The Rolling Stones – Sweet Sounds Of Heaven (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au ,25cburrows1 for thier input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 29th September 2023 Define: B.p.m. 127 3/4 Time Signature Key D * Single Strum \ Slide Down (A) Initial Piano Riff Notes
 (D)
e|3--3\----|
B|3--2\----|
G|---------| Brief easy adapted Piano Intro Riff Notes for guitar before the
D|---------| A chord starts if you want to play along for your timing.
A|---------|
E|---------|
********************************************************* [Part I] [Intro] (D) A Asus2 A D Dsus4 D A A7 D D Dsus4 D [Verse 1] 0:23
           A            A7/E      D       Dsus4  D
I hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Heaven

        A             A7           D      Dsus4  D
Fallin' down, fallin' down to this earth

           A               A7        D      Dsus4  D
I hear the sweet, sweetest sounds of Heaven

         A              A7           D   Dsus2  D
Driftin' down, driftin' down to this earth

          A                 G             D/A          D/A       
Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums

D     A                  G             D/A      Dsus4  D
As it echoes through the valley and it bursts,         yeah

D   Dsus2   A          G        D/A      D      
Let no      woman or a child go hungry tonight

D/A        Bm               G            D     Dsus4  D*
Please pro-tect us from the pain and the hurt,        yeah 
[Verse 2] 1:52
  Dsus2     A
I smell the sweet scent, (Sweet)  

A7              D          Dsus4  D
Sweet scents of Heaven (Heaven)

         A 
Tumblin' down (Tumblin' down)

         A7          D          Dsus4    D 
Tumblin' down to the earth     (from the earth)

           A
I hear the sweet sounds (Sweet sounds)

    A7                                      D        Dsus4  D
The sweet sounds (Ooh, the sweet sounds) of children

Dsus2       A
And they're praisin' (Praisin')

    A7            D      Dsus4  D
The land of their birth           (No)
[Chorus] 2:37
        A              G
No, I'm not, not goin' down..  

G/B     D            Dsus2* D
In some dusty........mo-----tel

        A              G
And I'm not, not goin' down

G/B    D          Dsus2  D   
In the dirt (Yes, yes,   yes)

          A
I'm gonna laugh (I'm gonna laugh)

          G
I'm gonna cry (I'm gonna cry)

G/B     D          Dsus4     D
Eat the bread,.... drink the wine

Dsus2      Bm                   G            D       Dsus4  D
'Cause I'm finally, finally.... quenchin' my thirst,        yeah
[Bridge] 3:22
Em                                        G/B             
  You can't have a light without a little shadow, yeah

D               D/F#                    D
  Always need a target for your bow and arrow

  G                          E7
I want to be drenched in the rain

                 D         D/A      Dsus4 D
Of your heavenly love, oh, yeah,    c'-mon
[Chorus] 3:44
        A              A/E         G     G/B
Let the music (Let the music) play loud (Play loud)

       D/A           D                  D/A                 D
Let it burst (Let it burst) through the clouds (Through the clouds)

       A        A/E      G
And we all,     feel the heat

G/B    D       Dsus4  D
Of the sun,    yeah

      Dsus2    A
Yeah, let us,  sing

       G             G/B 
Let us shout (Let us shout)

       D      Dsus4    D
Let us all... stand up proud

Dsus2    Bm          G                  D/A    D     Dsus4  D  
Let the, old still believe that they're young,       yeah.....
[Outro] 4:27
A            G      D      Dsus4      D    
Sweet, sweet sound
A G D Dsus4 D
A            G              
   Sounds so sweet (Oh, so sweet)

          D          
Sounds so sweet (So sweet)

Dsus4  D    Dsus4  D 
Hea----ven, Hea----ven

A             G
Down, falling down

                     D               D/A* 
Falling down to this earth...........rth     ha ha ha
[Part II] [Intro] 5:32
N.C.                       A       G                 
I hear the sweet sounds of Heaven

                        D  Dsus4  D   
Play me somethin', Stevie
A G D Dsus4 D [Verse 1]
            A            G         D       Dsus4  D
I smell the sweet, sweet scents of Heaven

       A                          G
Comin' down (Comin' down), comin' down (Comin' down)

       D                      Dsus4    D
To the earth (From the earth)

A
Oh yeah, oh yeah

G
Oh yeah, oh yeah

D                   Dsus4  D
  Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah

          A
Yes, c'mon

A
Ooh, c'mon

G
C'mon, c'mon

     D            A  G
C'mon, yeah, yeah 
[Outro]
G                           D
Hear the gods laughing from above

D
Of Heaven

        A             G
Fallin' down, fallin' down

        D                     A
To this earth, oh, oh, oh, oh

       G
Let me lay down and sleep

D
Oh, oh, Heaven, Heaven
A G D Dsus4 D
A    G    D
Ooh, ooh, ooh