Sweet Baby chords by Macy Gray, Erykah Badu (Official Version)

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B
A
E
E7
C#m
F#
G#m7
G#m

Intro 1

Verse 1
B 
A 
 (B major) Many times I've been told that  (A major) I  should go
But they don't know
E 
B 
 (E major) What we got baby  (B major) 
C#m 
Then they not see the  (C sharp minor) love  in you
But love I do
A 
 (A major) And I'm staying right here

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Chorus 1

Ummm sweet sweet baby life is crazy

But there's one thing I am sure of

That I'm your lady

Always baby

And I love you now and ever

Verse 2
B 
A 
 (B major) Suga wishes don't change that  (A major) what is real
Or how it feels
E 
B 
 (E major) In the bad times  (B major) 
C#m 
Forever he is,  (C sharp minor) he's mine all the time
A 
And  (A major) we get by with our true love

Chorus 2
B 
C#m 
E 
 (B major) Ummm sweet sweet baby  (C sharp minor) life is crazy  (E major) 
B 
A 
F# 
But there's one  (B major) thing I  (A major) am sure of  (F sharp major) 
E 
That I'm your lady  (E major) 
G#m7 
Always baby  (G sharp minor7) 
B 
A 
And I love  (B major) you now  (A major) and ever

Chorus 3
B 
C#m 
E 
 (B major) Ummm sweet baby  (C sharp minor) life is crazy  (E major) 
B 
A 
F# 
But there's  (B major) one thing  (A major) I am sure of  (F sharp major) 
E 
That I'm your lady  (E major) 
G#m7 
Always baby  (G sharp minor7) 
A 
And I love  (A major) you now and ever

Bridge 1
C#m 
B 
 (C sharp minor) (Baby) Would I ever  (B major) find,
E 
Just a true  (E major) love, my sweet
A 
B 
A 
E 
That we  (A major) come  (B major) this  (A major) far  (E major) together
G#m 
B 
 (G sharp minor) (Baby) So I'm here to  (B major) stay
E 
Cause without  (E major) you baby
A 
B 
A 
E 
I  (A major) can't  (B major) go  (A major) any  (E major) further

Interlude 1

Chorus 4
B 
C#m 
E 
 (B major) Ummm sweet baby  (C sharp minor) life is crazy  (E major) 
B 
A 
F# 
But there's  (B major) one thing  (A major) I am sure of  (F sharp major) 
E 
That I'm your lady  (E major) 
G#m7 
Always baby  (G sharp minor7) baby
A 
 (A major) Mmm, mmm

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

B
A
E
E7
C#m
F#
G#m7
G#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 81

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Sweet Baby by Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Macy Gray, Erykah Badu's performance.