Sweeter As The Days Go By Chords

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Sweeter As The Days Go By by Marvin Gaye is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, G, Dmaj7 and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
A D G D 
A D G D 

Verse 
   A            D                         A         D 
Oh you've got a smile like a sweet lovin' angel, oh baby 
    A            D                         A        D    G D 
And you've got a heart that's made of pure gold, oh baby 
D               Dmaj7            G                  Gm    
You've given me so much that I'm grateful of such a faithful love 
            D                      G   D                      G  G D 
And it gets sweeter as the days go by, sweeter as the days go by 

Verse 
   A                       D     A              D        G D 
Oh I'd be lost without you baby, now don't ever leave me 
            A                      D         A        D     
'Cause your sweet kiss turns on my sunshine, ohh yeah baby 
   A                     D                 A                  D    G D 
At night the stars, they wink at you, I-hi-hi have seen them, baby 
D      Dmaj7                     G                   Gm 
Ah but I guess every single star knows how sweet you are 
        D                      G   D                              G  G D 
You get sweeter as the days go by, sweeter, honey, as the days go by 

Solo 
A D G D A D G D 
A D G D A D G D 

Verse 
A                     D           A                  D 
Now there are so many reasons for me to love you, oh baby 
           A             D                 A       D   G D 
And I'm so lucky to have you and that's no lie, no baby 
D                          Dmaj7                G                             Gm 
Yes, you're a candymaker's dream come true, and darlin', sugar has nothin' on you 
            D                      G   D                      G 
And you get sweeter as the days go by, sweeter as the days go by 
D       G                      D       G                      D 
Honey,     you're sweeter than honey,     you're sweeter than sugar 
Fade... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante