The Verve       Hut Recordings

                Sonnet          Urban Hyms (1997)

 

 

        Intro:

 

        Verse 1:

        C                  Em                          Am          F F F F

        My friend and me,  looking thru her red box of memories

        C                     Em                         Am                F F F F

        Faded, I'm sure,  but love seems to stick in her things you know

 

        Chorus:

        F                        G                            Em               F

        Yes, there's love if you want it,  don’t sound like a sonnet, my love

        F                        G                            Em               F

        Yes, there's love if you want it,  don’t sound like a sonnet, my love

        Em     F

            my love.

 

        Intro:

 

        Verse 2:

        C                       Em                     Am             F F F F

        Why can't you see  that nature has it’s way of warning me?

        C               Em                            Am              F F F F

        Eyes open wide, looking at the heavens with a tear in my eye

 

        Chorus:

 

        Intro:

 

        Middle 8:

        G                                     F

        Sinking faster than a boat  without a hull   my love

        G                                          F                        

        Dreaming about the day  when I can see you here

                                      G 

        By my side              by my si-i-ide

 

        Verse 3:

        F           G                    Em              F

        Here we go again  and my head is gone  my love

        F             G                                 Em

        I stop to say hello  because I think you should know

                F           G     F

        By now,                by now           x7 times

       

 

        define:   Asus4: 002200

        Intro: C(final strums with 3rd fret on high E) - Em - Am(for 3 strums then Am7 for 1         and then Am for 3 strums then Asus4 for 1)- F(ending with 3rd fret on high E).

 

        Solo:

        E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

        B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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        D|--7/9----7/9------7/9--- 7/9---7/9---------------------10--10--10-9-7--|

        A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

        E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

        E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

        B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

        G|--7h9--7h9--7----------------------------------------------------|

        D|----------------10--10--10-9-7-----------------------------------|

        A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

        E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|