Sweet Melody
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C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
C B Em
In a whole other life, there was this boy that I knew
C
He made me feel like a woman
B Em
We were young and silly fools
C
Anyway, he was in a band
B Em
Wrote love songs about me
C B Em
I wasn't crazy 'bout the word, but the melodies were sweet
Went something like
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
C B Em
Every time we go dancing, I see his straying eyes
C B Em
Gave him too many chances, push my gears too many times
C B Em
And when he start acting dumb, then I'll be on my way to leave
C B Em
But I stopped in the tracks when I heard this melody
And it went like
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies
C
But the day he did me wrong
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies
C
But the day he did me wrong
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
C B Em
He would lie, he would cheat, over syncopated beats
C B Em
I was just his tiny dancer, he had control over my feet
C B Em
That's when he came along, that's when I lost the groove
C
There was no song in the world
B Em
To sing along or make me move
Went something like
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo (it was, oh)
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies
C
But the day he did me wrong
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies (Sing sweet melodies)
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies
C
But the day he did me wrong
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-roo-doo-roo, oh whoa
C
Doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
B Em
Doo-roo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Em D C G
On and on, on and on
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies
C
But the day he did me wrong (Me wrong)
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
(On and on, and on, yeah)
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies
C
But the day he did me wrong
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
Em D
He used to sing me sweet melodies (sing me, sing me)
C G
He played me, made me believe it was real love
Em D
Sang me sweet melodies (oh)
C
But the day he did me wrong (ah)
G
The song couldn't go on and on and on
How to play Sweet Melody
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.