My Sweet Lady
Words & music by John Denver
from Poems, Prayers and Promises (1971)
Unusual chords:
Dmaj7(IX) : |||(11)(10)(9)
Em/D(VII) : |||987
D(V) : |||775
Dmaj7(VII): |||675
G/D : |||433
Gm/D : |||333
Dmaj7 : |||222
D(add 9) : |||23|
Em* : 222|||
Bm7 : |24232
(Tune lowest string to D)
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII) Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII)
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII) D(V) Dmaj7(VII) G/D Gm/D
Lady, are you crying, do the tears belong to me
D Dmaj7 D(add 9) Dmaj7 Em Em* A
Did you think our time together was all gone?
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII)
Lady, you've been dreaming
D(V) Dmaj7 G/D Gm/D
I'm as close as I can be
Dmaj7 Em A D D7
And I swear to you our time has just begun
Chorus
G A D D7
Close your eyes and rest your weary mind
G A D D7
I promise I will stay right here beside you
G A D
Today our lives were joined, became entwined
Bm Bm7 Em A
I wish that you could know how much I love you
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII) D(V) Dmaj7(VII) G/D Gm/D
Lady, are you happy, do you feel the way I do
D Dmaj7 D(add 9) Dmaj7 Em Em* A
Are there meanings that you've never seen before?
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII)
Lady, my sweet lady,
D(V) Dmaj7 G/D Gm/D
I just can't believe it's true
Dmaj7 Em A D D7
And it's like I've never ever loved before
(Repeat Chorus)
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII) D(V) Dmaj7(VII) G/D Gm/D
Lady, are you crying, do the tears belong to me
D Dmaj7 D(add 9) Dmaj7 Em Em* A
Did you think our time together was all gone?
Dmaj7(IX) Em/D(VII)
Lady, my sweet lady,
D(V) Dmaj7 G/D Gm/D
I'm as close as I can be
Dmaj7 Em A D D7
And I swear to you our time has just begun
(Repeat Chorus)