Friendly Persuasion Chords
by Cleo Laine
Friendly Persuasion by Cleo Laine is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, D7, F#m, A7, Em7, B7, A, Em, Fdim, C#7, Edim, Bm7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G D D7 F#m G A7
A7 Em7 D B7 G A D B7
Thee I love, more than the meadow so green and still
G A D B7
More than the mulberries on the hill
G A Em7 F#m D7 Em A7 G D
More than the buds on a May apple tree, I love thee
G D B7 Em A A7 G D
Arms have I, strong as the oak, for this occasion
Fdim C#7 Edim D G D D7 F#m G A7
Lips have I, to kiss thee, too, in friendly persuasion
A7 Em7 D B7 G A Em7 D B7
Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise
G A D B7
Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways
G A Em7 F#m D7 Em7
Put on your bonnet, your cape, and your gloves
G Em7 Bm7 E A7 Em7 G
And come with me, for thee I love
Interlude: G D B7 Em A A7 G D
Chorus
Fdim C#7 Edim D G D D7 F#m G A7
In friendly persuasion
A7 Em7 D B7 G A Em7 D B7
Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise
G A D B7
Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways
G A Em7 F#m D7 Em7
Put on your bonnet, your cape, and your gloves
G Em7 Bm7 E A7 Em7 G
And come with me, for thee I love