The Kinks - Preservation: Act 1 - Sweet Lady Genevieve Chords
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] Once [E] under a [F#m] scarlet [D] sky, a [A] soldier [E] never analyzed.
But they were the words of [B] a [D] drunken [A] vagabond, [E] who knew very [B] well he would break your [D] heart [A] before long.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, Genevieve.
[A] Now [E] I've come back [F#m] to see [D] [A] Sweet [E] Lady Genevieve.
This time I'll give [B] you some [D] [A] security, [E] and I won't make [B] promises I [D] can't keep.
So [A] will you [Bm] come [A] back to [D] me, [B] Sweet
[E] Lady [A] Genevieve?
Let [E] me rock you, hold you, [B] [D] take you in my [A] arms.
[E] Oh, forgive me, [C#] please.
Spill away all [F#m] your sadness, [B] put your trust [E] in me.
[A] Oh, if [E] you come [F#m] back to me, [D]
Sweet [A] [E] Lady Genevieve.
I'm not the impetuous [B] fool [D] that you [A] used to know.
[E] I know that I used [B] you and I [D] hurt you some, but that was so [A] long [D] ago.
[B] [E] [A] Sweet Lady Genevieve,
[E]
love me, [B] take [D] me in [A] your arms.
[E] Let me rock you, hold you, [C#] smile away all your [F#m] sadness, [B] put your trust in [E] me.
[A] Once under a [E] starry [F#m] sky, [D] I
[A] met you [E] and told you lies.
I drank too much whiskey [B] on [D] that hot [A] summer night.
[E] I acted so sly [B] because you [D] were acting [A] so shy.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, Genevieve,
[A] if you [E] come back [F#m] to [D] me, [A] Sweet Lady [E] Genevieve.
You're not the child who [B] [D] smiles so [A] innocently.
[E] And I'm not the rogue that [B] I [D] used to be.
So when you come back [A] to me, [D] Sweet [B] [E] Lady [A] Genevieve.
Oh, Genevieve.
Oh, Genevieve.
[A] [E]
[A] Once [E] under a [F#m] scarlet [D] sky, a [A] soldier [E] never analyzed.
But they were the words of [B] a [D] drunken [A] vagabond, [E] who knew very [B] well he would break your [D] heart [A] before long.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, Genevieve.
[A] Now [E] I've come back [F#m] to see [D] [A] Sweet [E] Lady Genevieve.
This time I'll give [B] you some [D] [A] security, [E] and I won't make [B] promises I [D] can't keep.
So [A] will you [Bm] come [A] back to [D] me, [B] Sweet
[E] Lady [A] Genevieve?
Let [E] me rock you, hold you, [B] [D] take you in my [A] arms.
[E] Oh, forgive me, [C#] please.
Spill away all [F#m] your sadness, [B] put your trust [E] in me.
[A] Oh, if [E] you come [F#m] back to me, [D]
Sweet [A] [E] Lady Genevieve.
I'm not the impetuous [B] fool [D] that you [A] used to know.
[E] I know that I used [B] you and I [D] hurt you some, but that was so [A] long [D] ago.
[B] [E] [A] Sweet Lady Genevieve,
[E]
love me, [B] take [D] me in [A] your arms.
[E] Let me rock you, hold you, [C#] smile away all your [F#m] sadness, [B] put your trust in [E] me.
[A] Once under a [E] starry [F#m] sky, [D] I
[A] met you [E] and told you lies.
I drank too much whiskey [B] on [D] that hot [A] summer night.
[E] I acted so sly [B] because you [D] were acting [A] so shy.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, Genevieve,
[A] if you [E] come back [F#m] to [D] me, [A] Sweet Lady [E] Genevieve.
You're not the child who [B] [D] smiles so [A] innocently.
[E] And I'm not the rogue that [B] I [D] used to be.
So when you come back [A] to me, [D] Sweet [B] [E] Lady [A] Genevieve.
Oh, Genevieve.
Oh, Genevieve.
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[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Once [E] under a [F#m] scarlet [D] sky, a [A] soldier [E] never _ analyzed.
