Sweet Is The Melody Live chords by Iris Dement

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3Xc8KQ66k

The original is in Eb MajorEb so to play along either capo 3
or retune to English tuning of A-D-F#-B and capo at 1.

To simplify the song ignore the key change to D MajorD in verse 4

Introduction:
C majorC

Verse 1:
C majorC      G+G    A minorAm     FF
Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   C majorC           G+G       G7G7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  C majorC      G+G     A minorAm      FF
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   C majorC            G+G       C majorC
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Verse 2:
G+G      C majorC        G+G      A minorAm      FF
  Well the dance floors for gliding, not jumping over ponies
   C majorC                 G+G      G7G7
Where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should
   C majorC    G+G     A minorAm      FF
It's for celebrating a Friday night romance
  C majorC             G+G      C majorC
Forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good

Verse 3:
G+G     C majorC      G+G    A minorAm     FF
 Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   C majorC           G+G       G7G7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  C majorC      G+G     A minorAm      FF
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   C majorC            G+G       C majorC
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Verse 4:
D MajorD A augmentedA  D MajorD      A augmentedA       B minorBm       G+G
  An arms just an arm, till it's wrapped round a shoulder
D MajorD              A augmentedA        A7A7
Looped side by side they go stepping out together
 D MajorD       A augmentedA       B minorBm       G+G
A augmentedA note's just a note till you wake from your slumber
  D MajorD          A augmentedA    D MajorD
And dare to discover the new melody

Verse 5:
A augmentedA     D MajorD      A augmentedA    B minorBm     G+G
 Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   D MajorD           A augmentedA
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  D MajorD      A augmentedA     B minorBm      G+G
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   D MajorD            A augmentedA       D MajorD
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Instrumental:
D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G
D MajorD    A augmentedA
D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G
D MajorD    A augmentedA   D MajorD A augmentedA

Verse 6:
A augmentedA    D MajorD      A augmentedA    B minorBm     G+G
 Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   D MajorD           A augmentedA       A7A7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  D MajorD      A augmentedA     B minorBm      G+G
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   D MajorD            A augmentedA       D MajorD
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Outro:
D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G
O- oo -oo - ooh
D MajorD  A augmentedA  D MajorD