Sweet Is The Melody Live chords by Iris Dement

• Capo on 3rd

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

The original is in Eb 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 in verse 4

Introduction:
C

Verse 1:
C            G       Am         F
Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
     C                     G              G7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
    C            G         Am            F
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
      C                       G             C
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Verse 2:
G           C                G            Am           F
   Well the dance floors for gliding, not jumping over ponies
      C                                 G            G7
Where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should
     C       G          Am           F
It's for celebrating a  Friday night romance
   C                         G            C
Forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good

Verse 3:
G         C            G       Am         F
  Oh -oh  Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
     C                     G              G7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
    C            G         Am            F
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
      C                       G              C
But a tune for the dancing is there in  it's place

Verse 4:
D  A   D            A              Bm              G
    An arms just an arm, till it's wrapped round a shoulder
D                           A               A7
Looped side by side they go stepping out together
  D             A             Bm             G
A note's just a note till you wake from your slumber
    D                    A       D
And dare to discover the new melody

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

Instrumental:
D   A   Bm    G
D        A
D   A   Bm    G
D        A     D  A

Verse 6:
A        D            A       Bm         G
  Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
     D                     A              A7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
    D            A         Bm            G
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
      D                       A             D
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Outro:
D   A   Bm    G
O-  oo -oo  - ooh
D    A   D