The Rolling Stones - Sweet Sounds Of Heaven: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sweet Sounds Of Heaven" 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           C7        F
I hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Heaven
         C             C7           F
Fallin' down, fallin' down to this earth
             C              C7        F
I hear the sweet, sweetest sounds of Heaven
          C              C7           F
Driftin' down, driftin' down to this earth

Chorus:
           C                 A#
Bless the Father, bless the Son
          F
Hear the sound of the drums
      C                  A#
As it echoes through the valley
        F
And it bursts, yeah
        C        A#
Let no woman or child
    F
Go hungry tonight
          Dm               A#
Please protect us from the pain
         F
And the hurt, yeah

I smell the sweet scents, sweet
Sweet scents of Heaven, Heaven
Tumblin' down, tumblin' down
Tumblin' down to the earth (Oh)
I hear the sweet sounds, sweet sounds
The sweet sounds, ooh, the sweet sounds of children
And they're praisin', praisin'
The land of their birth (No)

Chorus:
No, I'm not, not goin' to Hell
In some dusty motel
And I'm not, not goin' down
In the dirt (Yes, yes, yes)
I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna laugh,
I'm gonna cry, I'm gonna cry
Eat the bread, drink the wine
'Cause I'm finally, finally quenchin'
My thirst, yeah

Gm
You can't have a light without a little shadow, yeah
Am
Always need a target for your bow and arrow
  A#                          B
I want to be drenched in the rain of your heavenly
 F
love
Oh, yeah, c'mon (Oh)

Chorus:
Let the music, let the music play loud, play loud
Let it burst, let it burst through the clouds,
through the clouds
And we all feel the heat
Of the sun, yeah
Yeah, let us sing, let us shout, let us shout
Let us all stand up proud
Let the old still believe
That they're young, yeah

C           A#    F C A# F
Sweet, sweet sound

C           A#
Sounds so sweet, oh, so sweet
            F
Sounds so sweet, so sweet
Heaven, heaven
 C
Down
         A#
Fallin' down, fallin' down
         F
To this earth

[Part II]

                            C     A#
I hear the sweet sounds of Heaven
                     F    C A# F
Play me something, Stevie

              C      A#             F
I smell the sweet, sweet scents of Heaven
        C                          A#
Comin' down (Comin' down), comin' down (Comin' down)
        F
To the earth (From the earth)
C
Oh yeah, oh yeah
A#
Oh yeah, oh yeah
    F
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah
Yes, c'mon
C
Ooh, c'mon
        A#
D#'mon, ooh, c'mon
       F                         C
D#'mon, ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah, ooh

A#                            F
Hear the gods laughin' from above
Of Heaven
         C             A#
Fallin' down, fallin' down
         F
To this earth, oh, oh, oh, oh
C       A#
Let me lay down and sleep
F
Oh, oh, Heaven, Heaven
C    A#    F
Ooh, ooh, ooh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 Sounds Of Heaven" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sweet Sounds Of Heaven" by The Rolling Stones.

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