Sweet Caroline Chords & Lyrics by Neil Diamond
Welcome to my Sweet Caroline guitar chords and lyrics chart by Neil Diamond. As someone who’s from Boston, (yes my ideas have r’s on the end of them), my students were surprised I hadn’t done this one earlier.
I will admin whole heartedly that I am not a big Red Sox fan myself. I hope I didn’t lose too many points with the New England die hards. 😉
To make this song a bit easier, we will be using a capo on the 4th fret of the guitar to eliminate some barre chords. The below strumming patterns can be played with a swung feel to sound more like the sond.
Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
D D DU DU
Strumming Syncopated:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
D D U DU
There is a walkdown in the chorus but your chord changes aren’t fast enough, two measure of D will work perfectly fine.
SWEET CAROLIN GUITAR CHORDS CHART BY NEIL DIAMOND CAPO @ 4TH FRET
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Intro: D7 x7
Verse:
G G C C
Where it began, I can’t begin to know it
G G D D
But then I know it’s going strong
G G C C
Was it the spring, and spring became a summer?
G G D D
Who’d have believe you’d come along?
Pre-Chorus:
G G Em Em
Hands, touching hands
D7 D7 C C D D
Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Chorus:
G C C C D D
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
G C C |D C| |C/B Am|
I’ve been inclined, to believe they never would, But now I’m
Verse:
G G C C
Look at the night, and it don’t seem so lonely
G G D D
We fill it up with only two
G G C C
And when I hurt, hurting runs off my shoulder
G G D D
How can I hurt when holding you?
Pre-Chorus:
G G Em Em
Warm, touching warm
D7 D7 C C D D
Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Chorus:
G C C C D D
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
G C C |D C| |C/B Am|
I’ve been inclined, to believe they never would, But now I’m
Intro: D7 x7
Chorus:
G C C C D D
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
G C C C D D
Sweet Caroline, I believe they never could
G C C C D D ( end on G)
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.