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Sweet And Low

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I looked up these tabs but I don't want to detune my guitar, so I capo up on the 
4th fret and this is how it goes...
[Intro]
e|---------3---------3---------3---------5-3--------|
B|-------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3-----3------|
G|---4h5-------4h5-------4h5-------4h5---------5----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] (chords)
 Em-  C-   Gx2
[Verse]
                G(G/F#)          Em(G/F#)
Anywhere you go, anyone you meet
                         G(G/F#)        Em(G/F#)
Remember that your eyes can be your enemies
                           G(G/F#)          Em  
I said hell is so close, and heavens out of reach
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut I ain't giving up quite yet,
I've Dgot too much to lose
[Chorus]
                      Em            C      G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
                      Em                C           D     G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,
                      Em            C      G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
         Em    C   D(hold)
Hold me down
                      (Em)
and I'll carry you home
 Em-  C-   Gx2
[Verse]
                        G(G/F#)             Em(G/F#)
The rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna shine
                           G(G/F#)           Em(G/F#)
The wind is gonna blow, the water's gonna rise
                              G(G/F#)      Em  
She said, when that day comes look into my eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut no one's giving up quite yet;
we've Dgot too much to lose...
[Chorus]
                      Em            C      G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
                      Em                C           D     G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,
                      Em            C      G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
         Em    C   D(hold)
Hold me down
and I'll carry you
[Bridge]
E5All the way
When you C5say you're fine
But G5you're still young and D5out of line,
When E5all I need is to C5turn around
To G5make it last, to D5make it count,
E5I ain't gonna make the sC5ame mistakes
That G5put my mama D5in her grave
E5I don't wanna C5be alD5one
[Chorus]
                      Em            C      G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
                      Em                C           D     G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,
                      Em            C      G(G/F#)
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
         Em    C   D(hold)
Hold me down
                      (Em)
and I'll carry you home
 Em-  C-  Gx4
End on G  

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Sweet And Low

by Augustana

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

I looked up these tabs but I don't want to detune my guitar, so I capo up on the

4th fret and this is how it goes...

[Intro]

e|---------3---------3---------3---------5-3--------|

B|-------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3-----3------|

G|---4h5-------4h5-------4h5-------4h5---------5----|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

[Intro] (chords)

Em C G

- - x2

[Verse]

G G/F# Em G/F#

() ()

Anywhere you go, anyone you meet

G G/F# Em G/F#

() ()

Remember that your eyes can be your enemies

G G/F# Em

()

I said hell is so close, and heavens out of reach

[Pre-Chorus]

But I ain't giving up quite yet,

I've got too much to lose

[Chorus]

Em C G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low little girl

Em C D G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,

Em C G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low little girl

Em C D

(hold)

Hold me down

()

and I'll carry you home

Em C G

- - x2

[Verse]

G G/F# Em G/F#

() ()

The rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna shine

G G/F# Em G/F#

() ()

The wind is gonna blow, the water's gonna rise

G G/F# Em

()

She said, when that day comes look into my eyes

[Pre-Chorus]

But no one's giving up quite yet;

we've got too much to lose...

[Chorus]

Em C G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low little girl

Em C D G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,

Em C G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low little girl

Em C D

(hold)

Hold me down

and I'll carry you

[Bridge]

All the way

When you say you're fine

G5 D5

But you're still young and out of line,

E5 C5

When all I need is to turn around

G5 D5

To make it last, to make it count,

E5 C5

I ain't gonna make the same mistakes

G5 D5

That put my mama in her grave

E5 C5 D5

I don't wanna be alone

[Chorus]

Em C G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low little girl

Em C D G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,

Em C G G/F#

()

Hold me down, sweet and low little girl

Em C D

(hold)

Hold me down

()

and I'll carry you home

Em C G

- - x4

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