| Intro: |
| G | C6 | Am | D | G | C | G | |
| x 2 |
| G | C6 | |
| Well, I'm on my way, to the | city life |
| Am | D | G | C | G | |
| To a pretty face that | shines her light on the | city nights |
| G | |
| And I gotta catch a noon train |
| C6 | |
| Gotta | be there on time |
| Am | D | G | C | G | |
| Oh, it feels so good to | know she waits at the | end of the line |
| (Chorus) |
| G | C6 | |
| Swee-ee-eet, sweet city | woman |
| Am | D | G | C | G | |
| I can see your face, I can | hear your voice, I can | almost touch you |
| G | C6 | |
| Swee-ee-eet, sweet city | woman |
| Am | D | G | C | 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 |
| C | G | D | G | C6 | Am | |
| So | long ma, | so | long pa, | so | long |
| D | G | |
| Neighbours 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) |