The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga – Sweet Sounds Of Heaven Chords

The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga – Sweet Sounds Of Heaven Chords

ChordsCC7FF7BbDmGmF/AB

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These are Sweet Sounds Of Heaven chords by The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
C  C7  F    C7   F  F7

[Verse 1]
           C7
I hear the sweet,
                 F
sweet sounds of Heaven
        C
Fallin' down, fallin'
              F
 down to this earth
           C           F
I hear the sweet,
           C7
 sweetest sounds of Heaven
         C
Driftin' down, driftin'
 C7           F
down to this earth
          C
Bless the Father,
            Bb
 bless the Son,
          F
hear the sound of the drums
      C
As it echoes through the
  Bb            F
 valley and it bursts, yeah
       C          Bb
Let no woman or a child
    F
go hungry tonight
          Dm
Please protect us from
     Bb           F
 the pain and the hurt, yeah
[Verse 2]
                  C
I smell the sweet scents (Sweet)
C7              F
Sweet scents of Heaven (Heaven)
         C7
Tumblin' down (Tumblin' down)
                     F
Tumblin' down to the earth (Oh)
           C
I hear the sweet sounds
 (Sweet sounds)
    C7
The sweet sounds
 (Ooh, the sweet sounds)
     F
 of children
            C
And they're praisin' (Praisin')
                  F
The land of their birth (No)

[Chorus]
        C                   Bb
No, I'm not, not goin' to Hell
        F
In some dusty motel
        C              Bb
And I'm not, not goin' down
       F
In the dirt (Yes, yes, yes)
          C
I'm gonna laugh (I'm gonna laugh)
          Bb
I'm gonna cry (I'm gonna cry)
          F
Eat the bread, drink the wine
           Dm
'Cause I'm finally, finally
  Bb           F
 quenchin' my thirst, yeah

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[Bridge]
Gm
You can't have a light
 without a little shadow, yeah
              F/A
Always need a target for
 your bow and arrow
  Bb
I want to be drenched
        B
 in the rain
                 F
Of your heavenly love,
 oh, yeah, c'mon

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[Chorus]
        C
Let the music (Let the music)
      Bb
 play loud (Play loud)
       F
Let it burst (Let it burst)
through the clouds
 (Through the clouds)
       C            Bb
And we all feel the heat
       F
Of the sun, yeah
             C
Yeah, let us sing
       Bb
Let us shout (Let us shout)
        F
Let us all stand up proud
         Dm         Bb
Let the old still believe
              F
 that they're young, yeah

[Outro]
C            Bb    F   C   Bb   F
Sweet, sweet sound
C          Bb
 Sounds so sweet (Oh, so sweet)
        F
Sounds so sweet (So sweet)
F
Heaven, Heaven
C             Bb
Down, falling down
                     F
Falling down to this earth


[Part II]

[Intro]
F
I hear the sweet
             Bb
 sounds of Heaven
Play me somethin',
      F  C  Bb  F
Stevie

[Verse]
            C
I smell the sweet,
       Bb        F
 sweet scents of Heaven
       C
Comin' down (Comin' down),
        Bb
comin' down (Comin' down)
       F
To the earth (From the earth)
C
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Bb
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah
          C
Yes, c'mon
C
Ooh, c'mon
Bb
C'mon, c'mon
     F            C  Bb
C'mon, yeah, yeah

[Outro]
Bb                           F
Hear the gods laughing from above
F
Of Heaven
        C             Bb
Fallin' down, fallin' down
        F                     C
To this earth, oh, oh, oh, oh
       Bb
Let me lay down and sleep
F
Oh, oh, Heaven, Heaven
C    Bb    F
Ooh, ooh, ooh

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How to play Sweet Sounds Of Heaven: key, chords and progression

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven by The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 9 chords: C, C7, F, F7, Bb, Dm, Gm, F/A and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – Bb – F (I – V – IV – I in F major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, A7, D, D7, G, Bm, Em, Ab (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven chords: questions

What key is Sweet Sounds Of Heaven in?

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven by The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Sweet Sounds Of Heaven?

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven uses 9 chords: C, C7, F, F7, Bb, Dm, Gm, F/A, B.

What is the chord progression of Sweet Sounds Of Heaven?

The main progression is F – C – Bb – F (I – V – IV – I).

Is Sweet Sounds Of Heaven easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, A7, D, D7, G, Bm, Em, Ab (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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