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Sweet Caroline

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[Intro]
|  A7|  A7|  A7|  A|
|  D|  A| 
[Verse 1]
  DWhere it began
  GI can't begin to knowing.
  DBut then I know it's growing strAong.
  DWas in the spring
  Gand spring became the summer.
  DWho'd have believed you'd come alAongA.
[Pre-Chorus]
HDands,   D6touchin' hands,
 Areachin' out, Gtouchin' me touchin' yAouA.
[Chorus]
SwDeet CarolGine (Woah, oh oh)
good times never seemed so gAood.
DI've been inclGined (Woah, Doh Goh)
to believe they never wAould.
GBut F#mnow EmI.
[Verse 2]
  DLook at the night
  Gand it don't seem so lonely.
  DWe fill it up with only twoA.
  DAnd when I hurt,
  Ghurtin' runs off my shoulders.
  DHow can I hurt when holding yoAu.A  
[Pre-Chorus]
DOne,   D6touching' one,
 Areachin' out, Gtouchin' me touchin' yAouA.
[Chorus]
SwDeet CarolGine (Woah, oh oh)
good times never seemed so gAood.
DI've been inclGined (Woah, Doh Goh)
to believe they never wAould.
GOh F#mno  Emno
[Bridge ]
|  A|  A|  A|  A|
|  A|        A|       A|
One, two, sing with me.
[Chorus]
SwDeet CarolGine (Woah, oh oh)
good times never seemed so gAood.
DI've been inclGined (Woah, Doh Goh)
to believe they never wAould.
A
SwDeet CarolGine (Woah, oh oh)
good times never seemed so gAood.
[Outro]
   ASweet Bm/ACaroline.A  D  

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Sweet Caroline

by DJ Ötzi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bm/A

[Intro]

A7 A7 A7 A

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D A

| | |

[Verse 1]

Where it began

I can't begin to knowing.

D A

But then I know it's growing strong.

Was in the spring

and spring became the summer.

D A A

Who'd have believed you'd come along.

[Pre-Chorus]

D D6

Hands, touchin' hands,

A G A A

reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you.

[Chorus]

D G

Sweet Caroline (Woah, oh oh)

good times never seemed so good.

D G D G

I've been inclined (Woah, oh oh)

to believe they never would.

G F#m Em

But now I.

[Verse 2]

Look at the night

and it don't seem so lonely.

D A

We fill it up with only two.

And when I hurt,

hurtin' runs off my shoulders.

D A A

How can I hurt when holding you.

[Pre-Chorus]

D D6

One, touching' one,

A G A A

reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you.

[Chorus]

D G

Sweet Caroline (Woah, oh oh)

good times never seemed so good.

D G D G

I've been inclined (Woah, oh oh)

to believe they never would.

G F#m Em

Oh no no

[Bridge ]

A A A A

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A A A

| | | |

One, two, sing with me.

[Chorus]

D G

Sweet Caroline (Woah, oh oh)

good times never seemed so good.

D G D G

I've been inclined (Woah, oh oh)

to believe they never would.

D G

Sweet Caroline (Woah, oh oh)

good times never seemed so good.

[Outro]

A Bm/A A D

Sweet Caroline.

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