Sweet Caroline Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays552

Sweet Caroline by Roy Orbison is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, C, Am, Em and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
F 
F 
F 
G 

verse 1 
C                          F 
 Where it began, I can't begin to know when 
C                             G 
 But then I know it's growing strong 
C 
 Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo 
F 
 And spring became the summer 
C                          G 
 Who'd believe you'd come along 

Pre-Chorus 
C      Am              G 
Hands, touching hands, reaching out 
F                     G 
Touching me, touching you 

 
    C         F 
Oh, sweet Caroline 
F                        G 
Good times never seem so good 
C           F                          G     F   Em  Dm 
I've been inclined to believe it never would and now I 

verse 2 
C                           F 
 I look at the night, whooo, and it don't seem so lonely 
C                        G 
 We fill it up with only two, oh 
C 
 And when I hurt 
F 
 Hurting runs off my shoulder 
C                            G 
 How can I hurt when holding you 

Pre-Chorus 
C        Am            G 
Oh, one, touching one, reaching out 
F                     G 
Touching me, touching you 

 
    C         F 
Oh, sweet Caroline 
F                        G 
Good times never seem so good 
   C           F                          G     F   Em  Dm 
Oh I've been inclined to believe it never could 
    C         F 
Oh, sweet Caroline 
F                        G   F  G 
Good times never seem so good 

Outro 
          C 
Sweet Caroline 
F            G          C 
 Oh Caroline, sweet Caroline 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante