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Sweet Evening Breeze by John Mellencamp

Sweet Evening Breeze chords by John Mellencamp

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"Sweet Evening Breeze"
                                 by John Mellencamp


    This a lesser-known tune off the "Human Wheels" album, but a fun one to
play acoustic.  It oscillates between meditative picking and exciting
strumming.  Notice my naming conventions with D/Dsus2 and D/Dsus4 below.
    Enjoy.


INTRO: (Chord diagramAsus2Asus2)

Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------0---------------------0--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------2--------2-----------2---------2-----------(repeat-4-times)--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2-----2--------------2---------------2--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE: (Asus2,G,D [&Dsus4])

Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------0-------------------------------------------3----|
Chord diagramBB|----------------0---------------------0---------------------0----------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------2--------2-----------2---------2------------0--------0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2-----2--------------2---------------2------0-----0-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------3----------------------|

      <-------"D/Dsus2"---------->     <-----D/Dsus4----->
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------0-----0h2------------3-----2------3----2---------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------3--------3---------3------------------3----3-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2-----2-----------------2--------2-----2----2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----0--------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

     *if you can get the above, you can surely make up a similar picking
      pattern for the Chord diagramC majorC and Chord diagramE minorEm progressions which are next.


VERSE 1:

Chord diagramAsus2Asus2              Chord diagramG+G
I was ..
D/Dsus2                D/Dsus4
She ...
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2                      Chord diagramG+G
She .
D/Dsus2           D/Dsus4
I ...
Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramE minorEm
We ..
Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramE minorEm
Every ...
Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramE minorEm
Her ..
           D/Dsus2
>From ....

CHORUS: (strum these chords)

     Chord diagramAsus2Asus2          Chord diagramG+G
     Sweet..
                      Chord diagramAsus2Asus2           Chord diagramG+G
     Blows ...
                    Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
     As I ..
                   Chord diagramG+G
     And ..
     Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4  Chord diagramD MajorD
     I ..
                    Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 / Chord diagramG+G / Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 / Chord diagramG+G / Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 / Chord diagramG+G / Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 / Chord diagramG+G
     Sweet ...


VERSE 2:

Chord diagramAsus2Asus2           Chord diagramG+G
I ..
D/Dsus2                D/Dsus4
In ...
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2           Chord diagramG+G
She ..
D/Dsus2
And ...
      Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD
Blue ...
Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramE minorEm
Still ..
Chord diagramC majorC                        *Fill*
And ..
Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramE minorEm
And ..
D/Dsus2
Still ..r.


CHORUS


VERSE 3:

Chord diagramAsus2Asus2              Chord diagramG+G
How ...
      D/Dsus2         D/Dsus4
These ..
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2          Chord diagramG+G
Ridiculous ..
       D/Dsus2         Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
When ..
Chord diagramC majorC                              Chord diagramE minorEm
And ...
Chord diagramC majorC                 *Fill*
I can ..
Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramE minorEm
And ..
          D/Dsus2
That ..
When ...


CHORUS

-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

FILL:                               CHORDS:
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|             e b g d a Chord diagramE MajorE
Chord diagramBB|----0---0---0---0---------|     Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 | 0 0 2 2 0 0
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|         Chord diagramG+G | 3 0 0 0 2 3
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|         Chord diagramD MajorD | 2 3 2 0
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2---0-----------------|     Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 | 0 3 2 0
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------3---2---------|     Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4 | 3 3 2 0
                                      Chord diagramC majorC | 0 1 0 2 3
                                     Chord diagramE minorEm | 0 0 0 2 2 0

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