Sway Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays724

Sway by Dean Martin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Am7, Dm, E7, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Am            Am7     Dm   Am7 E7    Dm   Am7  E7  Am   E7  Am 
When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me, make me sway 
Am          Am7    Dm   Am7 E7    Dm   Am7  E7   Am   E7  Am 
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, hold me close, sway me more. 
Am            Am7     Dm   Am7 E7    Dm   Am7  E7  Am   E7  Am 
Like a flower bending in the breeze, bend with me, sway with ease 
Am                Am7    Dm  Am7  E7     Dm  Am7  E7  Am   E7  Am 
When we dance you have a way with me    stay with me, sway with me 
Bridge 
      Am7         G                                       C 
Other dancers may be on the floor, dear, but my eyes will see only you 
                   E7                                   Am 
Only you have the magic technique       when we sway I go weak 
Am     Am7               Dm  Am7  E7    Dm  Am7  E7   Am E7 Am 
I can hear the sounds of violins       long before    it begins 
Am        Am7          Dm   Am7 E7     Dm   Am7  E7     Am  E7 Am 
Make me thrill as only you know how    sway me smooth, sway me now 
Am            Am7     Dm   Am7 E7    Dm   Am7  E7  Am   E7  Am 
When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me, make me sway 
Am          Am7    Dm   Am7 E7    Dm   Am7  E7   Am   E7  Am 
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, hold me close, sway me more. 
Am            Am7     Dm   Am7 E7    Dm   Am7  E7  Am   E7  Am 
Like a flower bending in the breeze, bend with me, sway with ease 
Am                Am7    Dm  Am7  E7     Dm  Am7  E7  Am   E7  Am 
When we dance you have a way with me    stay with me, sway with me 
Dm   Am7  E7   Dm  Am7  E7     Am  E7 Am 
You know how, sway me smooth, sway me now 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante