Scorpions - SLY: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "SLY" 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.

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C#m                 G#m
She was born with a song in the air
       D#m        E
In the summer of 85;
    C#m                      G#m            D#
The clouds just went and the day became so bright.
   C#m           G#m
A child of love, angel like,
D#m                       E
With the most beautiful smile,
 C#m                                 D#
Growing up to be the sunshine of my life.

     G#m
Come talk to me,
      D#m
Don’t run away,
 E                       B  F#/A#
Don’t let the distance grow.
    G#m
The door’s wide open,
      D#m
Don’t ever think,
        C#
There's no way home.

Chorus:
F#m
Sly
            C#m
Come home tonight;
     D
The world is so bad,
      E
You drive them all mad
      F#m
With your smile.
  D
Sly
F#m             E
My joy and my pride;
          D
When the runaway train,
 A
Took you away,
  G#sus4        G#
A part of me died.

The years went by like the summer of love
So much changed in our lives
They're too many scars deep under my skin
Love turned to hate and hate to love
Let's start all over again
And now I wonder what life will bring

Just let us laugh
The tears away
No more hard feelings no
Because after all
You're my flesh and blood
I don't want you to fall

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#sus4

Guitar chord G#sus4

B

Guitar chord B

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 "SLY" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "SLY" by Scorpions.

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