Foreign Affair

Appears on Foreign Affairs

Version 1 | Version 2 | Lyrics

Version 1

Cma9  Am7  // Dm9  G7 C/G // Cma9 Am7 // Dm9 G7(13)

       Cma9       Am7           Dm9         G7
When travelling abroad in the continental style,

          Cma9              Dm7    G7(13)   C Am7 Dm9 G7sus4
it’s my belief one must attempt to be discreet,

G7     Cma9         Am7                Dm7        G7sus4 G7(13)
  and subsequently bear in mind your transient posi     tion

   Cma9           Dm7      G7(13) Cma9  Am7
allows you a perspective that’s unique.


                  Dm7        G7sus4 G7       Cma9          Am7
And though you’ll find your itine    rary a blessing and a curse,

      Dm7              G7(13)          Cma9 Am7
your wanderlust won’t let  you settle down.

             Dm9           G9(13)       Cma9              Am7
And you’ll wonder how you ever fathomed that you’d be content

            Dm9                      G7sus4
to stay within the city limits of a small midwestern town.


          Cma9     Am7              Dm7              G7sus4 G7
Most vagabonds I knowed don’t ever want to find the culprit

        Cma9            Am7              Dm7     G7(13)
that remains the object of their long relentless quest.

E7/G#   Am7               Am7/G     Dm9           G7sus4 G7(13)
 The obsession’s in the chasing and not the apprehending.

        Cma7               Dm9   G7(13) Cma9 Am7 Dm9 G7sus4
The pursuit, you see, and never the ar  rest.


         E7sus4/B      E7/B           Am7            D7/A
Without fear of contradiction, bon voyage is always hollered

        Dm7            G7       G7(13)    Cma9 Am7
in conjunction with a handkerchief from shore,

      Esus4/B           E7/B        Am7
by a girl who drives a Rambler and furthermore

    D7/A     Dm7                               G7sus4
is overly concerned that she won’t see him anymore.


G7(13)                 Cma7
Planes and trains and boats and buses

         Dm7       G7(13) Cma9           Am7          Dm9 G7(13)
characteristically        evoke a common attitude of blue,

E7/G# Am7               Am7/G         Dm9          G7sus4 G7(13)             
    unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport

         Cma9                Dm7     G7(13) Cma9 Am7 Dm9
and the cargo that they’re carrying is      you.


G7sus4       Cma9 Am7    Dm9           G7sus4
A foreign affair,  juxtaposed with a stateside

G7(13) Cma9                   Am7   Dm7 G7sus4
and domestically approved romantic fancy,

E7/G#  Am7          Am7/G          Dm9            G7sus4
is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances, knowing

G7(13)  Cma9        Am7         
it will only be parlayed into a 

Dm9 G7sus4 G7(13) Cma9 Am7 Dm9 G7sus4 C
me    mo          ry

Version 2

|C| - |Am7| - |Dm7| - |G7| 
			
|C| - |Am7| - |Dm7| - |G7| 
			
     C           Am7          Dm7         G7 
When travelling abroad in the continental style 
     C             Dm7             G7   C       Am7   Dm7   G7 
it's my belief one must attempt to be discreet 
    C            Am7               Dm7         G7 
and subsequently bear in mind your transient position 
  C             Dm7      G7      C       Am7 
allows you a perspective that's unique 
			
                  Dm7        G7           C              Am7 
and though you'll find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse 
     Dm7              G7             C       Am7 
your wanderlust won't let you settle down 
           Dm7            G7            C                Am7 
and you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content 
            Dm7                    G7 
to stay within the city limits of a small midwestern town 
			
     C           Am7               Dm7              G7 
Most vagabonds I knowed don't ever want to find the culprit 
       C                Am7             Dm7      G7 
that remains the object of their long relentless quest 
    Am7                            Dm7          G7 
the obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending 
    C                   Dm7   G7    C      Am7   Dm7   G7 
the pursuit you see and never the arrest 
			
        E7                            Am7            D7 
without fear of contradiction "bon voyage" is always hollered 
      Dm7             G7                C       Am7 
in conjunction with a handkerchief from shore 
    E7                             Am7            D7 
by a girl that drives a rambler and furthermore is overly 
   Dm7                              G7 
concerned that she won't see him anymore 
			
                      C             Am7 
Planes and trains and boats and buses 
        Dm7       G7 
characteristically 
 C             Am7         Dm7  G7   E7 
evoke a common attitude of blue 
   Am7                           Dm7          G7 
unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport 
        C                  Dm7     G7  C     Am7   Dm7   G7 
and the cargo that they're carrying is you 
			
            C   Am7   Dm7          G7 
a foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside 
      C            Am7             Dm7     G7 
and domestically approved romantic fancy 
     Am7                          Dm7           G7 
is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing 
        C          Am7          Dm7 G7  C 
it will only be parlayed into a me- mo- ry 
			
|Am7| - |Dm7| - |G7| 

Lyrics

when travelling abroad in the continental style
it's my belief one must attempt to be discreet
and subsequently bear in mind your transient position
allows you a perspective that's unique
though you'll find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse
your wanderlust won't let you settle down
and you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content
to stay within the city limits of a small midwestern town
most vagabonds i knowed don't ever want to find the culprit
that remains the object of their long relentless quest
the obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending
the pursuit you see and never the arrest

without fear of contradiction bon voyage is always hollered
in conjunction with a handkerchief from shore
by a girl that drives a rambler and furthermore
is overly concerned that she won't see him anymore
planes and trains and boats and buses
characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue
unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport
and the cargo that they're carrying is you
a foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside
and domestically approved romantic fancy
is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing
it will only be parlayed into a memory