It Could Be Sweet Chords by Portishead

Tempo:
102.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

F#m

C#m

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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PORTISHEAD-It could be sweet chords
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[D#] [D]
I don't [A] [D] want to hurt you
[A] [D] No reason to [F#m] hide [C#m] my feelings
[F] [D] I ain't [A] guilty [D] of the crimes accused [F#m] before
[D]
But I'm [A] guilty [C#m] of fear
[Dm]
[Em] [D] I'm soft to a [A] [D] man
But I'm scared [A] of what [D] you're craving
[A] [E] This love [A#] [G] affair
[D] You don't get summer [A] for [D] nothing
Oh now
[A] Go and try a [C#m] little harder
[F] It [F#m] could be [D] sweet
[F#m] [Bm] Like a long forgotten dream
[A] [C#m] [Dm]
[D] And we don't need them
To cast a fate we [A] [D] have
But don't [C#m] know his share
[C#] [G] Cause [D]
I don't want to [A] [D] lose
What we had [F#m] last time you [D] were leaving
[A] [C#m] This [C#] love affair
[D] You don't get summer [A] for [D] nothing
[F#m] [D]
[A] Gotta try [C#m] a little harder
[F] It could [F#m] be [D] sweet
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [Dm] [Em] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [E]
[F] [D] But the thoughts we tried [A] to [D] deny
Take a toll upon [A] our [D] lives
We struggle on in depths [A] of pride
[C#m] Tangled up [Dm] in [G] single [D] miles
Cause when [A] [D]
you're leaving
[A] [C#m] This love [Dm] affair
[Em] [D] You don't get summer for nothing
[A] [D] [F#m] Oh now
Go and try a [C#m] little harder
[Dm] [Bm] What
[F#m] [Bm] we [F#m] had [Bm] when we were [F#m] leaving
[C#m] This love [Dm] affair
[Bm] [D] You don't get [A] summer for [D] nothing
Oh [A] [D] now
[A] Gotta [E] try a little harder
[Dm] [Em] It could [D] be sweet
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F] [D]
[F#m] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [F]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E] [F] [G] [D]
Oh
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [C#m]
[Dm] [D]
[A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
Dm
2311
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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To learn Portishead - It Could Be Sweet chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, A and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 51 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 103. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
I don't [A] [D] want to hurt you
[A] _ [D] No reason to [F#m] hide [C#m] my feelings
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ I ain't [A] guilty [D] of the crimes accused [F#m] before
_ [D]
But I'm [A] guilty [C#m] of fear
[Dm] _
[Em] _ [D] I'm soft to a [A] _ [D] man
But I'm scared [A] of what [D] you're _ craving
[A] _ [E] _ This love [A#] [G] affair
[D] You don't get summer [A] for [D] nothing _ _
Oh now
_ [A] Go and try a [C#m] little harder
[F] It [F#m] could be [D] sweet _
[F#m] _ [Bm] Like a long forgotten _ dream
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ And we don't need them
To cast a fate we _ [A] [D] have
But don't [C#m] know his share
_ [C#] [G] Cause [D] _ _
I don't want to [A] [D] lose
What we had [F#m] last time you [D] were leaving
[A] _ [C#m] This [C#] love affair
[D] _ You don't get summer [A] for [D] nothing
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] Gotta try [C#m] a little harder
[F] It could [F#m] be [D] sweet
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ But the thoughts we tried [A] to [D] deny
Take a toll upon [A] our [D] lives
We struggle on in depths [A] of pride
[C#m] _ Tangled up [Dm] in [G] single [D] miles
Cause when _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ you're leaving _
[A] _ [C#m] This love [Dm] affair
[Em] _ [D] You don't get summer for nothing _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] Oh now
Go and try a [C#m] little harder
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] What _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ we [F#m] had [Bm] when we were [F#m] leaving
[C#m] This love [Dm] affair
[Bm] _ _ [D] You don't get [A] summer for [D] nothing
_ Oh [A] [D] now _ _
[A] Gotta [E] try a little harder
[Dm] [Em] It could [D] be sweet
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
Oh
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Beth Gibbons and Geoff Barrow.