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Sweet Heat Lightning chords by Gregory Alan Isakov (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
C
Am
G
Am7
F

Intro 1

Fmaj7

C

Am

G

Fmaj7

C

G

G

Verse 1

Fmaj7

C

Monsters

Am

G

Beneath your bed

Fmaj7

C

G

G

What's real? What's in your head?

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Verse 2

Fmaj7

C

Moon's out

Am

G

My mother's house is empty

Fmaj7

C

G

G

Come and find me now

Chorus 1

Fmaj7

Am

C

G

Sweet heat lightning falls

Fmaj7

C

G

G

Blue crack of light, and that's all

Interlude 1

Fmaj7

Am7

C

G

Calling you to sing

Fmaj7

C

G

G

Calling you to sing

Verse 3

Fmaj7

C

You drive

Am

G

Let's see where this ends

Fmaj7

C

G

G

Let's let the wheels wear out

Chorus 2

Fmaj7

Am

C

G

Sweet heat lightning falls

Fmaj7

C

G

G

Blue crack of light, and that's all

Outro 1
Fmaj7 
Am7 
C 
G 
Calling you to sing
Fmaj7 
C 
Am7 
G 
Calling you
Fmaj7 
Am7 
C 
G 
Calling you to sing
Fmaj7 
C 
G 
G 
Calling you to sing
F 
C 

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Fmaj7
C
Am
G
Am7
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 67

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

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Sweet Heat Lightning by Gregory Alan Isakov, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Sweet Heat Lightning the way Gregory Alan Isakov intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Sweet Heat Lightning

Gregory Alan Isakov

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