Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:09:44 +1200
From: Ross
Subject: Re: CHORD: Sonnet By The Verve (fwd)
Group: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
Song: Sonnet
Music: Richard Ashcroft
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, Virgin Records (72484491321)
Chorded by: Ross Howard ([email protected])
This is track 2 on The Verve’s Urban Hymns. I found a small section of
it on the a Verve Homepage. But as usual it was incomplete and a bit to
sketchy. So here is the best Sonnet that I can do, and some credit to
Bryan Elliot for help from his version.
Chords
C — 032010
Am — X02210
Am7 — X02010
Asus2 — X02200
F — 133211
G — 320033
Em — 022000
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).
Verse 1
——-
C
my friend and me,
Em
looking thru her
Em Am F
red box of memories
C
Faded, I’m sure,
Em
but love seems to
Em Am F
stick in her things you know
Chorus
——
F G
yes, there’s love if you want it,
Em F
don’t sound like a sonnet, my love
F G
yes, there’s love if you want it,
Em F
don’t sound like a sonnet, my love
Em F
my love.
REPEAT INTRO
Verse 2
——-
C
why can’t you see
Em
that nature has it’s way
Em Am F
of warning me?
C
eyes open wide,
Em
looking at the heavens
Em Am F
with a tear in my eye
Chorus
——
F G
yes, there’s love if you want it,
Em F
don’t sound like a sonnet, my love,
F G
yes, there’s love if you want it,
Em F
don’t sound like a sonnet, my love
Em F
my love.
REPEAT INTRO
Middle 8
———
G
Sinking faster than a boat
F
without a hull
F
my love
G
dreaming about the day
F
when i can see you here
F G
by my side
F G F
by my side
Verse 3
——-
F G
Here we go again
Em
and my head it is gone
F
my love
F G
I stop to say hello
Em
because I think you should know
Em F G F
by now, by now (x7)
