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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:09:44 +1200
From: Ross 
Subject: Re: CHORD: Sonnet By The Verve (fwd)

Group: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
Song: Sonnet 
Music: Richard Ashcroft
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, Virgin Records (72484491321)
Chorded by: Ross Howard ([email protected])

This is track 2 on The Verve's Urban Hymns. I found a small section of
it on the a Verve Homepage. But as usual it was incomplete and a bit to
sketchy. So here is the best Sonnet that I can do, and some credit to
Bryan Elliot for help from his version.


Chords

C - 032010
Am - X02210
Am7 - X02010
Asus2 - X02200
F - 133211
G - 320033
Em - 022000


Intro: C(final strums with 3rd fret on high E) - Em - Am(for 3 strums
then Am7 for 1 and then Am for 3 strums then Asus4 for 1)- F(ending with
3rd fret on high E).

Verse 1
-------
C                        
my friend and me, 
Em
looking thru her 
Em	   Am		F
red box of memories
C                        
Faded, I'm sure, 
    Em
but love seems to 
Em	     Am			F
stick in her things you know


Chorus
------
F                       G      
yes, there's love if you want it, 
		   Em	      F	
don't sound like a sonnet, my love
F                       G      
yes, there's love if you want it, 
		   Em	      F	
don't sound like a sonnet, my love
Em F
my love.

REPEAT INTRO


Verse 2
-------
C                        
why can't you see 
     Em
that nature has it's way
Em Am		F
of warning me?
C                        
eyes open wide, 
Em
looking at the heavens 
Em	     Am		F
with a tear in my eye


Chorus
------
F                       G      
yes, there's love if you want it, 
		   Em	      F	
don't sound like a sonnet, my love,
F                       G      
yes, there's love if you want it, 
		   Em	      F	
don't sound like a sonnet, my love
Em F
my love.


REPEAT INTRO


Middle 8
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G                                             
Sinking faster than a boat 
	  F
without a hull
   F
my love
G                                                           
dreaming about the day
		   F 
when i can see you here
      F		G
by my side
   F  G    F
by my side


Verse 3
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F	    G
Here we go again
		  Em
and my head it is gone
   F
my love
F		G
I stop to say hello
			   Em
because I think you should know
Em F    G  F
by now, by now (x7)