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Sweet Forgiveness

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Band/Artist: Susan Tedeschi
Song Title: Sweet Forgiveness
Album Title: Hope and Desire (2005)
CAPO 1st FRET
Chords used:
e|----Am0----Am7-0-----Bm2-----C3-----Cm3-----D2-----D72-----Em0----Em7-0-----G3-----G71----|
B|----1-----1-----3-----5-----4-----3-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|----2-----0-----4-----5-----5-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|----2-----2-----4-----5-----5-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0----|
A|----0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----------------2-----2-----2-----2----|
E|----------------------------------------------0-----0-----3-----3----|
[Intro]
G   C   G   D
[Verse 1]
  Sweet forGgiveness, that's what you Dgive to me.
  When you Ghold me close,G7  
  And you say: "That's all Cover."Cm  
  You don't go Glooking back,D  Em  
  You Ddon't hold the Ccards to Em7the stack.Am7  
  'Cause you mean wD7hat you say.
[Verse 2]
  Sweet forGgiveness, you Dhelp me see.
  I'm not Gnear as bad,G7  
  As I sometimes apCpear to be.Cm  
  When you Ghold me   Dclose,Em  
  And you Dsay: "That's alCl over,Em7  Am7  
  "And D7I still Glove you."D  C  G  G7  
[Chorus]
  There's no Cway that I could make up,
  For those Gangry words I G7said.
  CSometimes it gets to Bmhurting,
  And the Ampain goes to my D7head.
[Verse 4]
  Sweet forGgiveness, dear DGod above.
  I say    Gwe all deseG7rve,
  A taste of Cthat kind of love.Cm  
  Someone who'll   Ghold Donto our Emhand,
  And Dwhisper: "I Cunder--sEm7tand,Am7  
  And D7I still Glove you."D  C  G  
[Guitar Solo]
*repeat chords same as verses*
[Chorus]
  There's no Cway that I could make up,
  For those Gangry words I G7said.
  CSometimes it gets to Bmhurting,
  And the Ampain goes to my D7head.
[Verse 5]
  Sweet forGgiveness, oh dear DGod, dear God above.
  Oh, I know    Gwe all, we all deG7serve,
  A taste of this Ckind of love.Cm  
  Someone   Gwho'll hold   Dour Emhand,D  
  And whisper: "CI under--Em7stand,Am7  
  And D7I still Glove you."D  C  G  
  D    C    G         D    C        G

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Sweet Forgiveness

by Susan Tedeschi

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Em7

Band/Artist: Susan Tedeschi

Song Title: Sweet Forgiveness

Album Title: Hope and Desire (2005)

CAPO 1st FRET

Chords used:

Am Am7 Bm C Cm D D7 Em Em7 G G7

e|----0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----3-----1----|

B|----1-----1-----3-----5-----4-----3-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

G|----2-----0-----4-----5-----5-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

D|----2-----2-----4-----5-----5-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0----|

A|----0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----------------2-----2-----2-----2----|

E|----------------------------------------------0-----0-----3-----3----|

[Intro]

G C G D

[Verse 1]

G D

Sweet forgiveness, that's what you give to me.

G G7

When you hold me close,

C Cm

And you say: "That's all over."

G D Em

You don't go looking back,

D C Em7 Am7

You don't hold the cards to the stack.

'Cause you mean what you say.

[Verse 2]

G D

Sweet forgiveness, you help me see.

G G7

I'm not near as bad,

C Cm

As I sometimes appear to be.

G D Em

When you hold me close,

D C Em7 Am7

And you say: "That's all over,

D7 G D C G G7

"And I still love you."

[Chorus]

There's no way that I could make up,

G G7

For those angry words I said.

C Bm

Sometimes it gets to hurting,

Am D7

And the pain goes to my head.

[Verse 4]

G D

Sweet forgiveness, dear God above.

G G7

I say we all deserve,

C Cm

A taste of that kind of love.

G D Em

Someone who'll hold onto our hand,

D C Em7 Am7

And whisper: "I under--stand,

D7 G D C G

And I still love you."

[Guitar Solo]

*repeat chords same as verses*

[Chorus]

There's no way that I could make up,

G G7

For those angry words I said.

C Bm

Sometimes it gets to hurting,

Am D7

And the pain goes to my head.

[Verse 5]

G D

Sweet forgiveness, oh dear God, dear God above.

G G7

Oh, I know we all, we all deserve,

C Cm

A taste of this kind of love.

G D Em D

Someone who'll hold our hand,

C Em7 Am7

And whisper: "I under--stand,

D7 G D C G

And I still love you."

D C G D C G

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