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Amos Lee - Sweet Pea Chords

Chord reference C, E7, Am, Dm, A, G, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [E7] [Am] [Dm] [C] [A] [Dm] [G] [C] [Am] [Dm] [G] [C]Sweet pea, [E7]apple of my eye [Am]Don’t know when and I [Dm]don’t know why [C]You’re the only [A]reason I [Dm]keep on [G]coming [C]home [Am] [Dm] [G]

[C]Sweet pea, what’s all [E7]this about? [Am]Don’t get your way, all you do is [Dm]fuss and pout [C]You’re the only [A]reason I [Dm]keep on [G]coming [C]home [Am] [Dm] [G]

I’m like the [E7]Rock of Gibraltar, I [E7]always seem to falter And the [C]words just [Am]get in the [C]way, [A]oh, I [D]know I’m gonna crumble I’m [E7]trying to stay humble, ’cause I [G]never think before I say

[C] [E7] [Am] [Dm] [C] [A] [Dm] [G] [C] [Am] [Dm] [G] [C]Sweet pea, [E7]keeper of my soul [Am]I know, sometimes, I’m [D]out of control [C]You’re the only [A]reason I [Dm]keep on [G]coming [C]You’re the only [A]reason I [Dm]keep on [G]coming, yeah [C]You’re the only [A]reason I [Dm]keep on [G]coming [C]home [G] [C]

Artist Amos Lee
Album Supply and Demand
Genres Folk
Year 2006
Key C

How to Play Sweet Pea on Guitar?

Amos Lee - Sweet Pea can be played in the key of C using the C, E7, Am, Dm, A, G, D chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sweet Pea with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.