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Sweet Seasons

Carole King

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BbDiagram coming soon
Am7×
G
D××
F11Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
C×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Bb Bb Am7/G G Am7/G  
 
 
Riff  
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose and sometimes the blues just get a hold of  
   
           Am7              Am7/D =F11            Riff  
you oh just when just when you though you had made it.  
 
Riff  
All around the block people will talk people will talk but I 
want to give it all that I've got  
 
           Am7                 Am7/D             Riff  
I just don't want I just don't want you to waste it.  
 
                   D                Riff  
Talking 'bout sweet seasons on my mind.  
 
Bm7               C       Bm7                          C  
Sure does appeal to me. You know you can get there easily  
 
Am7                  Am7/D          Riff  
just like a sailboat sailing' on the sea.  
 
Middle8 - Brass Bit ? Bass Solo  
 
Brass riff over Main Riff then Bass solo over Am7 Bm7  C  Am7/D  
 
Verse 2  
 
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose  
and most times you choose between the two  
wondering' wondering' if you have made it.  
But I'll have some kids and make my plans  
and I'll watch the seasons running away  
and I'll build me a life in the open a life in the country.  
 
Chorus  
 
Outro     
              D         Riff               D                  Riff  
Talkin' 'bout sweet seasons talkin' 'bout sweet sweet sweet seasons  
Repeats and Fades Bass Solo at end  
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

Bb · Am7 · G · D · F11 · Bm7 · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.