Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline - BPM - 126
[Intro - BPM 129][Intro - BPM 127 - Capo 2 for original]
[E] [E] [E] [E]
(can play low E and pluck these to fill out)
B 0-2-3---0-2-3-2-0---3-2-0-----
B 3-5-7---3-5-7-5-3---7-5-3-----
B 7-9-10--7-9-10--9--14--12-----
[Verse]
[A] Where it began [D] I can't begin to knowin'
[A] But then I know it's growin' [E] strong
[A] Was in the spring, [D] then spring became a summer
[A] Who'd have believed you'd come a [E] long
[Pre-Chorus]
[A] Hands, [A6 - x02222] touching hands
[E] Reaching out, [D] touching me, touching [E] you
[Chorus]
[A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D-x5777x] [D/C#-x4777x] [D/F#-2x0232])
good times never seemed so [E] good
[A] I'd be inc [D] lined (Run [D] [D/C#] [D/F#]) to believe they never
[E] would [D] But [C#m] now [Bm] I'm
[Verse 2]
[A] Look at the night [D] and it don't seem so lonely
[A] We fill it up with only [E] two
[A] And when I hurt, [D] hurting runs off my shoulder
[A] How can I hurt when holdin' [E] you
[Pre-Chorus]
[A] Warm, [A6] touching warm
[E] Reaching out, [D] touching me, touching [E] you
[Chorus]
[A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D] [D/C#] [D/F#])
good times never seemed so [E] good
[A] I'd be inc [D] lined (Run [D] [D/C#] [D/F#])
to believe they never [E] would [D] Oh [C#m] no [Bm] no
[Instrumental - Horn intro part]
[E] [E] [E] [E]
[Chorus]
[A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D] [D/C#] [D/F#])
good times never seemed so [E] good
[A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D] [D/C#] [D/F#])
I believe they never [E] could
[A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D] [D/C#] [D/F#])
good times never seemed so [E] good
(fade out)
[End]
[Additional notes]
[Horn Intro full for beginning]
(pluck all notes and play low E at all times)
B--0-2-3---0-2-3-2-0---3-2-0
E---------------------------------
B--3-5-7---3-5-7-5-3---7-5-3----
G--4-6-7---4-6-7-6-4---7-6-4----
E--2-4-5---2-4-5--4--9---7--
B--3-5-7---3-5-7--5--10--9--
G--2-4-7---2-4-7--4--9---9-