Chords for Lauryn Hill-Sweetest Thing
Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C#m
D#m
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Oh, [F#] oh, unexpected.
[D#m] Multi-dimensional.
Am I losing [Dm] it?
Unexpected [E] sound.
Refugee of, uh, yeah.
[C#m]
[F] [D#m] The sweetest thing I've ever known
[Dm] [C#m] Was like the kiss on a [Dm] collarbone
[D#m] The soft caress of happiness
[Dm] [C#m] The way you are, your style of [D] class
[D#m] I wish I didn't get so [F] weak
[C#m] Oh, oh, ooh baby, just to hear you speak
[Dm] [D#m] Makes me argue just to see
[Dm] [C#m] How much you're in love with me
[G#m] Feel like a queen, [F#] a queen
[C#m] upon her throne
Was [D#m] the sweet, sweet, [A#] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known
[D#m] It was the sweet, sweet, [Dm] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known
[Dm] [D#m] I get mad when you walk [Dm] away
[C#m] So I tell you leave when I meet [F] today
[D#m] Warm as the sun dipped in [Dm] black
[C#m] Fingertips are small in my [Dm] bag
[D#m] More valuable [F#] than [F] [C#m] all I own
[Dm] [D#m] Like your precious, precious, precious, [Dm] [C#m] precious, precious
Baby, dark skin tone
It [Dm] [D#m] was the sweet, sweet,
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
Was [Gm] the, [Gm] ah, [F]
[Gm] [F] I [Gm] tried to explain
[C] I can't [Gm] explain it, I [G#m] can't explain it
Ah, but baby it's invading me
[D#m] Speaking on my mother's [Dm] phone
[E] Such an ace, [C#m] ain't I [Dm] grown
[D#m] You ain't grown
Sweet prince of the ghetto
[Gm] Sweet [C#m] prince of the ghetto
Your kiss tastes like auto
[Dm] [F#] Intoxicated, intoxicated
[Dm] Oh, [C#m] so intoxicated, intoxicated
[Dm] [F#] How sad, how [D#m] sad
[Dm] That all [C#m] things come to an end
But [B] then again
[D#m]
[F#] [E] I'm not alone
[F] [D#m] It was the sweet,
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
[Dm] [D#m] It was the sweet,
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] Watch you [Gm] in your sleep
[Cm]
[Gm] [G#m] Ah, [B]
[G#m] excuse me if I get too deep
Hey, nah, I mean
[D#m] Was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known
[D#m] Multi-dimensional.
Am I losing [Dm] it?
Unexpected [E] sound.
Refugee of, uh, yeah.
[C#m]
[F] [D#m] The sweetest thing I've ever known
[Dm] [C#m] Was like the kiss on a [Dm] collarbone
[D#m] The soft caress of happiness
[Dm] [C#m] The way you are, your style of [D] class
[D#m] I wish I didn't get so [F] weak
[C#m] Oh, oh, ooh baby, just to hear you speak
[Dm] [D#m] Makes me argue just to see
[Dm] [C#m] How much you're in love with me
[G#m] Feel like a queen, [F#] a queen
[C#m] upon her throne
Was [D#m] the sweet, sweet, [A#] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known
[D#m] It was the sweet, sweet, [Dm] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known
[Dm] [D#m] I get mad when you walk [Dm] away
[C#m] So I tell you leave when I meet [F] today
[D#m] Warm as the sun dipped in [Dm] black
[C#m] Fingertips are small in my [Dm] bag
[D#m] More valuable [F#] than [F] [C#m] all I own
[Dm] [D#m] Like your precious, precious, precious, [Dm] [C#m] precious, precious
Baby, dark skin tone
It [Dm] [D#m] was the sweet, sweet,
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
Was [Gm] the, [Gm] ah, [F]
[Gm] [F] I [Gm] tried to explain
[C] I can't [Gm] explain it, I [G#m] can't explain it
Ah, but baby it's invading me
[D#m] Speaking on my mother's [Dm] phone
[E] Such an ace, [C#m] ain't I [Dm] grown
[D#m] You ain't grown
Sweet prince of the ghetto
[Gm] Sweet [C#m] prince of the ghetto
Your kiss tastes like auto
[Dm] [F#] Intoxicated, intoxicated
[Dm] Oh, [C#m] so intoxicated, intoxicated
[Dm] [F#] How sad, how [D#m] sad
[Dm] That all [C#m] things come to an end
But [B] then again
[D#m]
[F#] [E] I'm not alone
[F] [D#m] It was the sweet,
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
[Dm] [D#m] It was the sweet,
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] Watch you [Gm] in your sleep
[Cm]
[Gm] [G#m] Ah, [B]
[G#m] excuse me if I get too deep
Hey, nah, I mean
[D#m] Was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known
Key:
Dm
C#m
D#m
Gm
F
Dm
C#m
D#m
[E] _ _ _ Oh, [F#] oh, _ unexpected.
[D#m] _ _ _ Multi-dimensional.
Am I losing [Dm] it?
Unexpected [E] sound.
Refugee of, uh, yeah.
