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Sweet City Woman by Stampeders
Sweet City Woman
G D G
Well, I'm on my way, to the city life
D G
To a pretty face that shines her light on the city nights
G
And I gotta catch a noon train
G D
Gotta be there on time
D G
Oh, it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line
(Chorus)
G D G
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
G D G G
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
G D G
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
G D G
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singin', yeah, yeah,
G
Bon c'est bon, bon bon c'est bon, bon,
G C G
Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
G
Bon c'est bon, bon bon c'est bon, bon,
G C G
Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
G D
So long ma, so long pa, so long
G
Neighbors and friends
Like a country mornin', all snuggled in dew
Ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
And she sing in the evenin', oh familiar tunes
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons
(Chorus)
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singin'
[Instrumental break]
Da da da da da da ...
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman (oh, she's my)
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman (woah my)
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (everybody)
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
[Repeat And Fade]
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version 2
Capo III (for banjo effect)*
E F#m F#m E 2x
E F#m
Well, I'm on my way, to the city life
E
To a pretty face that shines her light on the city nights
And I gotta catch a noon train
F#m
Gotta be there on time
E
Oh, it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line
E F#m
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
E
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
F#m
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
E
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah,
E
Bon c'est bon, bon bon c'est bon, bon,
A E
Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
Bon c'est, bon, bon bon ci'estbon, bon,
A E
Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
A E A E A E
So long ma, so long pa, so long
A E
Neighbors and friends
E F#m
Like a country morning, all snuggled in dew
E
Ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
F#m
And she sings in the evening, oh familiar tunes
E
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons
E F#m
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
E
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
F#m
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
E
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah,
[Instrumental break]
E F#m E
Da da da da da da do...
E F#m
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman (oh, she's my)
E
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman
F#m
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman (woah my)
E
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (everybody)
E F#m
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
E
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
E
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (everybody)
E F#m
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
E
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
*Alternates:
Open
E = G
F#m = Am
A = C
Capo V
E = D
F#m = Em
A = G
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version 3
Capo on 5th Fret
D Em Em D 2x
D Em
Well, I'm on my way, to the city life
D
To a pretty face that shines her light on the city nights
And I gotta catch a noon train
Em
Gotta be there on time
D
Oh, it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line
D Em
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
D
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
Em
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
D
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah,
D
Bon c'est bon, bon bon c'est bon, bon,
G D
Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
Bon c'est, bon, bon bon ci'estbon, bon,
G D
Bon c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
G D G D G D
So long ma, so long pa, so long
G D
Neighbors and friends
D Em
Like a country morning, all snuggled in dew
D
Ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
Em
And she sings in the evening, oh familiar tunes
D
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons
D Em
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
D
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
Em
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman
D
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah,
[Instrumental break]
D Em D
Da da da da da da do...
D Em
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman (oh, she's my)
D
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman
Em
Swee-ee-eet, sweet city woman (woah my)
D
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (everybody)
D Em
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
D
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
D
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (everybody)
D Em
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
D
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
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version 4
Intro: (G Am Am G-G6) x2
G Am G -G6
Well, I'm on my way, to the city life,to a pretty face that shines her light on the city nights
Am
And I gotta catch a noon train, gotta be there on time
G - G6
Oh, it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line
G Am G - G6
Sweet, sweet city woman, I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
G Am G - G6
Sweet, sweet city woman, oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah
G C/E G/D
Bon c'e bon, bon bon c'e bon, bon, bon c'e bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
G C/E G/D
Bon c'e, bon, bon bon c'e bon, bon, bon c'e bon, bon, bon, bon, bon
C G D G D NC G
So long Ma, so long Pa, so long, neighbors and friends
G Am G - G6
Like a country morning, all snuggled in dew,ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
Am
And she sings in the evening, oh familiar tunes
G - G6
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons
G Am G - G6
Sweet, sweet city woman, I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
G Am G - G6
Sweet, sweet city woman, oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah
Solo: (G Am Am G-G6) x2
G Am G - G6
Sweet, sweet city woman (oh, she's my) sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman
G Am G - G6
Sweet, sweet city woman (woah my) sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (everybody)
G Am
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
G - G6
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
G Am
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
G - G6
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman (ba da da da, ba da da da)
355433 G
3x5453 G6 (or 320000)
xx2010 C/E
xx0022 G/D
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version 5
The G-G5-Am-Aadd9-G-Gadd9 chord progression is played by a 6-string
banjo, tuned like a normal guitar. It sounds pretty much the same on an
acoustic guitar. You should be able to tell which riffs are played by
that guitar, and which are played by the electric guitar.
Riff 1:
E|-7-7-7-10-x-7-7-7-10-7-x-x-5-5-5-7-x-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
B|-8-8-8-8--x-8-8-8-8--8-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
G|-7-7-7-7--x-7-7-7-7--7-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5-3-|
B|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Intro: Riff 1 x2
Verse 1 (with Riff 1)
Well I'm on my way to the city life
To a pretty face that shines her light on the city night
And I gotta catch a noon train, I gotta be there on time
Oh it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line
Riff 2:
E|-10----10-7-10-7-8/10-|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Riff 3:
E|-----------|
B|-8-8-8-5-3-|
G|-7-7-7-5-4-|
D|-9-9-9-7-5-|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Sweet, sweet city woman (riff 2)
I can see your face I can hear your voice I can almost touch you (riff 3)
Sweet, sweet city woman (riff 2)
On my banjo knee we got a feel for singing, yeah yeah
Riff 4:
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4--7b--5-|
D|-5--x-5--x-5-5--5------5-x-x-5-7----------|
A|------------------7-5---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 5:
E|-7-(7)h10---5-------7-(7)h10---3-------7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-8----------5-------8----------3-------8-------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-7----------5-------7----------4-------7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(with riff 4) (I'm not sure about the words here....it could be "c'est bon")
Bon, say bon, bon bon say bon bon
Bon, say bon, bon bon say bon bon
So long boy, so long boy, so long
(with riff 5)
Neighbours and friends
(with riff 1)
Like a country morning, all smothered in dew
I just got away to make a man feel shiny and new
And she'll sing in the evening, some familiar tunes
And she feeds me love and tenderness and maccaroons
Chorus: slide up E and B strings at the end
Solo:
E|-10----10-7-10-7-10----10-7---7-7-7-8--7------8-7-8-7-10--8-7-8-7-10--8-7-8-7-|
B|-----------------------------------------8------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------7----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*
E|-7-7--7-7-7-8--7------------------7-8-|
B|-----------------8---------7-8-10-----|
G|-------------------7---7-9------------| repeat until *, back to chorus
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Sweet, sweet city woman (riff 2)
Whoa she's my sweet sweet sweet sweet city woman (riff 3)
Sweet, sweet city woman (riff 2)
Whoa my sweet sweet sweet sweet city woman (riff 3)
Riff 6:
E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
B|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Everybody, sweet sweet sweet sweet city woman (riff 6)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet city woman (riff 6)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet city woman (riff 6)
Sweet sweet sweet sweet city woman (riff 6)
Fade out
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