Sweet Wanomi chords

Bill Withers

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Simplify chords 

  			

A beautiful song with a sweet, simple melody - just play each chord to the rhythm & you'll be set 
...enjoy! 

It's just E7, A7, D7 sliding back to E7 

   E7              A7  D7 E7          E7                   A7   D7 E7 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--9-------------------7/9------------9-------------------------7/9---------| 
G|--7---------------6---5/7------------7--------------------6----5/7---------| 
D|--9---------------5---7/9------------9--------------------5----7/9---------| 
A|--7---------------7---5/7------------7--------------------7----5/7---------| 
E|------------------5---------------------------------------5----------------|      
     In a room with soft satin pillows, Cracklin' fireplace keeps us warm 

   E7                     A7      D7 E7          
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--9------------------------------7/9---------------------------------------| 
G|--7----------------------6-------5/7---------------------------------------| 
D|--9----------------------5-------7/9---------------------------------------| 
A|--7----------------------7-------5/7---------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------| 
     Whisprin' wind through weepin' willows,  

   E7                       A7  D7 E7    E7              A7  D7 E7 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--9----------------------------7/9------9-------------------7/9------------| 
G|--7------------------------6---5/7------7---------------6---5/7------------| 
D|--9------------------------5---7/9------9---------------5---7/9------------| 
A|--7------------------------7---5/7------7---------------7---5/7------------| 
E|---------------------------5----------------------------5------------------| 
     And sweet Wanomi restin' in my arms 



Keys solo (also played over the riff in the last measures of the song): 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--9--9-9--9-9--9-9--10-9------------9-9---------------------9--------------| 
G|-------------------------11-11--9-------11-9-9---------9h11----------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------11-9h11---------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--9--9-9--9-9--9-9--10-9------------9-9------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------11-11--9-------11-9-9---------9h11p9--------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------11-9h11---------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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