David Bowie - Sweet Thing: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sweet Thing" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C                D/C  C             D/C      C
It's safe in the city, to love in a doorway
            D                     Em  D
To wrangle some screens from the door
              C  D/C         C               D/C
And isn't it me, putting pain in a stranger?
                     C          D          Em
Like a portrait in flesh, who trails on a leash
D         C  D/C             C           D/C
Will you see that I'm scared and I'm lonely?
                     C        D         Em
So I'll break up my room, and yawn and I
            D         Bm
Run to the center of things,
Where the knowing one says

Chorus:
Dm    Am             G
Boys, boys, it's a sweet thing
Dm    Am             F                  G
Boys, boys, it's a sweet thing, sweet thing
       Dm        Am/C         G/B       G
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing
       Dm     Am          F                  G  C
'Cause hope, boys, is a cheap thing, cheap thing

I'm glad that you're older than me
Makes me feel important and free
Does that make you smile, isn't that me?
I'm in your way, and I'll steal every moment
If this trade is a curse, then I'll bless you
And turn to the crossroads of Hamburgers, and

Chorus



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sweet Thing" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sweet Thing" by David Bowie.

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