Sweet In Louisville
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
5th traste
A lovely sad song by Lauren O'Connell. Based off their video with Sunday Morning HQ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLY3VQY716s
The penultimate chorus and verse is played quiet in a stacatto style before the last
chorus which is played
loud.
[Verse 1]
C G Am F C G
You'd hung a map and thrown a dart or so we say when you depart, and I skipped work to
F
say goodbye.
C G Am F C
And while you had your car inspection done, a poetic wax on Lexington, and you refused
G C
to look me in the eye
G Am F C
And I wouldn't hear from you before you passed over the New River Gorge, and you found
G F
time to let me know
C G Am F C
It's rare for you to be up more than down, but as you crossed into Morgantown, you knew
G
the mountains were
C
your home.
[Chorus 1]
F C G
But you think two days will do, you're just under so much pressure, like if it were up
Am
to you, you
F G
just let all of it go,
F C G F
and everything you knew never seemed so unimportant, but we're all waiting for you.
C
[Verse 2]
G Am F C G
Just how you got to Santa Fe, you did not post, so I cannot say, but you filled in some
F
blanks for me
C G Am F C G
when you stopped to recuperate in an Amarillo Super 8, you were tired and not the way
C
you'd hoped to be.
G Am F
Admitted you prayed for a tire to blow out, so you'd have something to write about, but
C
your luck
G F
just never seems to change.
C G Am F C G
Some Samaritans you canonized beneath the vast Montana skies, but you had no reason to
C
be saved.
[Chorus 2]
F C G
But you confess you've had a few, it's so cheap out in the desert, but there's little
Am
else to do,
F G
so you thought you'd just check in.
Am F G F
Did you need a witness to a little momentary rapture? You know I'm always here for you.
C
[Solo]
C G Am F
C G F
C G Am F
C G C
[Verse 3]
G Am F
I'm sure the great river ran across your hands with a shiny kiss and no demands,
C G F
or at least that's how you'll remember it,
C G Am
and every little church sang sweet in Louisville, with the right foundation and your
F
mother's approval,
C G C
and those notes that I could never hit.
[Chorus 3]
F C G
But if you should ask me to, well I guess I could regale you with all the things I found
Am
to do,
F G
while you go split the world in two.
Am F G Am
But to tell the truth, I guess I was kind of hoping you'd kept track of me the way that
F G
I kept track of you.
F C G Am
What good is apathy if I can't make you believe it? What good is anything if I can't
F G
make you believe?
[Chorus 4]
F C G Am
What good is apathy if I can't make you believe it? What good is anything if I can't
F G
make you believe?
F C G Am
What good is apathy if I can't make you believe it? What good is anything if I can't
F G
make you believe?
Am F G
Ooooooo, Ooooooo, Ooooooo
Am F G
Ooooooo, Ooooooo, Ooooooo
How to play Sweet In Louisville
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.