of the fires in

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    me

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    Hungry to touch I'm eager to please

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    Out of control and I hand you the keys

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    Every night I am burning to make 
    love to

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    you

(Pre-Chorus)
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                          but

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    Don't try to tell me you think
    It's all physical

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    It goes much deeper than that
you oughtaa know it's an
(Chorus)
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    Affair of the heart               It's an

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D|--5------7--7---5------5---7--7---5--------|
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    affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart

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    Have a little  Believe it's an affair
    blind faith    of the heart

(Instrumental)
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(Verse)
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    We make love it's a passonate thing

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    You shudder and shake sink your 
    teeth in my skin

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    I almost believe you were made to
    be played by my 

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    hand

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    You got the power that amazes me still

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    How you play my emotions with
    consummate skill

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    I don't have to look any further than 
    into your

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    eyes

(Pre-Chorus)
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                         So

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    Don't try to tell me you think
    It's all physical

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    It goes much deeper than that
you better know it's an
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    Affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart               It's an

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    Affair of the heart

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    Have a little  Believe it's an affair
    blind faith    of the heart
(Creepy whisper voice part) (N.c.) - there's a whisper voice part I want your soul right here that's a little hard I'm gonna touch you and tease you to make out but I think this is and make you burn what he's saying
(Solo)
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(Pre-Chorus)
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    Don't try to tell me you think
    It's all physical

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    It goes much deeper than that
You oughtaa know it's an
(Chorus/Outro)                                   - The chorus just repeats
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    Affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart               it's an

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    affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart  You better know it's an

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    Affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart  You better know it's an

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    Affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart  baby an

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    Affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart               It's an

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    affair of the heart               it's an

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    affair of the heart            Oh it's an

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    affair of the heart