Sweet Thing chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

Song: "Sweet Thing" from the album "Diamond Dogs" (1974)
Artist: David Bowie
Words and Music by: David Bowie
Transcribed and Submitted by: Bo Riley ([email protected])

This post contains the chords to the song "Sweet Thing" by David Bowie.
The version, below, is from the "Diamond Dogs" album, on which the song
"Sweet Thing" is divided into three parts, "Sweet Thing," "Candidate,"
and "Sweet Thing (reprise)." The song also appears on the "David Live"
album, where it is referred to as simply "Sweet Thing." This post contains
chords for the entire "Sweet Thing" sequence. A augmentedA special thanks to the
lyrics archive at Teenage Wildlife (www.etete.com/Bowie) for help with
some of the lyrics.

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* Special note: The big, extended chords towards the end can be
substituted with the following chords:

Bbmaj13#11   play Bb majorBb
FMaj13Fmaj13     play FF
C6/9      play C majorC
D(add9)    play D MajorD

"SWEET THING" (Sweet Thing, Candidate, Sweet Thing (reprise))

(INTRO)

C majorC D/C C majorC D/C C majorC

(VERSE 1)
         D/C  C majorC D/C C majorC
It's safe in the city...
D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
C majorC D/C C majorC D/C
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
D MajorD C majorC D/C C majorC D/C
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
D MajorD B minorBm

(CHORUS)
DmDm  A minorAm      G+G
Boys, boys, it's...
DmDm A minorAm FF G+G
DmDm Am/C G/BG/B G+G
DmDm A minorAm FF G+G C majorC

(VERSE 2)
           D/C C majorC
I'm glad that you're...
D/C C majorC
D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
C majorC D/C C majorC D/C
C majorC D MajorD
E minorEm D MajorD B minorBm

(CHORUS)
DmDm  A minorAm      G+G
Boys, boys, it's...
DmDm A minorAm FF G+G
DmDm Am/C G/BG/B G+G
DmDm A minorAm FF G+G

(GUITAR SOLO)
D MajorD F# minorF#m B minorBm Bb majorBb
D MajorD Gm/D D MajorD Gm/D
D MajorD F# minorF#m B minorBm Bb majorBb
D MajorD Gm/D D MajorD Gm/D D MajorD

"CANDIDATE"

(SAX AND GUITAR SOLOS)
DmDm A minorAm G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G

         DmDm A minorAm
I'll make you a...
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G

DmDm          A minorAm
Some make you sing...
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G

DmDm          A minorAm
So you scream out of...
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G

DmDm          A minorAm
Well, on the street...
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G
DmDm A minorAm
G+G

"SWEET THING (reprise)"

(SAX SOLO)
DmDm A minorAm G+G
DmDm A minorAm G+G

    DmDm    Am/C G+G
If you want it...
DmDm A minorAm FF G+G C majorC

(VERSE 3)
          D/C C majorC D/C C majorC
Is it nice in your...
D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
C majorC D/C C majorC D/C
C majorC D MajorD
E minorEm D MajorD G+G A/GA/G

(OUTRO)
G+G A/GA/G G+G A augmentedA

Bbmaj13#11* Fmaj13*
Bbmaj13#11* Fmaj13*
Bbmaj13#11* C6/9* D(add9)*

E MajorE (more or less, there are alot of #9's, dominant 7's, and
such in the bass. E5E5 would be the safest bet here).

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