Sweet Caroline   Neil Diamond

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Here's another song which was requested recently on COWPIE.  It wasn't
originally a country song - but it's covered live by lotz of country bands:

Sweet Caroline
{Words & Music by Neil Diamond}

 INTRO: {E bass throughout}
Melody: B-C# D   B-C#-D-C# B  D-C# B   D-E F#   D-E-F#-E D  F#-E D
Chords: n/c  * * *  | *    *  *    * | *   *  * * | *    *  *    * |

Melody: F#-G# A   F#-G# A      G#    C#    B
Chords: n/c   * * *  | F#m/E * E * | A/E * Bm * |


A * *        * | * * * * | D * *  *    | *   *  *    * |
    Where it be-gan      -     I can't begin to knowin'...
A * *        * | *         *   *    * | E     * * * | * * * * |
    But then I  know that it's growing strong.
A * *       * | *     * * * | D * *   *      | *    *    *    * |
    Was in the Spring.            And Spring became the Summer.
A * *      *   | *      *     *    * | E              *  * * | *  *  * * |
    Who'd have believed you'd come a - long? (Melody: C#-B-A   G#-F#-E-D)


BRIDGE:
   A    * * * | * * * * | A6 * *         *    | * * * * |
1) Hands.                      Touchin' hands.
2) Warm.                       Touchin' warm.
E7 * *         * | **** | D * *       * | ** *   * | E*** | E * D/F# E/G# |
1&2) Reachin' out.           Touchin' me,   touchin' you.


CHORUS:
A    * * * | D    *  * * | *  *  *   *   |  * *   *     * | E7 |E7 * D/F#
E/G# |
Sweet Caro - line.  (D C | F#)   Good times never seemed so good.
A   * *   * | D    *  * * | * * *  * | *     *    *  * | E *    D *|C#m *
Bm *|
I've been in-clined (D C | F#)  to be-lieve there never would - but now
I...



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,           hurtin' runs off my shoulders.
A * *      * | *         *   *  * |  E            *  * * | *  *  * * |
   How can I  hurt when I'm holding you? (Melody: C#-B-A   G#-F#-E-D)


{Play 2nd Bridge, Repeat Chorus & Intro, then...}


A    * * * | D    *  * * | *  *  *   *   |  * *   *     * | E7 |E7 * D/F#
E/G# |
Sweet Caro - line.  (D C | F#)   Good times never seemed so good.
A   * *   * | D    *  * * | * * *  * | *     *    *  * | E7 * * * |
I've been in-clined (D C | F#)  to be-lieve there never would.
| E7 *    D/F#   E/G#  | A |
    Sweet Car  -  o  -  line.