Sweet Forgiveness Chords
Sweet Forgiveness by Susan Tedeschi is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords G, C, D, G7, Cm, Em, Em7, Am7, D7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(Intro) G C G D
(verse 1)
G D
Sweet forgiveness, that's what you give to me.
G G7
When you hold me close,
C Cm
And you say: "That's all over."
G D Em
You don't go looking back,
D C Em7 Am7 G
You don't hold the cards to the stack.
D7
'Cause you mean what you say.
(verse 2)
G D
Sweet forgiveness, you help me see.
G G7
I'm not near as bad,
C Cm
As I sometimes appear to be.
G D Em
When you hold me close,
D C Em7 Am7
And you say: "That's all over,
D7 G D C G G7
"And I still love you."
C
There's no way that I could make up,
G G7
For those angry words I said.
C Em
Sometimes it gets to hurting,
Am D7
And the pain goes to my head.
(verse 4)
G D
Sweet forgiveness, dear God above.
G G7
I say we all deserve,
C Cm
A taste of that kind of love.
G D Em
Someone who'll hold onto our hand,
D C Em7 Am7
And whisper: "I under--stand,
D7 G D C G
And I still love you."
(Guitar solo)
*repeat chords same as verses*
C
There's no way that I could make up,
G G7
For those angry words I said.
C Em
Sometimes it gets to hurting,
Am D7
And the pain goes to my head.
(Verse 5)
G D
Sweet forgiveness, oh dear God, dear God above.
G G7
Oh, I know we all, we all deserve,
C Cm
A taste of this kind of love.
G D Em D
Someone who'll hold our hand,
C Em7 Am7
And whisper: "I under--stand,
D7 G D C G
And I still love you."
D C G D C G