Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: A G A G A G A Verse 1: D It's been seven years since I last saw you G D And I wish it were seven more G D A Knew you for two, and by the end of the first Bm Well, the writing was on the wall G D I saw a change when you started giving time A Bm To the girl I gave my heart to G D Never confessed it at the time A D But to tell you the truth, I was sweet on you
Chorus: G D Sweet on you, I was sweet on you A Bm Lord knows I was sweet on you G D Never confessed it at the time A D But to tell you the truth, I was sweet on you Verse 2: D Now, to take each person in isolation G D Is to take the?parts?you'less?full G D A Let loose together, you bred stormy weather Bm Though you'd laugh to try and pull the wool G D Why do you feed each other's darkness? A Bm Why do you drink to hide the blues? G D In the night I think you're trouble A D In the day I'm sweet on you Chorus: G D Sweet on you, I was sweet on you A Bm Lord knows I was sweet on you G D Never confessed it at the time A D But to tell you the truth, I was sweet on you Interlude: A G A Verse 3: D Oh, your mother always treated me kindly G D She carried a sparkle in her eyes G D A Yours were the same, but I hear now Bm They just tell of the stormy skies G D Oh, and I wonder if she finds peace now? A Bm Whether you still put the colour in her cheeks? G D Whether you moved home? I'll bet you didn't A D Whatever the weather be like in the peaks Bridge: A We'd gather 'round the kitchen table G D Ry Cooder on the stereo A We'd sing along if we were able G D Little system, not even my own A But you never once sang with us Bm You'd just retire to your room Chorus: G D Oh, and if you don't like Ry Cooder A Bm How could I ever be sweet on you? G D If you don't like Ry Cooder A D How could I ever be sweet on you? Chorus: N.C. Sweet on you, I was sweet on you N.C. Lord knows I was sweet on you N.C. YOu didn't like uban women N.C. You never liked words that told the truth Outro: G D Shame on you, shame on you A Bm With your charred house and your tabloid news G D If I had a choice between you and your mother A Bm I know which one I'd choose G D Oh, if I had a choice between you and your mother A D I know which one I'd choose
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