C C E G Bb
A F E
[Repeat]
Guitar Tab:
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8---7-------------------8---7--------------------|
A|-----7-10----------8-7-------7-10----------8-7--------7-----|
E|-8-8---------------------8-8----------------------8-8---8---|
[Verse 1]
(JJ on Vocals)
F
Down by the sea
C F C
Starin’ at the sunset
F
All those colors and light
C F C
Like a flame through the heart
Bb F
But I never saw a sunset woman
C
Til I met you, yeah
[Chorus]
C C E G Bb A E
(Horns play in unison with chorus)
Bb F C
The Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
[Verse 2]
(Toots on Vocals)
F
Down by the sea
C F C
Starin’ at the heavens
F
All those stars in the sky
C F C
Those beacons of light
Bb F
But I never even noticed them
C
Until I met you
[Chorus]
C C E G Bb A E
(horns play in unison with chorus)
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
[Bridge]
F Eb
Tell me what is this lament
C [guitar solo in C major pentatonic scale]
I can’t tell you
F Eb
I’ve been a dead man runnin
C [guitar solo in C major pentatonic scale]
All my life
Bb F
And I never felt a thing woman
C
Til I met you, you, you, you, you
[Chorus]
C C E G Bb A F E
[guitar single notes with chorus for first 2 times, then horns enter again]
Bb F C
The Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
The Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing
Bb F C
You’re the Sweetest Thing, the Sweetest Thing (repeat & fade)
