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Note Iris is playing with capo at 1 but as the song sounds in Eb
in standard tuning put the capo behind the third fret.
[Introduction]  
C
[Verse 1]
CSweet is the Gmelody, Amso hard to Fcome by
it's Cso hard to make every Gnote bind just rightG/A  
G/BYou Clay down the Ghours and Amleave not one Ftrace
But a Ctune for the dancing is Gthere G/Ain iG/Bt's Cplace
[Verse 2]
  G      G/A  G/BWell the Cdance floors for Ggliding, not Amjumping over Fponies
Where Cboots and gold bracelets come and Gmeet as they G7should
It's Cfor celeGbrating a  AmFriday night Fromance
ForCgetting the bad stuff and Gjust G/AfeelG/Bing Cgood
[Verse 3]
  G  G/AOh -G/Boh  CSweet is the Gmelody, Amso hard to Fcome by
it's Cso hard to make every Gnote bind just G7right
You Clay down the Ghours and Amleave not one Ftrace
But a Ctune for the dancing is Gthere G/Ain  G/Bit's Cplace
[Verse 4]
   D     A      A/B  A/C#An   Darms just an Aarm, till it's Bmwrapped round a Gshoulder
DLooped side by side they go Astepping out togA7ether
A Dnote's just a Anote till you Bmwake from your Gslumber
And Ddare to discover the Anew meloDdy
[Verse 5]
  A  A/BOh -A/C#oh   DSweet is the Amelody, Bmso hard to Gcome by
it's Dso hard to make every Anote bind just right
You Dlay down the Ahours and Bmleave not one Gtrace
But a Dtune for the dancing is Athere in it's Dplace
[Instrumental]
D   A   Bm    G
D        A
D   A   Bm    G
D        A     D  A
[Verse 6]
  A  A/BOh -A/C#oh   DSweet is the Amelody, Bmso hard to Gcome by
it's Dso hard to make every Anote bind just A7right
You Dlay down the Ahours and Bmleave not one Gtrace
But a Dtune for the dancing is Athere in it's Dplace
[Outro]
DO-  Aoo -Bmoo  - Gooh
DOo---Aooo-Dooh

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Sweet Is The Melody

by Iris DeMent

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

G/B

A/B

A/C#

Note Iris is playing with capo at 1 but as the song sounds in Eb

in standard tuning put the capo behind the third fret.

[Introduction]

[Verse 1]

C G Am F

Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by

C G G/A

it's so hard to make every note bind just right

G/B C G Am F

You lay down the hours and leave not one trace

C G G/A G/B C

But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

[Verse 2]

G G/A G/B C G Am F

Well the dance floors for gliding, not jumping over ponies

C G G7

Where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should

C G Am F

It's for celebrating a Friday night romance

C G G/A G/B C

Forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good

[Verse 3]

G G/A G/B C G Am F

Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by

C G G7

it's so hard to make every note bind just right

C G Am F

You lay down the hours and leave not one trace

C G G/A G/B C

But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

[Verse 4]

D A A/B A/C# D A Bm G

An arms just an arm, till it's wrapped round a shoulder

D A A7

Looped side by side they go stepping out together

D A Bm G

A note's just a note till you wake from your slumber

D A D

And dare to discover the new melody

[Verse 5]

A A/B A/C# D A Bm G

Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by

D A

it's so hard to make every note bind just right

D A Bm G

You lay down the hours and leave not one trace

D A D

But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

[Instrumental]

D A Bm G

D A

D A Bm G

D A D A

[Verse 6]

A A/B A/C# D A Bm G

Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by

D A A7

it's so hard to make every note bind just right

D A Bm G

You lay down the hours and leave not one trace

D A D

But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

[Outro]

D A Bm G

O- oo -oo - ooh

D A D

Oo---ooo-ooh

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