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Sweet Leona

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 tabbed this off a cell phone recording so I hope it is correct, shout out to Josh Carper.
 Wade does a little G walk down transition between the G and D.  hammer on your A string 
 then double pick the D string and back to the A with a pull off.
JusDt another crowded cafe moGrning
 ShDe sits by the window all aA7lone
 GoDd, there’s just something about that Gwoman
 PrDetty as anythA7ing I’ve ever knoGw
Chorus
 Sweet GLeona
 You are fDine wine
 You are sA7unshine
 You are Drain
 Sweet GLeona
 Can’t find a wDord to say
 Oh eEmvery time your sA7weet eyes look my Dway
 DDon’t know how a girl like her gets Glonely
 SDhe captures every man with her A7charm
 SDhe can take me as a willing pGrisoner
 IDf the penalty was A7wrapped up in her Garms
Chorus
 Sweet GLeona
 You are fDine wine
 You are sA7unshine
 You are Drain
 Sweet GLeona
 Can’t find a wDord to say
 Oh eEmvery time your sA7weet eyes look my Dway
 SGomeday I might get the nerve to Dask her
 YA7eah and someday Leona might say Dyes
 BGut today I smiled when I walked pDast her
 OEmh and she smiled back at me and took my A7breath
              G  G,   D  
 Ooooh Leona (Harmonica)
 Sweet GLeona
 Can’t find a Dword to say
 Oh eA7very time your Gsweet eyes look Dmy way
 Oh eA7very time your Gsweet eyes look Dmy way
 Yeah A7every time youGr sweet eyes looDk my way

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Sweet Leona

by Wade Bowen

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Chords in this song · guitar

tabbed this off a cell phone recording so I hope it is correct, shout out to Josh Carper.

Wade does a little G walk down transition between the G and D. hammer on your A string

then double pick the D string and back to the A with a pull off.

D G

Just another crowded cafe morning

D A7

She sits by the window all alone

D G

God, there’s just something about that woman

D A7 G

Pretty as anything I’ve ever know

Chorus

Sweet Leona

You are fine wine

You are sunshine

You are rain

Sweet Leona

Can’t find a word to say

Em A7 D

Oh every time your sweet eyes look my way

D G

Don’t know how a girl like her gets lonely

D A7

She captures every man with her charm

D G

She can take me as a willing prisoner

D A7 G

If the penalty was wrapped up in her arms

Chorus

Sweet Leona

You are fine wine

You are sunshine

You are rain

Sweet Leona

Can’t find a word to say

Em A7 D

Oh every time your sweet eyes look my way

G D

Someday I might get the nerve to ask her

A7 D

Yeah and someday Leona might say yes

G D

But today I smiled when I walked past her

Em A7

Oh and she smiled back at me and took my breath

G G D

Ooooh Leona (Harmonica)

Sweet Leona

Can’t find a word to say

A7 G D

Oh every time your sweet eyes look my way

A7 G D

Oh every time your sweet eyes look my way

A7 G D

Yeah every time your sweet eyes look my way

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