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Sweet Defeat

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Jon Allen plays the song with his guitar tuned down a whole step and his capo on the 4th fret.
So you can just use a capo on the second fret on standard tuning.
The G7 chord he uses isnt your usual |3-2-0-0-0-1|, but instead he uses the |3-2-3-0-0-x/3| variant,
in wich he alternates the first fret on the B string.
[Intro]
 C   Am   F   G7x2
Well I was Cbusy going noAmwhere
HanginFg out in no G7mans land
When you sChowed me the siAmlver
There in Fbad lucks ugG7ly hand
Youve got the Fsweetest disposC/Eition
And a heaDmrt thats open wCide
I know that Fyoure the wC/Eoman
Whos gG7onna keep me satisfied
SwCeet defeaAmt
Im Flying heG7lpless at your feeCtAm  
AnFd so its gooG7dbye to the strCeetAm  
FIm so pleased G7to meet you sweet defeat
Well Id given up believing
That Id ever end up here
But now Im happy on the high wire
With your voice ringing in my ears
I wanna call you up Sundays
When Ive nothing much to say
I want hold on to you darling
Throw everything else I got away
Sweet defeat
Im lying helpless at your feet
And so its goodbye to the street
Im so pleased to meet you sweet defeat
Youre like the morning breeze a blowin
Right through this weary soul
You give me a feeling
From my head down to my toes
Sweet defeat
Im lying helpless at your feet
And so its goodbye to the street
Im so pleased to meet you sweet defeat

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Sweet Defeat

by Jon Allen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Jon Allen plays the song with his guitar tuned down a whole step and his capo on the 4th fret.

So you can just use a capo on the second fret on standard tuning.

The G7 chord he uses isnt your usual |3-2-0-0-0-1|, but instead he uses the |3-2-3-0-0-x/3| variant,

in wich he alternates the first fret on the B string.

[Intro]

C Am F G7

C Am

Well I was busy going nowhere

F G7

Hanging out in no mans land

C Am

When you showed me the silver

F G7

There in bad lucks ugly hand

F C/E

Youve got the sweetest disposition

Dm C

And a heart thats open wide

F C/E

I know that youre the woman

Whos gonna keep me satisfied

C Am

Sweet defeat

F G7 C Am

Im lying helpless at your feet

F G7 C Am

And so its goodbye to the street

F G7

Im so pleased to meet you sweet defeat

Well Id given up believing

That Id ever end up here

But now Im happy on the high wire

With your voice ringing in my ears

I wanna call you up Sundays

When Ive nothing much to say

I want hold on to you darling

Throw everything else I got away

Sweet defeat

Im lying helpless at your feet

And so its goodbye to the street

Im so pleased to meet you sweet defeat

Youre like the morning breeze a blowin

Right through this weary soul

You give me a feeling

From my head down to my toes

Sweet defeat

Im lying helpless at your feet

And so its goodbye to the street

Im so pleased to meet you sweet defeat

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