Johnny Cash - The Greatest Love Affair: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Greatest 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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D#               Cm Fm                 A#
I dreamed I woke up   and you were gone
Fm           A# D#
I reached out     but no one was there
D#/G Cm           Fm          A#
I called your name and nobody answered
G             Cm       Fm A#              D#
And I wondered if I cry    would you care

I had said I love you so many times
But they're just words that you hear people say
And I never knew just how much I loved you
Until suddenly you'd gone away

Now who'd stand by me the way you did
When I was weak it was you that made me strong
And you had a way of touching my heart
Like the words in a beautiful song

Aw we had good times and we shared the bad
So I'll take whatever comes
Because you were the best years of my life
And we shared the cake and we shared the crumbs

Then just before the hurt had built up in my heart
To a mountain that I knew I could never climb
I woke up I woke up to a beautiful world and you were there
You were there all the time

I love you America, I love you America
And if I sail a stormy sea
Please be there to shelter me
I love you America, I love you America

So just keep holding me close and I will care
And we'll show the world that what we share
Is still the greatest love affair
And I love you America
I love you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "The Greatest Love Affair" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Greatest Love Affair" by Johnny Cash.

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