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

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

ChordsAAsus2DDsus4A7A7/EDsus2GD/ABmG/BEmD/F#E7A/E

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Key D
[Intro] D
 A   Asus2  A     D   Dsus4  D
 A     A7    D   D   Dsus4  D

[Verse 1] 0:23
           A            A7/E
I hear the sweet, sweet sounds
   D       Dsus4  D
 of Heaven
        A             A7
Fallin' down, fallin' down
         D      Dsus4  D
to this earth
           A
I hear the sweet,
          A7
sweetest sounds of
  D      Dsus4  D
Heaven
         A
Driftin' down, driftin'
 A7           D   Dsus2  D
 down to this earth
          A                 G
Bless the Father, bless the Son,
           D/A          D/A
hear the sound of the drums
D     A                  G
As it echoes through the valley
        D/A      Dsus4  D
and it bursts,         yeah
D   Dsus2   A          G
Let no      woman or a child
    D/A      D
go hungry tonight
D/A        Bm
Please pro-tect us from
      G            D
 the pain and the hurt,
  Dsus4  D
        yeah

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[Verse 2] 1:52
  Dsus2     A
I smell the sweet scent,
(Sweet)
A7              D
Sweet scents of Heaven
     Dsus4  D
(Heaven)
         A
Tumblin' down (Tumblin' down)
         A7          D
Tumblin' down to the earth
      Dsus4    D
    (from the earth)
           A
I hear the sweet sounds
 (Sweet sounds)
    A7
The sweet sounds
(Ooh, the sweet sounds)
      D        Dsus4  D
of children
Dsus2       A
And they're praisin'
(Praisin')
    A7            D
The land of their birth
  Dsus4  D
           (No)

[Chorus] 2:37
        A              G
No, I'm not, not goin' down..
G/B     D
In some dusty
 Dsus2 D
motel
        A              G
And I'm not, not goin' down
G/B    D
In the dirt
      Dsus2  D
 (Yes, yes,   yes)
          A
I'm gonna laugh
 (I'm gonna laugh)
          G
I'm gonna cry
(I'm gonna cry)
G/B     D
Eat the bread
 Dsus4     D
 drink the wine
Dsus2      Bm
'Cause I'm finally,
           G            D
 finally  quenchin' my thirst,
  Dsus4  D
        yeah

[Bridge] 3:22
Em
  You can't have a light
                  G/B
without a little shadow, yeah
D               D/F#
  Always need a target
                  D
for your bow and arrow
  G
I want to be drenched
        E7
 in the rain
                 D
Of your heavenly love,
      D/A      Dsus4 D
 oh, yeah,    c'-mon

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[Chorus] 3:44
        A              A/E
Let the music (Let the music)
      G     G/B
 play loud (Play loud)
       D/A           D
Let it burst (Let it burst)
             D/A
 through the clouds
              D
(Through the clouds)
       A        A/E      G
And we all,     feel the heat
G/B    D       Dsus4  D
Of the sun,    yeah
      Dsus2    A
Yeah, let us,  sing
       G             G/B
Let us shout (Let us shout)
       D      Dsus4    D
Let us all    stand up proud
Dsus2    Bm          G
Let the, old still believe
              D/A
that they're young,
  D     Dsus4  D
       yeah

[Outro] 4:27
A            G      D   Dsus4  D
Sweet, sweet sound
A            G      D    Dsus4  D
A            G
   Sounds so sweet (Oh, so sweet)
          D
Sounds so sweet (So sweet)
Dsus4  D    Dsus4  D
Hea----ven, Hea----ven
A             G
Down, falling down
                     D
Falling down to this earth
  D/A
rth     ha ha ha


[Part II]

[Intro]
I hear the sweet
         A       G
sounds of Heaven
Play me somethin',
      D  Dsus4  D
 Stevie
 A  G  D  Dsus4  D

[Verse 1]
            A
I smell the sweet, sweet
 G         D       Dsus4  D
 scents of Heaven
       A
Comin' down (Comin' down),
         G
comin' down (Comin' down)
       D
To the earth (From the earth)
 Dsus4    D
A
Oh yeah, oh yeah
G
Oh yeah, oh yeah
D                   Dsus4  D
  Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah
          A
Yes, c'mon
A
Ooh, c'mon
G
C'mon, c'mon
     D            A  G
C'mon, yeah, yeah

[Outro]
G
Hear the gods laughing
     D
from above
D
Of Heaven
        A             G
Fallin' down, fallin' down
        D                     A
To this earth, oh, oh, oh, oh
       G
Let me lay down and sleep
D
Oh, oh, Heaven, Heaven
A  G  D  Dsus4  D
A    G    D
Ooh, ooh, ooh

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

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

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven by PIANO: The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 15 chords: A, Asus2, D, Dsus4, A7, A7/E, Dsus2, G, D/A, Bm, G/B and Em and 3 more.

Listen for D – Dsus4 – D – A (I – Isus4 – I – V in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200)
Asus2A B E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dsus4 chord on guitar (xx0233)
Dsus4D G A
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven chords: questions

What key is Sweet Sounds Of Heaven in?

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven by PIANO: The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Sweet Sounds Of Heaven?

Sweet Sounds Of Heaven uses 15 chords: A, Asus2, D, Dsus4, A7, A7/E, Dsus2, G, D/A, Bm, G/B, Em and 3 more.

What is the chord progression of Sweet Sounds Of Heaven?

The main progression is D – Dsus4 – D – A (I – Isus4 – I – V).

Is Sweet Sounds Of Heaven easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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