To play the A chord pattern used in the [Intro] and first [Verse] just hammer on with your pinky from A6 to
Amaj7 on the 1st (e) string, like this:
[A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
e|---2--2h4--4--2---|
B|---2--2----2--2---|
G|---2--2----2--2---|
D|---2--2----2--2---|
A|---0--0----0--0---|
E|------------------|
h = Hammer-on
The A in the second and third [Verse] is played barred, whereas the one in the [Chorus] is played
at the second fret.
Intro
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
Verse
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
I will stroll the merry way and jump the hedges first
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
I will drink clear clean water for to quench my thirst
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
I'll go watch the ferry-boats and I'll get high
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
Under a bluer ocean against the water's sky
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
[E] [F#m] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
I will never, ever, ever grow so old again
Chorus
[E] [A]
Oh ohhhh, good god you're a sweet thing
[E] [A]
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god you're a sweet thing
Verse
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
'Hey, it's me, tonight I'm dynamite and I don't know why'
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
You shall take me strongly in your arms again
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
I'll ask and I'll wonder if I ever felt the pain
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
We shall walk and talk in gardens all misty and wet with rain
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
I shall never, ever, ever grow so old again
Chorus
[E] [A]
Oh ohhhh, good god you're a sweet thing
[E] [A]
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god you're a sweet thing
Verse
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
I shall raise my hand up into the night, to the night sky
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
And count the stars that are shining in your eye
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
Just to dig it all an' not to wonder, that would be fine
[E] [F#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
Satisfied not to read in between the lines
Chorus
[E] [A]
Oh ohhhh, good god you're a sweet thing
[E] [A]
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god you're a sweet thing
[E] [A]
Oh ohhhh, my my my my my sweet thing
[E] [A]
Oh ohhh oh oh, good god
