Sweet Is The Melody Live chords by Iris Dement

• Capo on 3rd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3Xc8KQ66k

The original is in Eb so to play along either capo 3
or retune to English tuning of A-D-F#-B and capo at 1.

To simplify the song ignore the key change to D in verse 4

Introduction:
C

Verse 1:
C      G    Am     F
Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   C           G       G7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  C      G     Am      F
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   C            G       C
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Verse 2:
G      C        G      Am      F
  Well the dance floors for gliding, not jumping over ponies
   C                 G      G7
Where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should
   C    G     Am      F
It's for celebrating a Friday night romance
  C             G      C
Forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good

Verse 3:
G     C      G    Am     F
 Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   C           G       G7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  C      G     Am      F
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   C            G       C
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Verse 4:
D A  D      A       Bm       G
  An arms just an arm, till it's wrapped round a shoulder
D              A        A7
Looped side by side they go stepping out together
 D       A       Bm       G
A note's just a note till you wake from your slumber
  D          A    D
And dare to discover the new melody

Verse 5:
A     D      A    Bm     G
 Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   D           A
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  D      A     Bm      G
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   D            A       D
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Instrumental:
D  A  Bm  G
D    A
D  A  Bm  G
D    A   D A

Verse 6:
A    D      A    Bm     G
 Oh -oh Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by
   D           A       A7
it's so hard to make every note bind just right
  D      A     Bm      G
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace
   D            A       D
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place

Outro:
D  A  Bm  G
O- oo -oo - ooh
D  A  D