Back Street Affair
John PrineVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
You didn't know I wasn't free
When you fell in love with me
And with all your young heart you learned to care
It brought you shame and disgrace
The world has tumbled in your face
Cause they call our love a back street affair
They say I wrecked your home,
You're a husband that's gone wrong
They don't know the sorrow that we had to bear
For the one I'm tied to
was the first to prove untrue
Now they call our love a back street affair
We have each other now,
That's all that matters anyhow
For the judgment of gossip's never fair
We'll just be brave and strong
Then someday they'll see they're wrong
Let em call our love a back street affair
We'll be free to love someday
When all the talk has died away
and the happiness we hoped for then we'll share
We'll climb a mountain high,
then the world will hear us cry
That our love was not a back street affair
No, our love was not a back street affair
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Readable chord sheet for Back Street Affair by John Prine
[D] [A] [D]
You didn't [D]know I wasn't free
When you [G]fell in love with [D]me
And with all your young [A]heart you learned to [D]care
It brought you [D]shame and disgrace
The world has [G]tumbled in your [A]face
Cause they call our love a [A]back street af[D]fair
They [D]say I wrecked your home,
You're a [G]husband that's gone [D]wrong
They don't know the sorrow [A]that we had to [D]bear
For the [D]one I'm tied to
was the [G]first to prove un[A]true
Now they call our love a [A]back street af[D]fair
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
We [D]have each other now,
That's [G]all that matters any[D]how
For the judgment of [A]gossip's never [D]fair
We'll [D]just be brave and strong
Then some[G]day they'll see they're [A]wrong
Let em [D]call our love a [A]back street af[D]fair
We'll be [D]free to love someday
When all the [G]talk has died a[D]way
and the happiness we [A]hoped for then we'll [D]share
We'll [D]climb a mountain high,
then the [G]world will hear us [A]cry
That our [D]love was not a [A]back street af[D]fair
No, our [D]love was not a [A]back street aff[D]air [G] [D]