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Sweet And Tender Hooligan

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He was a sweet and tender hooligF#man, hooligan
And he said that he'd nDever, never, never, never Bm7do it agC#m7ain
Dmaj7Not unEtil the next F#m7time
He Ewas a sweet and tender hooliF#mgan, F#m7hooligan
And he swore that he'd nDmaj7ever, never, never, never, nBm7ever do it aC#m7gain
Dmaj7And of course Ehe won'tF#m7  
EPoor old F#m7man
He had an accident with a tDmaj7hree-bar fire
Bm7But that's oC#m7k
Because he waDsn't very haEppy anF#myway
EPoor womaF#m7n
Strangled in her veDry own bed as she read
BmBut that's okC#m7  
D'Cause she was oDmaj7ld and she wEould have died F#manyway
Don't blame
The sEweet and tender hooliF#m7gan, hooligan
And he said that he'd Dmaj7never, never, never, Bm7never do it aC#m7gainD  
Dmaj7Not until the Enext timeF#m  
   EJury, you've F#m7heard every word
So before you decide
Would you Dlook into those mother me Bmeyes
I love you for yC#mou, my loveD  E  F#m  
  EJury, you've hF#meard every word
But before you decide
Would you Dlook into those mother me Bmeyes
I love you for C#m7you my loveD  
EFor you my F#mlove
Don't Eblame
The sweet and tender hoolF#m7igan, hooligan
'Cause he said that he'd nDever, never, never, never   Bm7do it agC#m7ainD  Dmaj7  
E F#m7
He Ewas a sweet and tender hooligF#m7an, hooliganF#m  
Because he'd neDmaj7ver, never, never, neBmver Bm7do it C#m7again
D E F#m7
  EEtceteF#m7ra, etcetera, etcetDmaj7era, etceBm7teraC#m7  
Dmaj7 E F#m7
  EEtcetF#m7era, etDceteraBm7  
In the mC#m7idst of life we Dare in deEath
EF#mtcetera
E F#m7 D Bm7 C#m7 D E F#m7 E F#m7

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Sweet And Tender Hooligan

by Nouvelle Vague

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Bm7

C#m7

Dmaj7

F#m7

C#m

F#m

He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan

D Bm7 C#m7

And he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again

Dmaj7 E F#m7

Not until the next time

E F#m F#m7

He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan

Dmaj7 Bm7 C#m7

And he swore that he'd never, never, never, never, never do it again

Dmaj7 E F#m7

And of course he won't

E F#m7

Poor old man

Dmaj7

He had an accident with a three-bar fire

Bm7 C#m7

But that's ok

D E F#m

Because he wasn't very happy anyway

E F#m7

Poor woman

Strangled in her very own bed as she read

Bm C#m7

But that's ok

D Dmaj7 E F#m

'Cause she was old and she would have died anyway

Don't blame

E F#m7

The sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan

Dmaj7 Bm7 C#m7 D

And he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again

Dmaj7 E F#m

Not until the next time

E F#m7

Jury, you've heard every word

So before you decide

D Bm

Would you look into those mother me eyes

C#m D E F#m

I love you for you, my love

E F#m

Jury, you've heard every word

But before you decide

D Bm

Would you look into those mother me eyes

C#m7 D

I love you for you my love

E F#m

For you my love

Don't blame

F#m7

The sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan

D Bm7 C#m7 D Dmaj7

'Cause he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again

E F#m7

E F#m7 F#m

He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan

Dmaj7 Bm Bm7 C#m7

Because he'd never, never, never, never do it again

D E F#m7

E F#m7 Dmaj7 Bm7 C#m7

Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera

Dmaj7 E F#m7

E F#m7 D Bm7

Etcetera, etcetera

C#m7 D E

In the midst of life we are in death

F#m

Etcetera

E F#m7 D Bm7 C#m7 D E F#m7 E F#m7

About Sweet And Tender Hooligan Chords by Nouvelle Vague

Learn how to play Sweet And Tender Hooligan by Nouvelle Vague with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sweet And Tender Hooligan chords”, “Sweet And Tender Hooligan guitar chords”, or “Nouvelle Vague Sweet And Tender Hooligan chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sweet And Tender Hooligan chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sweet And Tender Hooligan lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#m, D, Bm7, C#m7, Dmaj7, E.

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What key is "Sweet And Tender Hooligan" in?

The chords for "Sweet And Tender Hooligan" show the original chord names (including F#m, D, Bm7, C#m7, Dmaj7, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.