Sweet City Woman
The Stampeders (Rich Dodson, 1971)
Two Bar Pattern Strum:
| D u d u D - - u | D u d U - U - u |
1 & 2 & 3 (4) & 1 & 2 & & &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
Well, [G] I'm on my way, to the [C6] city life
To a [Am] pretty face that [D] shines her light on the [G] city nights
And I [G] gotta catch a noon train... gotta [C6] be there on time
Oh, [Am] it feels so good to [D] know she waits at the [G] end of the line
Chorus
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
I can [Am] see your face, I can [D] hear your voice, [G] I can almost touch you
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
Oh, my [Am] banjo and me, we [D] got a feel for [G] singin',
[G↓] Bon c'est [G↓] bon, [G] bon bon c'est bon, bon,
[G] Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, [C↓] bon, [D↓] bon
[G↓] Bon c'est [G↓] bon, [G] bon bon c'est bon, bon,
[G] Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, [C↓] bon, [D↓] bon
[C↓] So [G↓] long ma, [Am↓] so [G↓] long pa, [C6↓] so long
[G] Neighbors and friends
Like a [G] country mornin', all [C6] snuggled in dew
Ah, she's [Am] got a way to [D] make a man feel [G] shiny and new
And she [G] sings in the evenin'... Oh, [C6] familiar tunes
And [Am] she feeds me love [D] and tenderness and [G] macaroons
Chorus
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
I can [Am] see your face, I can [D] hear your voice, [G] I can almost touch you
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
Oh, my [Am] banjo and me, we [D] got a feel for [G] singin',
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman [G↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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The Stampeders (Rich Dodson, 1971)
Two Bar Pattern Strum:
| D u d u D - - u | D u d U - U - u |
1 & 2 & 3 (4) & 1 & 2 & & &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
Well, [G] I'm on my way, to the [C6] city life
To a [Am] pretty face that [D] shines her light on the [G] city nights
And I [G] gotta catch a noon train... gotta [C6] be there on time
Oh, [Am] it feels so good to [D] know she waits at the [G] end of the line
Chorus
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
I can [Am] see your face, I can [D] hear your voice, [G] I can almost touch you
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
Oh, my [Am] banjo and me, we [D] got a feel for [G] singin',
[G↓] Bon c'est [G↓] bon, [G] bon bon c'est bon, bon,
[G] Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, [C↓] bon, [D↓] bon
[G↓] Bon c'est [G↓] bon, [G] bon bon c'est bon, bon,
[G] Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, [C↓] bon, [D↓] bon
[C↓] So [G↓] long ma, [Am↓] so [G↓] long pa, [C6↓] so long
[G] Neighbors and friends
Like a [G] country mornin', all [C6] snuggled in dew
Ah, she's [Am] got a way to [D] make a man feel [G] shiny and new
And she [G] sings in the evenin'... Oh, [C6] familiar tunes
And [Am] she feeds me love [D] and tenderness and [G] macaroons
Chorus
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
I can [Am] see your face, I can [D] hear your voice, [G] I can almost touch you
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
Oh, my [Am] banjo and me, we [D] got a feel for [G] singin',
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C6] | [C6] |
| [Am] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman
[G] Swee-ee-eet, sweet city [C6] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman
[Am] Sweet, sweet, [D] sweet, sweet city [G] woman [G↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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