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Sweet Music Man

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Written and recorded by Kenny Rogers 1977 
[Intro]
DI wouldn’t Em7listen…and A7I couldn’t Dsee,
Dand all D/F#I have Gleft now are D/Awords you A7said to Dme.
[Verse 1]
DSing your song sweet music man,
DCause I won't be there to hold your hand like I G/Dused to,
GI'm Dthrough with you,G/D  D  
DYou’re a A7hell of a singer and a powerful man,
A7but you surround yourself with people who demand so Dlittle of you.
[Verse 2]
DYou touched my soul with your beautiful song,
Dyou even had me singing along right G/Dwith you, 
Gyou said I Dneed you,G/D  D  
Dthen you A7changed the words and added harmony,
A7and you sang the song you had written for me to Dsomeone new.
[Chorus 1]
DBut Gnobody sings a A7love song quite like Dyou do,
Dand Gnobody else could A7make me sing Dalong,
Dand Gnobody else could A7make me feel,
A7that Dthings are D/C#right when I Bmknow they’re Gwrong,
Dnobody sings a love A7song quite like Dyou.
[Verse 3]
DSing your song sweet music man,
Dyou travel the world with a six piece band that G/Ddoes for you,
Gwhat you Dask it to,
Dand 'ya A7try to stay young but the songs you sung,
A7to so many people have all begun to come Dback on you.
[Verse 4]
DSo sing your song sad music man,
Dyou're making your living doing one night stands that G/Dprove to you,
Gthey don't Dneed you,
Dyou're still a A7helluva singer but a broken man,
A7but you’ll keep on looking for one last fan to Dsing to.
[Chorus 2]
DBut Gnobody sings a A7love song quite like Dyou do,
Dand Gnobody else could A7make me sing Dalong,
Dand Gnobody else could A7make me feel,
A7that Dthings are D/C#right when they're Bmwrong with a Gsong,
Dnobody sings a love A7song quite like Dyou.
DSo sing your song sweet music man
A7I believe in Dyou 
C Bm A D

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Sweet Music Man

by Kenny Rogers

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Em7

D/F#

D/A

G/D

D/C#

Written and recorded by Kenny Rogers 1977

[Intro]

D Em7 A7 D

I wouldn’t listen…and I couldn’t see,

D D/F# G D/A A7 D

and all I have left now are words you said to me.

[Verse 1]

Sing your song sweet music man,

D G/D

Cause I won't be there to hold your hand like I used to,

G D G/D D

I'm through with you,

D A7

You’re a hell of a singer and a powerful man,

A7 D

but you surround yourself with people who demand so little of you.

[Verse 2]

You touched my soul with your beautiful song,

D G/D

you even had me singing along right with you,

G D G/D D

you said I need you,

D A7

then you changed the words and added harmony,

A7 D

and you sang the song you had written for me to someone new.

[Chorus 1]

D G A7 D

But nobody sings a love song quite like you do,

D G A7 D

and nobody else could make me sing along,

D G A7

and nobody else could make me feel,

A7 D D/C# Bm G

that things are right when I know they’re wrong,

D A7 D

nobody sings a love song quite like you.

[Verse 3]

Sing your song sweet music man,

D G/D

you travel the world with a six piece band that does for you,

G D

what you ask it to,

D A7

and 'ya try to stay young but the songs you sung,

A7 D

to so many people have all begun to come back on you.

[Verse 4]

So sing your song sad music man,

D G/D

you're making your living doing one night stands that prove to you,

G D

they don't need you,

D A7

you're still a helluva singer but a broken man,

A7 D

but you’ll keep on looking for one last fan to sing to.

[Chorus 2]

D G A7 D

But nobody sings a love song quite like you do,

D G A7 D

and nobody else could make me sing along,

D G A7

and nobody else could make me feel,

A7 D D/C# Bm G

that things are right when they're wrong with a song,

D A7 D

nobody sings a love song quite like you.

So sing your song sweet music man

A7 D

I believe in you

C Bm A D

About Sweet Music Man Chords by Kenny Rogers

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What key is "Sweet Music Man" in?

The chords for "Sweet Music Man" show the original chord names (including D, Em7, A7, D/F#, G, D/A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.