SWEET OLD WORLD                                                                                                                  
by Lucinda Williams                                                                                          Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris


[Key of E; capo up two frets]

CHORDS [each chord is one measure]:

D D

[intro]

D G A D

See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

D Em A A

What you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

D G A D

The breath from your own lips, the touch of fingertips

D G A A

A sweet and tender kiss

D G A D

The sound of a midnight train, wearing someone's ring

D G A A

Someone calling your name

G G F#m F#m

Somebody so warm cradled in your arm

G G A A

Didn't you think you were worth anything?

See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

What you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

Millions of us in love, promises made good

Your own flesh and blood

Looking for some truth, dancing with no shoes

The beat, the rhythm, the blues

The pounding of your heart's drum together with another one

Didn't you think anyone loved you?

See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

What you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:

A A A F# E E D C# B # D C# A

See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

A A F# E E D C# B G A B A

What you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

A F# E D C# B A E D C# B A

The breath from your own lips, the touch of fingertips

A F#\D D E B C#\B\A

A sweet and tender kiss

A F# E E D C# B E D C# B A

The sound of a midnight train, wearing someone's ring

F# D E B D C#\B\A

Someone calling your name

D D D E D C# C# C# D C#

Somebody so warm cradled in your arm

B B B A G G G G A B A

Didn't you think you were worth anything?

A A

E ----------------|--------------0-|

B ----------------|------0---2-3---|

SOLO: G --------------0^|0-2-------------|

D ----------2-4---|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

"...left this world, this sweet old world."

D G A D

E 2---0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ------3---2--232|--------------2/|5-------3-2---20|----------------|

G ----------------|4---------------|----------------|2---------------|

D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

D G A A

E --5--\2-3-0-2---|0---------------|----------------|----------------|

B --------------3-|----0-3---------|--------------0^|0-2---3---2-0---|

G ----------------|----------------|------0---2-----|----------------|

D ----------------|----------------|--2-4-----------|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

G G F#m F#m

E ----------------|----3-5-3-----7-|7---9~------5-7-|------------2^--|

B ----------------|----------------|----------------|7---------------|

G 0---2-4---------|-----------------|----------------|----------3-2-0-|----------------|--

G ----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------|--

D ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-----2-|0-

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|--

"Millions..."

********************************************************************************

A A

E ----------------|--------------0-|

B ----------------|------0---2-3---|

ENDING: G --------------0^|0-2-------------|

D ----------2-4---|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

"...left this world, this sweet old world."

D G A D

E 2---0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ------3---2-----|32--------------|--2/5---3-2---20|----------------|

G ----------------|--4-------------|----------------|2---------------|

D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

D G A A

E -/5/5/5---2-3-0-|2-----0---------|----------0-2-3-|5---------------|

B ----------------|----3-----------|----0-2-3-------|----------------|

G ----------------|----------------|--2-------------|----------------|

D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|[violin part arranged for guitar]|

E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

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