--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of the Affair - Prefab Sprout --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Prefab Sprout The End of the Affair (1997) (Paddy McAloon) From: "Electric Guitars" (Maxi-Single) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS e-B-G-D-A-E Asus4 0-3-2-2-0-x E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4 D/F# x-3-2-0-x-2 D6/F# x-0-2-0-x-2 Dsus2 0-3-2-0-x-x C#7sus4/Ab x-7-4-6-x-4 C#m7/Ab x-5-4-6-x-4 Dmaj7 2-2-2-0-x-x D6 2-0-2-0-x-x Dmaj7sus2 0-2-2-0-x-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | Asus4 | A | E/G# | % | D/F# | D6/F# | Dsus2 | % | A In bed beside you with the curtains drawn C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab For an hour at least I can pretend we're born F#m Dmaj7 D6 To be together and fate alone is keeping me from you A But there's a price we pay when we live a lie C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab And you find it hard to meet my eye F#m When you start to dress as we kiss goodbye Dmaj7 D6 And I know we're coming to 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) A I could tell the story of my love for you C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab With a detailed list of every rendez-vous F#m Discreet hotels we've checked into Dmaj7 D6 How and when and where A But a cold recital of the facts would miss C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab The poetry, the way you kiss F#m The sense of loss now as come to this Dmaj7 D6 The bitter sweet despair 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) A Well I'm old enough to know right from wrong C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab So I tell myself I should be strong F#m In time I'll learn to get along Dmaj7 D6 Without you being near A But I know I'm living when I'm by your side C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab You're a rollercoaster, a fairground ride F#m My conscience and desires collide Dmaj7 D6 Like rockets in midair 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) Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2 [A] It's o- ver, it's o ver, It's over SOLO | A | % | E/G# | % | F#m | % | D | % | | A | % | E/G# | % | F#m | % | D | % | 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) A The first few days are gonna drag real slow C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab I'm gonna think I see you everywhere I go F#m These are routine symptoms ex-lovers show Dmaj7 D6 The battle scars they share A I already miss your worried smile C#7sus4/Ab C#m7/Ab Guilty secrets weren't your style F#m But you had me fooled for a little while Dmaj7 D6 That makes it hard to bear 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) Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus4 A It's o- ver, it's o ver, It's over