Sweet Thing

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
To play the A chord pattern used in the [Intro] and first [Verse] just hammer on with your pinky from A6 to
Amaj7 on the 1st (e) string, like this:
A6 Amaj7 A6
e|---2--2h4--4--2---|
B|---2--2----2--2---|
G|---2--2----2--2---|
D|---2--2----2--2---|
A|---0--0----0--0---|
E|------------------|
h = Hammer-on
The A in the second and third [Verse] is played barred, whereas the one in the [Chorus] is played
at the second fret.
[Intro]
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
[Verse]
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
I will stroll the merry way and jump the hedges first
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
I will drink clear clean water for to quench my thirst
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
I'll go watch the ferry-boats and I'll get high
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
Under a bluer ocean against the water's sky
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
I will never, ever, ever grow so old again
[Chorus]
E A
Oh ohhhh, good god you're a sweet thing
E A
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god you're a sweet thing
[Verse]
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
'Hey, it's me, tonight I'm dynamite and I don't know why'
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
You shall take me strongly in your arms again
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
I'll ask and I'll wonder if I ever felt the pain
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
We shall walk and talk in gardens all misty and wet with rain
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
I shall never, ever, ever grow so old again
[Chorus]
E A
Oh ohhhh, good god you're a sweet thing
E A
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god you're a sweet thing
[Verse]
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
I shall raise my hand up into the night, to the night sky
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
And count the stars that are shining in your eye
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
Just to dig it all an' not to wonder, that would be fine
E F#m A A G#m F#m E
Satisfied not to read in between the lines
[Chorus]
E A
Oh ohhhh, good god you're a sweet thing
E A
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god you're a sweet thing
E A
Oh ohhhh, my my my my my sweet thing
E A
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god

Sweet Thing chords and lyrics

Free chords for Sweet Thing by Hozier. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

To play the A chord pattern used in the [Intro] and first [Verse] just hammer on with your pinky from A6 to
Amaj7 on the 1st (e) string, like this:
h = Hammer-on
The A in the second and third [Verse] is played barred, whereas the one in the [Chorus] is played 
at the second fret.
[Intro]
E F#m A6 Amaj7 A6
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]

Sweet Thing Chords by Hozier

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