Chords for Three Dog Night - Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) (1974)

Tempo:
113.5 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

A

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Three Dog Night - Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) (1974) chords
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[N]
[B]
Well, I tried to run my game, she said, [A] man, that's the same [G#]
old thing I've heard [C#m] before.
[E] And I'm too tired to [B] go for your show.
[F#] [Gm] Again and again.
And she [B] started to explain, she [A] said, man, I ain't saying [G#] what you're playing.
Just can't [C#] make it.
[E] But I [B] just can't take it [F#] anymore.
Play something [B] sweet.
Play [F#] something mellow.
Play [Bm] something I can't [A] sink my teeth in [E] like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
[F#] Play [B] something sweet.
And [F#] make it funky.
Just [B] let me lay back and [E] grin like a monkey.
Play something [B] I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
[E] [F#] Well, I [B] started to sweat.
She [A] said, don't get [G#] upset.
Cause you just might break [C#] a string.
[E] And that won't do a [B] thing for your [F#] show.
[Gm] [B] So I said to myself, I [A] said, son, do you [G#] see what's sailing through my [C#] soul?
[E]
That I got a hand [B] some more.
Don't you [F#] know?
Play [B] something sweet.
Play [F#] something mellow.
Play [Bm] something I can't [A] sink my teeth [E] in like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
[E] [F#]
Play something [B] sweet.
And [F#] make it funky.
Just [B] let me lay back [A] and grin like [E] a monkey.
[A]
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick [B] Yard Blues.
[E] [B] [F#]
It's enough to make it light.
In the dark.
It's enough to make a fight.
It's enough to make a fight.
Move around.
It's enough to make a [G] rabbit.
I'm your [B] darkness queen.
[F#]
[B] [E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [A] [E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [A] She said, man, that's the same [G#] old thing I've heard [C#] before.
[E] I'm too tired to [B] go for your show.
[F#] [Gm] Again and again.
[B] And she started to explain.
[A] She said, man, I ain't saying [G#] what you're playing.
Just [C#] can't make it.
[E] I just [B] can't take it anymore.
[F#]
[B] Play something sweet.
Play [F#] something mellow.
Play [Bm] something I can't sink [A] my teeth in like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick [B] Yard Blues.
[E] [F#]
[B] Play something sweet.
And make [F#] it funky.
Just let [B] me lay back [A] and grin like a [E] monkey.
Play something [B] I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
[F#]
Play something [B] sweet.
Play something [F#] mellow.
[Bm] Play something I [A] can't sink my teeth [E] in like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick [B] Yard Blues.
[E] [B]
Play something sweet.
And make it funky.
Key:  
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
G#
134211114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To learn Three Dog Night - (Brickyard Blues, Single Version) Play Something Sweet chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, B, E, B, F# and B. Start with a comfortable 57 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 114. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C Minor.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I tried to run my game, she said, [A] man, that's the same [G#]
old thing I've heard [C#m] before. _ _
[E] And I'm too tired to [B] go for your show.
[F#] _ _ _ [Gm] Again and again.
And she [B] started to explain, she [A] said, man, I ain't saying [G#] what you're playing.
Just can't [C#] make it.
_ _ [E] But I [B] just can't take it [F#] _ anymore. _ _ _
_ _ Play something [B] sweet.
_ Play [F#] something mellow.
Play [Bm] something I can't [A] sink my teeth in [E] like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
_ [F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues. _
_ [F#] _ _ Play [B] something sweet.
And [F#] make it funky.
Just [B] let me lay back and [E] grin like a monkey.
Play something [B] I can't understand.
_ [F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ Well, I [B] started to sweat.
She [A] said, don't get [G#] upset.
Cause you just might break [C#] a string.
_ _ [E] And that won't do a [B] thing for your [F#] show.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] So I said to myself, I [A] said, son, do you [G#] see what's sailing through my [C#] _ soul?
[E]
That I got a hand [B] some more.
Don't you [F#] know?
_ _ _ _ Play [B] something sweet.
Play [F#] something mellow.
Play [Bm] something I can't [A] sink my teeth [E] in like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] _ Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
Play something [B] sweet.
And [F#] make it funky.
Just [B] let me lay back [A] and grin like [E] a monkey.
[A]
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick [B] Yard Blues.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
It's enough to make it light.
In the dark.
It's enough to make a fight. _ _
It's enough to make a fight.
Move around.
It's enough to make a [G] rabbit.
I'm your [B] darkness queen.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] She said, man, that's the same [G#] old thing I've heard [C#] before.
_ [E] I'm too tired to [B] go for your show.
[F#] _ _ [Gm] Again and again.
[B] And she started to explain.
[A] She said, man, I ain't saying [G#] what you're playing.
Just [C#] can't make it.
[E] I _ just [B] can't take it _ anymore.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Play something sweet.
Play [F#] something mellow.
Play [Bm] something I can't sink [A] my teeth in like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick [B] Yard Blues.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] Play something sweet.
And make [F#] it funky.
Just let [B] me lay back [A] and grin like a [E] monkey. _
Play something [B] I can't understand.
_ [F#] Play me some Rick Yard [B] Blues.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
Play something [B] sweet.
Play something [F#] mellow.
[Bm] Play something I [A] can't sink my teeth [E] in like Jero.
Play [B] something I can't understand.
[F#] Play me some Rick [B] Yard Blues.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B]
Play something sweet.
And make it funky. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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