Sweet Creature
by Harry Styles • Lesson #73 • Jun 1, 2017
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Chord progressions
INTRO
| G . . . C . Bm . | x3
| G . . . G . . . | x1
VERSE
| G . . . | C . Bm . | G . . . | G . . . |
| Em . . . | D . . . | C . . . | G . . . |
PRE-CHORUS
| Am . . . | Am . . . | Em . . . | Em . . . |
| G . . . | G . . . | D . . . | D . . . |
(play twice)
CHORUS
| G . . . | C . Bm . |
| G . . . | C . Bm . |
| G . . . | C . Bm . | Am . G . |
| D7 . . . | D7 . . . | D7 . . . | D7 . . . |
Chords needed
Use your right thumb on the bass note of each chord. Use your right index & middle finger on the highest two notes.
E |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B |–––0–––––1––––––3––––––5––––––7–––––8–––––
G |–––0–––––2––––––4––––––5––––––7–––––9–––––
D |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A |–––––––––0––––––2––––––3––––––5–––––7–––––
E |–––3––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G Am Bm C D Em
Intro tabs
Here’s how you play the intro:
E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|– E |––––––––––––––––––|
B |–––0–––––––––0––––|––5–––––––3––––––|– B |–––0–––––––––0––––|
G |–––––––––0––––––––|––5–––––––4––––––|– G |–––––––––0––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|– x3 D |––––––––––––––––––| x2
A |––––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––2––––––|– A |––––––––––––––––––|
E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|–––––––––––––––––|– E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|
G C Bm G
Verse tabs
“Sweet creature…”
E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
B |–––0–––––––––0––––|––5–––––––3––––––|––0–––––––––0––––|––0–––––––––0––––|
G |–––––––––0––––––––|––5–––––––4––––––|––––––––0––––––––|––––––––0––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |––––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––2––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|–––––––––––––––––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|
G C Bm G G
“Had another talk about where it’s going wrong…”
E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
B |–––8–––––––––8––––|––7–––––––––7––––|––5–––––––––5––––|––3–––––––––3––––|
G |–––––––––9––––––––|––––––––7––––––––|––––––––5––––––––|––––––––4––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––7–––7–––7–––7––|––5–––5–––5–––5––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|––2–––2–––2–––2––|
E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
Em D C Bm
Pre-chorus
I don’t show the tabs here, but follow this chord progression using the same picking style used in the verse:
| Am . . . | Am . . . | Em . . . | Em . . . |
| G . . . | G . . . | D . . . | D . . . |
(play twice)
Chorus
Same as before, but finish things w/ this transition to Aminor, G, etc.
E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
B |–––0–––––––––0––––|––5–––––––3––––––|––1–––––––––1––––|––0–––––––––0––––|
G |–––––––––0––––––––|––5–––––––4––––––|––––––––2––––––––|––––––––0––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |––––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––2––––––|––0–––0–––0–––0––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|
G C Bm Am G
E |–––2–––––––––2––––|––2–––––––––2––––|––2––––––––––––––||
B |–––––––––1––––––––|––––––––1––––––––|––1––––––––––––––||
G |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––2––––––––––––––||
D |–––0–––0–––0–––0––|––0–––0–––0–––0––|––0––––––––––––––||
A |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––||
E |––––––––––––––––-–|–––––––––––––––-–|–––––––––––––––––||
D7 D7 D7
Chords with lyrics
VERSE
G C Bm G
Sweet..... creature
Em D C G
Had another talk about where it's going wrong
G C Bm G
But we're..... still young
Em D C G
We don't know where we're going but we know where we belong
PRE CHORUS
Am Em G D
No, we started, two hearts in one home
Am Em G D
It's hard when we argue, we're both stubborn I know
CHORUS
G C Bm G C Bm G
But oh... sweet creature... sweet creature...
C Bm Am G D7
Where--ev---er I go----
G C Bm G C Bm G
You bring me home...sweet creature... sweet creature...
C Bm Am G D7
When I run out of rope-----
G C Bm G
You bring me home
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