But they were the words of [B] a [D] drunken _ [A] vagabond, [E] who knew very [B] well he would break your [D] heart [A] before long.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, _ Genevieve.
_ _ _ _ [A] Now [E] I've come back [F#m] to see [D] _ [A] Sweet [E] Lady _ Genevieve.
This time I'll give [B] you some [D] _ [A] security, _ [E] and I won't make [B] promises I [D] can't keep.
So [A] will you [Bm] come [A] back to [D] me, [B] Sweet _
[E] _ Lady _ [A] Genevieve? _ _
_ _ _ Let [E] me rock you, _ hold you, [B] [D] take you in my [A] arms.
[E] Oh, forgive me, _ _ _ [C#] please.
Spill away all [F#m] your sadness, [B] put your trust [E] in me.
[A] Oh, if [E] you come [F#m] back to me, _ [D]
Sweet [A] [E] Lady _ Genevieve.
I'm not the impetuous [B] fool [D] that you [A] used to know.
[E] I know that I used [B] you and I [D] hurt you some, but that was so [A] long [D] ago. _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Sweet Lady _ Genevieve, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ love me, [B] take [D] me in [A] your arms.
[E] Let me rock _ _ you, hold you, [C#] smile away all your [F#m] sadness, [B] put your trust in [E] me.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Once under a [E] starry [F#m] sky, [D] I _
[A] met you [E] and told you lies.
I drank too much whiskey [B] on [D] that hot [A] summer night.
[E] I acted so sly [B] because you [D] were acting [A] so shy.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, _ Genevieve, _ _ _ _
[A] if you [E] come back [F#m] to [D] me, [A] Sweet Lady [E] _ Genevieve.
_ You're not the child who [B] [D] smiles so [A] innocently.
[E] And I'm not the rogue that [B] I [D] used to be.
So when you come back [A] to me, [D] Sweet [B] _ [E] _ Lady _ [A] Genevieve. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ Genevieve. _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ Genevieve. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Once [E] under a [F#m] scarlet [D] sky, a [A] soldier [E] never _ analyzed.
But they were the words of [B] a [D] drunken _ [A] vagabond, [E] who knew very [B] well he would break your [D] heart [A] before long.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, _ Genevieve.
_ _ _ _ [A] Now [E] I've come back [F#m] to see [D] _ [A] Sweet [E] Lady _ Genevieve.
This time I'll give [B] you some [D] _ [A] security, _ [E] and I won't make [B] promises I [D] can't keep.
So [A] will you [Bm] come [A] back to [D] me, [B] Sweet _
[E] _ Lady _ [A] Genevieve? _ _
_ _ _ Let [E] me rock you, _ hold you, [B] [D] take you in my [A] arms.
[E] Oh, forgive me, _ _ _ [C#] please.
Spill away all [F#m] your sadness, [B] put your trust [E] in me.
[A] Oh, if [E] you come [F#m] back to me, _ [D]
Sweet [A] [E] Lady _ Genevieve.
I'm not the impetuous [B] fool [D] that you [A] used to know.
[E] I know that I used [B] you and I [D] hurt you some, but that was so [A] long [D] ago. _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Sweet Lady _ Genevieve, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ love me, [B] take [D] me in [A] your arms.
[E] Let me rock _ _ you, hold you, [C#] smile away all your [F#m] sadness, [B] put your trust in [E] me.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Once under a [E] starry [F#m] sky, [D] I _
[A] met you [E] and told you lies.
I drank too much whiskey [B] on [D] that hot [A] summer night.
[E] I acted so sly [B] because you [D] were acting [A] so shy.
[D] Oh, [A] forgive [E] me, _ Genevieve, _ _ _ _
[A] if you [E] come back [F#m] to [D] me, [A] Sweet Lady [E] _ Genevieve.
_ You're not the child who [B] [D] smiles so [A] innocently.
[E] And I'm not the rogue that [B] I [D] used to be.
So when you come back [A] to me, [D] Sweet [B] _ [E] _ Lady _ [A] Genevieve. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ Genevieve. _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ Genevieve. _
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