Sweet Caroline chords by Neil Diamond (Ver. 3)

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond Capo 2
For Solo Acoustic performance I personally don't use the Capo
Link to a very helpful YouTube Video-- https://youtu.be/oPABg9AZbEg


D/A = {X0777X} which is a DMaj over an A Bass Note

A6 = {X02222} Is the Second Chord in each “Pre Chorus”

Example   A    A6 = {X02222}
       Hands….   Touching Hands


Intro:

Tuck The Guitar Pick Or Use The Pick and Middle Finger
Palm Mute The Open String Bass Note a Steady 1-2-3-4 Thump,Thump,Thump,Thump.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 2X
A|---2----4---5------------2-----4--5---4---2---------4--5--2--|
E|---0--------0-----0------0--------0-------0-------0-------0--|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0----2---4------------0----2---4---2---0--------4—2--0---| 2X
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------0-----0------0--------0-------0-----0-------0---|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4----6---7-------------4----6---7---6---4--------7—6--2--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------0-----0-------0--------0-------0-----0-------0--|

                  D/A   E   A   E
e|------------------------------------------4------9------X---|
B|-----------------------------------7------5------10-----9---|
G|-----------------------------------7------4------9------9---|
D|---4----6---7-------------4----6---7------6------11-----9---|
A|-----------------------------------0------X------0------X---|
E|---0--------0-----0-------0----------------------0------0---|

             D/A    A   D/A
I’ve Been Inclined: e|---10-------9-------2------------------|
           B|---10------10-------3------------------|
           G|---11-------9-------2------------------|
           D|----0-------0-------0------------------|
           A|----0-------0-------0------------------|
           E|---------------------------------------|
             “Bop   Bop   Bahhhh”


E E  E E  E D/A    E      A       E


Verse:

A       D
Where it began, I can’t begin to know when
A              E
But then I know it’s growing strong

A         D
Was in the Spring, then Spring became the Summer.
A               E
Who’d have believed you’d come along?


Pre-Chorus:

A   A6
Hands, touching hands
E       D           E E D E
Reaching out, touching me, touching you


Chorus:

A     D  D A D              E  E D E
Sweet Caroline,   good times never seemed so good
A      D  D A D            E
I’ve been inclined,   to believe they never would
D  C#m Bm
But now I


Verse:

A         D
Look at the night, and it don’t seem so lonely
A            E
We fill it up with only two

A        D
And when I hurt, hurting runs off my shoulders
A              E
How can I hurt when holding you?


Pre-Chorus:

A  A6
Warm, touching warm
E      D           E E D E
Reaching out, touching me, touching you


Chorus:

A     D  D A D              E  E D E
Sweet Caroline,   good times never seemed so good
A      D  D A D            E
I’ve been inclined,   to believe they never would
D  C#m Bm
Oh no no


Instrumental:

E E  E E  E D/A   E   A   E


Chorus:

A     D  D A D              E  E D E
Sweet Caroline,  good times never seemed so good
A    D  D A D          E          A
I’ve inclined, to believe they never would . . .Sweet Caroline



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|X  Dead note