Sweet Thing Chords by Van Morrison

Tempo:
87.425 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

F#m

B

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Morrison - Sweet Thing chords
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[F#m] [A]
[E]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[F#m] And I will throw the merry way [A] and jump the hedges first
[E] [F#m] [E]
And I will [F#m] drink the clear clean water [A] for the friends my friend
[E] And [F#m] I shall watch the ferry boats [A] and I'll get high
[B] [A] [E]
On [F#m] the blue ocean [A] yes tomorrow sky
[E]
And I [F#m] will never grow so [A] old again
[E]
And I [F#m] will walk and talk and [A] God is always with me
[E]
[A]
Sweet thing sweet [E] thing
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[F#m] I shall drive my [A] chariot down your streets and cry
[E] Oh [F#m] it's me I'm [A]
dynamite and I don't know why
[E]
[F#m] And you shall take me strongly [A] and you're on the game
[E]
[F#m] And I wonder much [A] remember that I ever felt the pain
[E]
We [F#m] shall walk and talk and God [A] is all misty wet
A misty wet with rain [E] down
And [F#m] I will never [A] grow so old again
[E]
Oh oh [A] oh oh
[E]
Sweet thing
Oh [A] sweet thing
My [E]
my my my my my my [A] my
And [E]
[F#m] I will raise my hand [A] up into the night sky
[E]
[F#m] And I shall [A] smile and shine in [B] your [F#m] eyes
[E]
[F#m] And just to think it all [A] that you wonder that's just right
[E]
And [F#m] I'll be satisfied not [A] to read in between the [F#m] lines
[E]
[F#m] And I will walk and talk [A] and God is always with me
And [E]
I will [F#m] never ever ever [A] grow so old again
[E]
Oh [C#m] oh oh oh
[A]
Sweet thing
[E]
Oh oh oh oh
[A]
Sugar baby
[E]
Oh [C#m] sweet [A]
thing
[E]
Sugar baby, [A]
sugar baby, sugar baby, [E]
[A]
what does champagne have?
[E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To learn Van Morrison - (2015 Remaster) Sweet Thing chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, E, F#m, A, E, A, F#m and E. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 87. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] And I will throw the merry way [A] and jump the hedges first
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _
And I will [F#m] drink the clear clean water [A] for the friends my friend
_ _ [E] And _ [F#m] I shall watch the ferry boats [A] and I'll get high
[B] _ [A] _ [E] _
On [F#m] the blue ocean [A] yes tomorrow sky
_ _ _ [E] _ _
And I [F#m] will never grow so [A] old again
_ _ _ _ [E]
And I [F#m] will walk and talk and [A] God is always with me
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Sweet _ thing sweet [E] thing
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] I shall drive my [A] chariot down your streets and cry
_ [E] Oh _ _ [F#m] it's me I'm [A]
dynamite and I don't know why
_ [E] _
_ [F#m] And you shall take me strongly [A] and you're on the game
_ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] And I wonder much [A] remember that I ever felt the pain
_ _ [E]
We [F#m] shall walk and talk and God [A] is all misty wet
A misty wet with rain [E] down
And [F#m] I will never [A] grow so old again
[E] _
_ Oh oh [A] oh oh
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Sweet thing
Oh _ _ [A] sweet thing
_ My [E] _
_ my my my my my my [A] my
And _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] I will raise my hand [A] up into the night sky
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ And I shall [A] smile and shine in [B] your [F#m] eyes
[E] _
_ [F#m] And just to think it all [A] that you wonder that's just right
[E] _ _
And [F#m] I'll be satisfied not [A] to read in between the [F#m] lines
_ [E] _
_ [F#m] And I will walk and talk [A] and God is always with me
And [E] _
I will [F#m] never ever ever [A] grow so old again
_ _ [E] _
Oh [C#m] oh oh oh
[A] _
Sweet thing
_ _ [E] _
Oh oh oh oh
[A] _
Sugar baby
_ _ [E]
Oh [C#m] _ sweet _ [A] _
_ thing
_ _ [E] _
Sugar baby, _ _ [A] _
sugar baby, sugar baby, [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
what does champagne have?
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Van Morrison.

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