5 Seconds of Summer - English Love Affair: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "English Love Affair" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     Cm                     D#
It started on a weekend in May
       G#                    Fm
I was looking for attention, needed intervention
Felt somebody looking at me
With a powder white complexion, feeling the connection

G#                          A#
The way she looked was so ridiculous
G                        Cm              A#
Every single step had me waiting for the next
G#                         A#
Before I knew it, it was serious
  G
Dragged me out a bar to the back seat of her car

Chorus:
          Cm                               G#
When the lights go out, she's all I ever think about
                A#
The picture burnin' in my brain, kissin' in the rain
   G
I can't forget my English love affair
Today, I'm seven thousand miles away
The movie playin' in my head of her king-size bed
Means I can't forget my English love affair

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My English love affair

Next thing we were back at her place
A hideaway in Mayfair, all the great and good there
Drinkin' all the way to third base
Princess getting naked, falling on their faces

The storyline was so ridiculous
Every single step had me begging for the next
Before I knew it, it was serious
Dragged me up the stairs and it wasn't ending there

Chorus:
When the lights go out (Lights go out),
she's all I ever think about (Think about)
The picture burnin' in my brain, kissin' in the rain
I can't forget my English love affair
Today, I'm seven thousand miles away
The movie playin' in my head of her king-size bed
Means I can't forget my English love affair

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

           G#
When I got out, I knew
                              Cm        A#
That nobody I knew would be believing me
(Believing me)
             G#
I look back now and know
                                Fm     G
That nobody could ever take the memory (Memory)

Chorus:
When the lights go out (Lights go out),
she's all I ever think about (Think about)
The picture burnin' in my brain, kissin' in the rain
I can't forget my English love affair
Today, I'm seven thousand miles away
The movie playin' in my head of her king-size bed
Means I can't forget my English love affair

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My English love affair
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My English love affair


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "English Love Affair" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "English Love Affair" by 5 Seconds of Summer.