The Sweetest Taboo chords by Sade (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bbm7
Fm7
Ebm7
Ab/Bb
Gb/Bb
Ab6
Ebm9

Intro 1

Bbm7

Fm7

Ebm7

Fm7

Bbm7

Fm7

Ebm7

Fm7

Bbm7

Fm7

Ebm7

Fm7

Bbm7

Fm7

Ebm7

Fm7

Verse 1
Bbm7 
If I tell you
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
If I tell you now
Bbm7 
Will you keep on
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Will you keep on loving   me?
Bbm7 
If I tell you
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
If I tell you how      I feel
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Will you keep bringing out
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
the best     in me?

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Chorus 1

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

You give me, you give me

Ebm7

Ab6

the sweetest taboo

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

Gb/Bb

Ab/Bb

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

You give me, you're giving me

Ebm7

Ab6

the sweetest taboo

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

Gb/Bb

Ab/Bb

Too good for me

Verse 2
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
There's a quiet storm
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
And it never    felt like this before
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
There's a quiet storm
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
That is you
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
There's a quiet storm
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
And it never    felt this hot before
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Giving me something
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
that's taboo

Chorus 2

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

Ebm7

Ab6

You give me the sweetest taboo

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

Ebm7

Ab6

That's why I'm in love with you

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

Ebm7

Ab6

You give me the sweetest taboo

Bbm7

Ab/Bb

Gb/Bb

Ab6

Too good for me

Bridge 1

Ab/Bb

I'd do anything for you,

Ebm9

I'd stand out in the rain

Ab/Bb

Anything you want me to do,

Ebm9

don't let it slip away

Verse 3
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
There's a quiet storm
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
And it never    felt like this before
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
There's a quiet storm
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
I think it's you
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
There's a quiet storm
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
And I never    felt this hot before
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Giving me something
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
that's taboo

Chorus 3
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Ebm7 
Ab6 
You    give me the sweetest taboo
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Ebm7 
Ab6 
That's why I'm in     love with you
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
You give me, keep giving me
Ebm7 
Ab6 
the sweetest taboo
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Too good for me

Verse 4
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
You've got the biggest  heart
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Sometimes I think you're just too
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
good for me
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Every day is Christmas
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
and every night is
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
New    Year's Eve
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Will you keep on
Ab/Bb 
loving me?
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
(Ha, ha)
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Will you keep on, will you keep on?
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Bringing out the best in me
Bbm7 
Ab/Bb 
Gb/Bb 
Ab/Bb 

Outro 1

Bbm7

[Repeat and fade]

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Bbm7
Fm7
Ebm7
Ab/Bb
Gb/Bb
Ab6
Ebm9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Bb minorBPM: 92

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

Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Ab/Bb: 6-x-6-5-4-x
Gb/Bb: 6-4-4-6-x-x
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Ebm9: x-6-4-6-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of The Sweetest Taboo by Sade, 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 Bb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sade's performance.