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.
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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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A# Cm D# Fm G 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.