Sweet Amelia chords by
Aaron Neville

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Oh Ameli

Dm

Dm

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a,

G

G

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oh Amelia

C

C

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Am

Am

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A southern woman, a southern woman

F

F

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Never had a chance to say

goodbye

G

G

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Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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I met her back in sixty- three,

Am

Am

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F

F

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She was such a mystery

G

G

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She was there on Barron Street,

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Down in New Orleans

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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So wild, but yet so tame,

C

C

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Am

Am

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She could calm a hurricane

F

F

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She was only seventeen

G

G

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And Amelia was her name

Am

Am

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Oh

Verse 3

when I took her for a ride,

E

E

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She got close by my side

C

C

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G

G

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And when I looked into her eye,

D

D

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F

F

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Amelia kept me hypnotized

But in my heart she fell,

C

C

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F

F

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Oh, I got pulled into her spell

I can still see her there,

G

G

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With the flowers in her hair

Verse 4

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Oh Amelia, my southern woman,

Am

Am

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oh my woman

F

F

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I can still feel you, feel you,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Feel you, everytime I close my eyes

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Sweet Amelia, sweet Amelia

C

C

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Am

Am

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Where did you run to

F

F

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We never had a chance to say goodbye

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Never heard her say goodbye

G

G

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I remember making love

Verse 5

C

C

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Am

Am

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Underneath the stars above

F

F

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G

G

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I can feel the summer breeze

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Up in magnolia trees

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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That night in the southern light,

C

C

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Am

Am

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The girl she took me by the hand

F

F

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I was weak as a little lamb,

Dm

Dm

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But I became a man

Verse 6

Am

Am

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Love was pumping through my veins,

E

E

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Her lips were sweet like sugarcane

C

C

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We rode all night in the rain,

D

D

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F

F

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'Cross lake Poncetrain

She had a heart as fine as fire,

C

C

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Burning innocent desire

F

F

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I can still see her there,

G

G

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With flowers in her hair

Verse 7

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Oh Amelia, oh Amelia

C

C

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Am

Am

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A southern woman, a southern woman

F

F

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G

G

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I can still feel you,

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Everytime I close my eyes

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Sweet Amelia, sweet Amelia

C

C

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Am

Am

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Where did you run to, where'd you run to

F

F

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We never had a chance to say goodbye

G

G

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Em

Em

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Never want to say goodbye

Verse 8

Am

Am

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Just like a shooting star,

She vanished in the night

Dm

Dm

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But I'll always remember

F

F

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G

G

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Her lips so warm and tender

Em

Em

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And in my heart

Am

Am

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She'll always shine so bright

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Sweet Amelia, if I could just

G

G

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See her one more time

Verse 9

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Oh Amelia,

C

C

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my southern woman

Am

Am

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A southern woman,

F

F

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G

G

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I can still feel you, oh I can feel you,

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Everytime I close my eyes, close

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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my eyes

G

G

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Sweet Amelia, sweet Amelia

C

C

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Am

Am

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Where did you run to

F

F

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We never had a chance

to say goodbye

G

G

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(Never, never, never,

never never say goodbye)

Verse 10

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Oh Amelia, oh Amelia

Am

Am

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A southern woman, a southern woman

F

F

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I can still feel you,

C

C

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G

G

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Everytime I close my eyes

Am

Am

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Sweet Amelia, sweet Amelia

G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Where did you run to

F

F

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We never had a chance to say goodbye

C

C

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Oh Amelia,

Verse 11

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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a southern woman,

Am

Am

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A southern woman

F

F

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G

G

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I can still feel you,

C

C

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G

G

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Everytime I close my eyes,

Am

Am

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G

G

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From the bottom of my heart

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Sweet Amelia, sweet Amelia,

C

C

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Where did you run to

Am

Am

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Where did you run to

F

F

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We never had a chance to say

Outro 1

goodbye

F

F

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

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B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

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E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

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C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

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D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

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E ₁

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G ₃

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C ₂

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G ₃

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G ₃

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

Dm
G
C
Am
F
E
D
Em
Bb
Gsus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sweet Amelia by Aaron Neville is C major.

The primary chords used in Sweet Amelia are Dm, G, C, Am, F, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, G, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sweet Amelia is approximately 81 beats per minute.

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