[C#m] _ _ _
[F] _ [D#m] _ The sweetest thing I've ever known
[Dm] [C#m] Was _ like the kiss on a [Dm] collarbone
[D#m] The soft caress of happiness
[Dm] _ [C#m] _ The way you are, your style of [D] class
[D#m] I _ wish I didn't get so [F] weak
[C#m] Oh, oh, ooh baby, just to hear you speak
[Dm] _ [D#m] _ _ Makes me argue just to see
[Dm] _ [C#m] How much you're in love with me
[G#m] Feel like a queen, [F#] a queen _
_ [C#m] upon her throne
_ Was _ [D#m] the sweet, _ sweet, [A#] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known _ _ _
[D#m] It was the sweet, _ _ sweet, [Dm] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D#m] _ _ I get mad when you walk [Dm] away
[C#m] _ _ So I tell you leave when I meet [F] today
[D#m] _ Warm as the sun dipped in [Dm] black
[C#m] _ _ _ Fingertips are small in my [Dm] bag
[D#m] _ More valuable [F#] than [F] [C#m] all I own _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D#m] _ Like your precious, precious, precious, [Dm] [C#m] precious, precious
Baby, dark skin tone
It [Dm] [D#m] was the sweet, sweet, _ _
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
_ Was _ [Gm] the, [Gm] ah, _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] I [Gm] tried to explain
[C] I can't [Gm] explain it, I [G#m] can't explain it
Ah, _ _ _ _ but baby it's invading me _ _
[D#m] Speaking _ _ on my mother's [Dm] phone
[E] _ _ Such an ace, [C#m] ain't I [Dm] grown
[D#m] You ain't grown
Sweet prince of the ghetto
[Gm] Sweet [C#m] prince of the ghetto
Your kiss tastes like auto
[Dm] _ [F#] _ _ _ Intoxicated, intoxicated
[Dm] Oh, [C#m] so intoxicated, intoxicated _
[Dm] [F#] How _ _ sad, how [D#m] sad
[Dm] That all [C#m] things come to an end _
But [B] then _ again
[D#m] _ _ _
[F#] [E] I'm not _ alone _ _
[F] [D#m] It was the sweet, _ _ _ _
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known _ _ _ _
[Dm] [D#m] It was the sweet, _ _ _
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ Watch you [Gm] in your sleep
_ [Cm] _
[Gm] _ [G#m] Ah, _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] excuse me if I get too deep
Hey, nah, I mean
[D#m] Was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ Multi-dimensional.
Am I losing [Dm] it?
Unexpected [E] sound.
Refugee of, uh, yeah.
[C#m] _ _ _
[F] _ [D#m] _ The sweetest thing I've ever known
[Dm] [C#m] Was _ like the kiss on a [Dm] collarbone
[D#m] The soft caress of happiness
[Dm] _ [C#m] _ The way you are, your style of [D] class
[D#m] I _ wish I didn't get so [F] weak
[C#m] Oh, oh, ooh baby, just to hear you speak
[Dm] _ [D#m] _ _ Makes me argue just to see
[Dm] _ [C#m] How much you're in love with me
[G#m] Feel like a queen, [F#] a queen _
_ [C#m] upon her throne
_ Was _ [D#m] the sweet, _ sweet, [A#] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known _ _ _
[D#m] It was the sweet, _ _ sweet, [Dm] sweetest [C#m] thing I've known _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D#m] _ _ I get mad when you walk [Dm] away
[C#m] _ _ So I tell you leave when I meet [F] today
[D#m] _ Warm as the sun dipped in [Dm] black
[C#m] _ _ _ Fingertips are small in my [Dm] bag
[D#m] _ More valuable [F#] than [F] [C#m] all I own _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D#m] _ Like your precious, precious, precious, [Dm] [C#m] precious, precious
Baby, dark skin tone
It [Dm] [D#m] was the sweet, sweet, _ _
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known
_ Was _ [Gm] the, [Gm] ah, _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] I [Gm] tried to explain
[C] I can't [Gm] explain it, I [G#m] can't explain it
Ah, _ _ _ _ but baby it's invading me _ _
[D#m] Speaking _ _ on my mother's [Dm] phone
[E] _ _ Such an ace, [C#m] ain't I [Dm] grown
[D#m] You ain't grown
Sweet prince of the ghetto
[Gm] Sweet [C#m] prince of the ghetto
Your kiss tastes like auto
[Dm] _ [F#] _ _ _ Intoxicated, intoxicated
[Dm] Oh, [C#m] so intoxicated, intoxicated _
[Dm] [F#] How _ _ sad, how [D#m] sad
[Dm] That all [C#m] things come to an end _
But [B] then _ again
[D#m] _ _ _
[F#] [E] I'm not _ alone _ _
[F] [D#m] It was the sweet, _ _ _ _
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known _ _ _ _
[Dm] [D#m] It was the sweet, _ _ _
[Dm] [C#m] sweetest thing I've known _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ Watch you [Gm] in your sleep
_ [Cm] _
[Gm] _ [G#m] Ah, _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] excuse me if I get too deep
Hey, nah, I mean
[D#m] Was the sweet, sweetest thing I've known _ _