Old Dominion - Make It Sweet Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,A keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[Opening]
I know it’s a [G]drag, I know it’s a grind, I know that a [C]dollar ain’t worth a dime
Just trying to [G]keep up with the Joneses at the end of [C]the block
I know you get [G]tired, I know you get down, I know you get [C]sick of this soul sucking town
But let’s make a [G]little lemonade if lemons is all we got [C]
[chorus]
[G]’Cause I’m stuck on you, you’re stuck on me, I [C]never gotta wonder where my honey be
[G]I ain’t saving all my sugar for a Saturday night, [C]seven days a week I got an appetite
[Em]The sunsets like a tangerine, let’s [C]find a road we’ve never seen
[Em]Don’t waste another mile or a minute [C]not kissing me, life is short, make it [G]sweet[C]
[verse 2]
Open sky, [G]glimpse of heaven, take the top [C]off the CJ-7
Let that [G]surf-side San Anne wind mess up your [C]hair, and let [G]that windshield frame the ocean
Radio [C]keep coast-to-coasting, if we don’t [G]get where we’re going baby I [C]don’t care
I’m already there
[chorus]
[G]’Cause I’m stuck on you, you’re stuck on me, I [C]never gotta wonder where my honey be
[G]I ain’t saving all my sugar for a Saturday night, [C]seven days a week I got an appetite
[Em]The sunsets like a tangerine, let’s [C]find a road we’ve never seen
[Em]Don’t waste another mile or a minute [C]not kissing me, life is short, make it [G]sweet[C]
[Closing]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [D]
Days will be long but the years will fly right by [C] [G] [Am] [G] [D]
We’ll never be as young as we are tonight, [D]baby ain’t that right, yeah
[chorus]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G]’Cause I’m stuck on you, you’re stuck on me, I [C]never gotta wonder where my honey be
[G]I ain’t saving all my sugar for a Saturday night, [C]seven days a week I got an appetite
[Em]The sunsets like a tangerine, let’s [C]find a road we’ve never seen
[Em]Don’t waste another mile or a minute [C]not kissing me, life is short, make it [G]sweet[C]
Life is short, make it [G]sweet, [C] [G]oh yeah
How to play Make It Sweet on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Old Dominion - Make It Sweet on guitar requires 5 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Make It Sweet uses these transitions most often: C → G (21), G → C (20), and C → Em (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
3. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
5. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Make It Sweet chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Make It Sweet.
- Make It Sweet includes 61 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Make It Sweet contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Make It Sweet connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → Em: 8%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%