Sweetheart Chords
Sweetheart by Marianne Faithfull is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, Am, F, C, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A G Am F..Am G Am F
#1.
C G D Am C Am
Sweetheart, I'm changing my role in life.
G Am G D Am C
I'm not re-arranging the main things in my
Am
life.
G F Am G Am
I ain't sacrificing what I hold as true.
C F Am G Am
I ain't sacrificing, sweetheart, even for you.
#2.
G Am G D Am
Sweetheart, I'm changing my mode of life.
G D Am
I'm not re-arranging the main things in my life.
G F Am
I'm not giving up now, in mixed compan-y.
G F
I'll be holding on now, looking to find my
Am
identity.
E F
My freedom means too much to give up now.
E F
It doesn't matter to you, anyhow.
INTERLUDE: Am F Am F
(Sweetheart) (Sweetheart)
E F
My freedom means too much to give up now.
E F
It didn't matter so much, anyhow.
#2.
C G D Am C Am
Sweetheart, I'm changing my role in life.
G Am G D Am C
I'm not re-arranging the main things in my
Am
life.
G F Am G Am
I ain't sacrificing what I hold as true.
C F Am G Am
I ain't sacrificing, sweetheart, even for you.
E F
My freedom means too much to give up now.
E F
And did it matter so much, anyhow?
OUTRO:
Am F Am F
(Sweetheart) (Sweetheart)
Am F
(Sweetheart) (Fade.)