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Sweet Naivete

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"Sweet Naiveté"
Fmaj7/C:   x33210                    Eb:   x68886
  Dm9/F:   100210                    E7:   020130
   Dm/F:   xx3231                    Am:   x02210
     Cm:   x35543               Bb6(b5):   x12033
 Ebmaj7:   x68786                    A7:   x02023
 Abmaj7:   465544                     G:   355433
     Db:   x46664                     C:   x32010
     Ab:   466544                   C/G:   332010
      B:   x24442               B*              :   x2323x
[Intro] 
 Fmaj7/C
Fmaj7/CThe soft unsettled quiet Dm9/Ffrom 
                      Dm/F         Cm    Ebmaj7-  Dm9/F  
a million questions never answered
Fmaj7/CExpecting conversatioDm9/Fnal 
                    Dm/F       Cm    Ebmaj7-  Dm9/F  
return more akin to diapason
 F-  G-  Am7-          B*  Fmaj7/C  
Hope for reason fades away
 F-  G-  Am7-              B*          Fmaj7/CF - G - A - Bb(octaves)
A hint of heartache in it's place
CmGone is the Fmaj7/Ctime when Abmaj7I could surFmaj7/Cvive nursing on a Dbsweet naiveAbté
WaiEbting for yoFmaj7/Cu
Fmaj7/CBut I'll still hold on hDm9/Fope
                               Dm/F             Cm    Ebmaj7-  Dm9/F  
As frail as the evening's ghostly gloam
 F-  G-  Am7-            B*                 Fmaj7/CF - G - A - Bb(octaves)
Staring till' the stars align
CmGone is the Fmaj7/Ctime when Abmaj7I could surFmaj7/Cvive nursing on a Dbsweet naiveAbté
WaiEbting for yoFmaj7/Cu
  Fmaj7/C-    Dm9/F-    E7-    Am-  Bb6(b5)  -    A7-    Abmaj7-  G  
And Cstill we sC/Gtand here Fmaj7/Cpraying
For Csomething C/Gmore diFmaj7/Cvine
Our Chands C/Gclasped so Fmaj7/Ctightly
But Cour eyes are C/Gclosed and Fmaj7/Cshy
We Cmove C/Galong Fmaj7/C  
when there's Cnothing C/Gleft for Fmaj7/Cus
We Cmove C/Galong Fmaj7/C  
when there's Cnothing C/Gleft for Fmaj7/Cus       hBere.

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Sweet Naivete

by The Dear Hunter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm9/F

Dm/F

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

C/G

Fmaj7/C

Am7

"Sweet Naiveté"

Fmaj7/C: x33210 : x68886

Dm9/F E7

: 100210 : 020130

Dm/F Am

: xx3231 : x02210

: x35543 Bb6(b5): x12033

Ebmaj7 A7

: x68786 : x02023

Abmaj7 G

: 465544 : 355433

Db C

: x46664 : x32010

Ab C/G

: 466544 : 332010

: x24442 B* : x2323x

[Intro]

Fmaj7/C

Fmaj7/C Dm9/F

The soft unsettled quiet from

Dm/F Cm Ebmaj7 Dm9/F

a million questions never answered

Fmaj7/C Dm9/F

Expecting conversational

Dm/F Cm Ebmaj7 Dm9/F

return more akin to diapason

F G Am7 B* Fmaj7/C

- - -

Hope for reason fades away

F G Am7 B* Fmaj7/C

- - - F - G - A - Bb(octaves)

A hint of heartache in it's place

Cm Fmaj7/C Abmaj7 Fmaj7/C Db Ab

Gone is the time when I could survive nursing on a sweet naiveté

Eb Fmaj7/C

Waiting for you

Fmaj7/C Dm9/F

But I'll still hold on hope

Dm/F Cm Ebmaj7 Dm9/F

As frail as the evening's ghostly gloam

F G Am7 B* Fmaj7/C

- - - F - G - A - Bb(octaves)

Staring till' the stars align

Cm Fmaj7/C Abmaj7 Fmaj7/C Db Ab

Gone is the time when I could survive nursing on a sweet naiveté

Eb Fmaj7/C

Waiting for you

Fmaj7/C Dm9/F E7 Am A7 Abmaj7 G

- - - - Bb6(b5) - - -

C C/G Fmaj7/C

And still we stand here praying

C C/G Fmaj7/C

For something more divine

C C/G Fmaj7/C

Our hands clasped so tightly

C C/G Fmaj7/C

But our eyes are closed and shy

C C/G Fmaj7/C

We move along

C C/G Fmaj7/C

when there's nothing left for us

C C/G Fmaj7/C

We move along

C C/G Fmaj7/C B

when there's nothing left for us here.

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