Eric Hunker – Sweet Water Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Eric Hunker – Sweet Water Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsGEmCDG/F#

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This is the chord progression of Sweet Water by Eric Hunker on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G                                              Em
These walls they’ve heard the war calls
C                                                           D
They watch the sun fall over the feud
G                                                              Em
And most days they hear the lost pray
C                       D              G                     G/F#
Claiming the path lay only in their view

[Chorus]
C                                                           D
And how can so much beauty be
G                                                   Em
In ancient hate filled memories
C                                   G
The paper wishes serve
C
only the strong
D
when they are weak

C                                                           D
Cries are drowned by prayers of peace
G                                       Em
For them but not their enemies
C                              D                              G
And more sweet water leaves the dying sea

[Verse 2]
G                                                           Em
These stones were small steps in long roads
C                                                                                        D
They held all the charred bones and buried the clues
G                                                           Em
And each holds a story that grows old
C                              D                              G
But glories are retold until they are true

[Chorus]
C                                                           D
And how can so much beauty be
G                                                           Em
In ancient hate filled memories
C                              G
The paper wishes serve
C
only the strong
D
when they are weak

C                                                           D
Cries are drowned by prayers of peace
G                                        Em
For them but not their enemies
C                              D                              G
And more sweet water leaves the dying sea

[Verse 3]
G                                       Em
These eyes they never really dry
C                                                                                        D
They stay between weeping and choking back tears
G                                                           Em
They long for a people who care more
C                              D                                     G
For people who care for the ones who they fear

[Chorus]
C                                                           D
And how can so much beauty be
G                                       Em
In ancient hate filled memories
C                                 G
The paper wishes serve
C
only the strong
D
when they are weak

C                                       D
But even all the blurring lines
G                                           Em
They live as part but don’t define
C                              D            Em
Jerusalem is shining over me
C                              D                              G
Crying for the dead and dying sea

[Outro]
C               D                      Em
Jerusalem is shining over me
C                              D                              G
Crying for the dead and dying sea

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How to play Sweet Water: key, chords and progression

To play Sweet Water by Eric Hunker, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: G, Em, C, D and G/F#.

Listen for C – D – G – Em (IV – V – I – vi in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Sweet Water chords: questions

What key is Sweet Water in?

Sweet Water by Eric Hunker is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Sweet Water?

Sweet Water uses 5 chords: G, Em, C, D, G/F#.

What is the chord progression of Sweet Water?

The main progression is C – D – G – Em (IV – V – I – vi).

Is Sweet Water easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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