Sweet Dreams Chords by Split Enz

Tempo:
99.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sweet Dreams. Split Enz 1976 chords
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[C] [D] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C] I went [D] weak in [G] the knees for the first time [C] I saw y'all [Bm] Deep [G] inside.
[D] Stayin' [C] there in your well, [D] or [G] givin' it a try.
You [D] do [C] what you will, but [Em] [A] I see the lonely [Em] wall.
It's nothing [B] real [A] to [Em] me.
I just [B] let you [C#m] like fifteen million [A] other [B] angels.
[C]
[G] Try, cause I do.
I can never [C] get through.
[G] Only got as far [C] as the [G] backseat of my car.
[D] It's all [G] very well to cry now.
[D] Yes, it's all [C] very well [G] to lie.
[D]
[Em] [D] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G] I'm wasting my [D]
time.
[G] A genius [D] comes in.
[G] You know [D] damn well.
[Em] What's mine is [D] yours.
[G] Rich man [D] on floor.
[Em] A jet [D]-storm home [G] like I've never [D] got time for.
[G] I'm in [D] love.
[G] I [C] can't get [G] over it.
I've [D] got [C] songs [G] passed over.
[C] I'll settle [G] down my hits.
[D] Sweet dreams.
Every [C] once in a [G] while.
[D] Sweet dreams.
[C] Every once [G] in a while.
[D]
[G] [E] [F]
[D] [G]
[E] [F]
[G] [D] [G] [F]
[E] Sweet dreams.
[A] [Fm]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Bm] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] Fanto, Bonny, [D] Martinique [C] and Monty.
I [D] fell [G] for you again.
[D] First [C] time we ever met.
You [D] really [G] sucked it to me.
You know the girls [D] think you're [C] smart.
But no, [F#m] no, [Em] no.
You got [A] it all [Em] figured out.
Ten [B] to one, [A] I [Em] lose.
[B] Drop your love [C#] news.
[B] [A] I'm sweetie.
[B]
[C] [G] You're really deprived.
[C] I don't [D] know how you've survived.
[G] [D] Romantic theories.
All [C] the [D] pixies and theories.
[G] [D] Looking in retrospect.
[E] Sell [D] them wrong but never correct.
Emotions are real.
Like carpets out to dry.
[G] I [C] can't get [G] over it.
[D] I've got [C] songs [G] passed over.
I'll [C] settle [G] down my hits.
[D] Sweet dreams.
[C] Every once [G] in a while.
[D] Sweet dreams.
[C] Every once [G] in a while.
[D] Sweet [C] [G]
dreams.
[D] Sweet dreams.
Every [C]
once in [G] a while.
Well you wouldn't know me.
From a bar [C] of soap.
A bar [G] without the furniture.
[C] An ornament, [G] a rocking chair.
[D] But it's all [C] very well [G] to cry now.
[D] Sweet dreams.
[G] Every once in a while.
[Gm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Split Enz - (2020 Remaster, [2020 Remaster]) Sweet Dreams chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, C, D, C, G, D and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 49 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 99 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] [C] I went [D] weak in [G] the knees for the first time [C] I saw y'all [Bm] Deep [G] inside.
[D] Stayin' [C] there in your well, [D] or [G] givin' it a try.
You [D] do [C] what you will, but [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] I see the lonely [Em] wall.
It's nothing [B] real [A] to [Em] me.
I just [B] let you [C#m] like fifteen million [A] other [B] _ angels.
_ [C] _
_ [G] Try, cause I do.
I can never [C] get through.
[G] Only got as far [C] as the [G] backseat of my car.
[D] It's all [G] very well to cry now.
[D] Yes, it's all [C] very well [G] to lie.
_ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] I'm wasting my [D]
time.
[G] A genius [D] comes in.
[G] You know [D] damn well.
[Em] What's mine is [D] yours.
[G] Rich man [D] on floor.
[Em] A jet [D]-storm home [G] like I've never [D] got time for.
[G] I'm in [D] love.
[G] I _ [C] can't get [G] over it.
I've [D] got _ [C] _ songs [G] passed over. _
[C] I'll settle [G] down my hits.
[D] Sweet _ dreams.
Every [C] once in a [G] while. _
[D] Sweet dreams.
[C] Every once [G] in a while.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [E] Sweet dreams.
[A] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] [G] Fanto, Bonny, [D] Martinique [C] and Monty.
I [D] fell [G] for you again.
[D] First [C] time we ever met.
You [D] really [G] sucked it to me.
You know the girls [D] think you're [C] smart.
But no, _ [F#m] no, [Em] no.
_ _ _ You got [A] it all [Em] figured out.
Ten [B] to one, [A] I [Em] lose.
[B] Drop your love [C#] news.
[B] [A] I'm sweetie.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] You're really deprived.
_ [C] I don't [D] know how you've survived.
[G] [D] Romantic theories.
All [C] the [D] pixies and theories.
_ [G] [D] Looking in retrospect.
[E] Sell [D] them wrong but never correct.
Emotions are real.
Like carpets out to dry.
[G] I [C] can't get [G] over it.
_ _ [D] _ _ I've got [C] songs [G] passed over.
_ I'll [C] settle [G] down my hits.
[D] Sweet dreams.
[C] Every once [G] in a while.
_ [D] Sweet dreams.
[C] Every once [G] in a while. _
_ [D] _ Sweet _ [C] _ _ [G]
dreams.
_ [D] Sweet dreams.
Every _ [C]
once in [G] a while.
Well you wouldn't know me.
From a bar [C] of soap.
A bar [G] without the furniture.
[C] An ornament, [G] a rocking chair.
[D] But it's all [C] very well [G] to cry now.
[D] Sweet _ dreams.
[G] Every once in a while.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Phil Judd, is among the lineup of tracks on the Mental Notes album.

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