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[Intro]
G C D G C D
[Verse 1]
I Gmet her in a truCck stop in some little TDexas towGn
she just loEmoked up from the counter, surprised that anyone would come arDound
juCst another boring dGay out oEmn the intDerstate higGhwayC  D  
[Verse 2]
She Gsaid: Hey you guys whCere are you heDading tGo
I mean whEmere ever you're heading try some of my Mexican sDtew
I said: I gCuess we'll taGke anything as lEmong as it's seDrved by yGouC  D  
[Chorus]
She was a sweGetheart iCf there eDver was oGneC  D  
she was a sweGetheart bCut we were hDavin' all the fGunC  D  
[Verse 3]
I saGid: if you have the tCime come and kDeep us compGany
she said: TiEmme is the one thing that always comes plenty to mDe
by the wCay are you on yoGur own, did you leavEme someone like Dsomeone just leGft meC  D  
[Chorus]
She was a swGeetheart iCf there evDer was oGneC  D  
she was a swGeetheart bCut we were hDavin' all the GfunC  D  
[Verse 4]
CSaturday nights she spent all her time 'round the wiGshing well
drinkin' bCeer throwing coins and curses on almost anyGthing
but there is oCne thing I could tGell, oCne night she went to the wGell, collected
the coEmins and drank up eDverybody's drGeamsC  D  G  
[Solo]
Em  D  C G Em D G C D
[Verse 5]
She Gsaid: I was married twCice but we blDew it all uGp
now I'm haEmnging around with the last single man in this toDwn
and iCf anything is hapGpening anywhere hEme and I, we'll be the Dones to caGre
[Outro]
She was a sweeGtheart iCf there eDver was oGneC  D  
she was a sweeGtheart iCf there eDver was oGneC  D  
She was a sweeGtheart iCf there eDver was oGneC  D  G  

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Sweetheart

by Henning Stærk

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G C D

[Verse 1]

G C D G

I met her in a truck stop in some little Texas town

Em D

she just looked up from the counter, surprised that anyone would come around

C G Em D G C D

just another boring day out on the interstate highway

[Verse 2]

G C D G

She said: Hey you guys where are you heading to

Em D

I mean where ever you're heading try some of my Mexican stew

C G Em D G C D

I said: I guess we'll take anything as long as it's served by you

[Chorus]

G C D G C D

She was a sweetheart if there ever was one

G C D G C D

she was a sweetheart but we were havin' all the fun

[Verse 3]

G C D G

I said: if you have the time come and keep us company

Em D

she said: Time is the one thing that always comes plenty to me

C G Em D G C D

by the way are you on your own, did you leave someone like someone just left me

[Chorus]

G C D G C D

She was a sweetheart if there ever was one

G C D G C D

she was a sweetheart but we were havin' all the fun

[Verse 4]

C G

Saturday nights she spent all her time 'round the wishing well

C G

drinkin' beer throwing coins and curses on almost anything

C G C G

but there is one thing I could tell, one night she went to the well, collected

Em D G C D G

the coins and drank up everybody's dreams

[Solo]

Em D C G Em D G C D

[Verse 5]

G C D G

She said: I was married twice but we blew it all up

Em D

now I'm hanging around with the last single man in this town

C G Em D G

and if anything is happening anywhere he and I, we'll be the ones to care

[Outro]

G C D G C D

She was a sweetheart if there ever was one

G C D G C D

she was a sweetheart if there ever was one

G C D G C D G

She was a sweetheart if there ever was one

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