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Version 1 Version 2 Version 4Song: Sweet Thing Artist: Van Morrison Album: Astral Weeks E A D G B E E: [0 2 2 1 0 0] F#m: [2 4 4 2 2 2] A: [x 0 2 2 2 0] Asus2: [x 0 2 2 0 0] A6: [x 0 2 2 2 2] B6: [x 0 4 4 4 4] There is a general progression to the verse which is... E F#m A Asus2 Then the following where you slide the chord shape back and forth. A6 / B6 \ A6 [Intro] E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 (2x) [Verse 1] E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will stroll the merry way and jump the hedges first E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will drink the clear Clean water for to quench my thirst E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I shall watch the ferry-boats And they'll get high E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 On a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will never grow so old again E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain [Chorus 1] E A Oh.... whoa.... sweet thing, sweet thing E A Yeah....ya.... sweet thing, na...nah... E A A6 / B6 \ A6 Leah...yeah, my, my, my, my sweet thing [Verse 2] E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 'Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite and I don't know why' E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And you shall take me strongly in your arms again E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will not remember that I even felt the pain. E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 We shall walk and talk in gardens all misty wet, misty wet with rain yeah E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will never, never, never grow so old again. [Chorus 2] E A Oh sweet thing, sweet thing E A My, my, my, my, my sweet thing [Verse 3] E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will raise my hand up into the night time sky E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And count the stars that's shining in your eye E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 Just to dig it all an' not to wonder that's just fine E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I'll be satisfied not to read in between the lines E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain E F#m A Asus2 A6 / B6 \ A6 And I will never, ever, ever, ever grow so old again. [Outro] E A Oh.... whoa.... sweet thing E A Oh.... whoa.... Sugar-baby E A Oh.... whoa.... sweet thing E A sugar baby.....sugar ba..by, sugar baby E A ...............with your champagne eyes E A ........And your saint-like smile....