Sweet Lyrics

Performed by 311
From the album "311" on Capricorn Records
Version w/out SA is an Outtake from the "311 (Blue)" Album
Music by: T. Mahoney
Lyrics by: N. Hexum & D. Martinez
(c) 1995 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
Additions/Corrections by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@bigworm.colorado.edu)
Gregory Parr (gparr@tiger.lsuiss.ocs.lsu.edu)
Chris McCoy (misterkite@msn.com)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://bigworm.colorado.edu/311archive/
Riff 1 (Clean):
e:-7-7-7-7---7-----5-5-5-5---5-
B:-9-9-9-9---9-----5-5-5-5---5-
D:-7-7-7-7---7-----6-6-6-6---6-
G:-9-9-9-9---9-----------------
A:-7-7-7-7---7-----------------
E:-----------------------------
Riff 2 (Clean):
e:-7--7----5--5-
B:-9--9----6--6-
D:-7--7----6--6-
G:--------------
A:--------------
E:--------------
Fill (Lead Guitar w/wah wah):
This is the lead guitar played through a Wah and muted.
The Guitar has a double octave fretboard.
Play during the Verses.
N.C.
e:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
D:---------1---1-2---------------2-
G:-2-2-2-2---2---------------------
A:-----------------0-0-0-0-4-0-4---
E:---------------------------------
N.C.
e:-----------------------------
B:-------------------------2---
D:---------1---1-2-2-2-2-2---2-
G:-2-2-2-2---2-----------------
A:-----------------------------
E:-----------------------------
N.C.
e:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
D:---------1---1-2---------------2-
G:-2-2-2-2---2---------------------
A:-----------------0-0-0-0-4-0-4---
E:---------------------------------
N.C.
e:-------------------------------
B:-------------------------------
D:---------1---1-2---------2-3-2-
G:-2-2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-2-------
A:-------------------------------
E:-------------------------------
Chorus (w/Distortion):
N.C.
e:------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------b9b------------------------------------------
D:------------7------7----------------------------------------
G:-----6-7-9------------9-7-6-7-6-0---------------------------
A:-5-7-------------------------------5-4---4--4--4--5--4------
E:---------------------------------------5----------------5-3-
Pre-Solo:
Abdim A Abdim A N.C.
e:----------------------------------14-12-
B:-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-14-------
D:-13-13-13-14-14-14-13-13-13-14-14-------
G:-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-14-------
A:----------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------
Abdim A Abdim A N.C.
e:----------------------------------16-14-12-
B:-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-12----------
D:-13-13-13-14-14-14-13-13-13-14-------------
G:-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-------------
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-------------------------------------------
B:-2//9-9-9--------5//9-9-9------------------
D:----------7~-6~-----------7-7-7-6-6-6-7//9-
G:-------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:------------------------------------------------------
B:-5//9-9-9-----------------------------9-9---9//10-10--
D:-----------7-7-6-7-6--------------7-7-----7-----------
G:---------------------7-6---6h7//9---------------------
A:-------------------------7----------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------
Solo (Distorted/Echoed/Chorused):
(Version A:)
N.C.
e:-17-16-14--16-14-----------------------------------------------
B:-----------------17-15h17p15----15-----------------------------
D:-----------------------------16----16-14\\13----------------13-
G:---------------------------------------------14-12-11h12-14----
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-------------------15-15//17-17-17-17--16--17--19-19-19--16h17p16----
B:----12-14-15-17-19------------------------------------------------17-
D:-14------------------------------------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-16h19p16----14h17p14-------------------------16h17p16h17p16h17-
B:----------17----------15-12----------------15-------------------
D:----------------------------14-13----13-14----------------------
G:----------------------------------12----------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-17h19p17h19p17h19-19h21p19h21p19h21-22\\-0-15h17p15h17p15-
B:-----------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-h17p15h17p15h17--------b15b--b16b--b17b--b17b-
B:-----------------b18b---b19b--------------b19b-
D:-----------------------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------
(Version B:)
N.C.
e:-17-16-14-16-12-9-9h10p9-7---------4-b4b-4-b4b-4-5-7-9-10//14-16-17-
B:---------------------------9-5-3-5----------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-17-17-17-16-17-19-19-19-17-16-12-19-17-16-17-16-14---------------b15b-
B:----------------------------------------------------12-10-9-----12-----
D:--------------------------------------------------------------13-------
G:------------------------------------------------------------12---------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-t16t-tf19tf-t20t-22\\\\--------------------------
B:-------------------------b11b-b11b-b11b-b11b-b11b-
D:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------
N.C.
e:-b14b-12-b15b-b16b-------b17b-12\\\\-5-4-0-b4b-b4b-0-5-4-0---
B:----------14-----------------------------------------------3-
D:-------------------------------------------------------------
G:-------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------
( NOTE: A t(note)t is a 1/2 step flutter trill.
f(note)tf is a full step trill.
Bends differ in magnitude just listen )
Lyrics/Song Structure:
Take a chance on something star you gotta
All the live long day
If I had to name one thing you think data
Be hard pressed to say
You can't say I'm gushy, At least you know what I think
I know that I'm lucky, I know you're on the brink
You got it good good good, You got it good so good
You make up ridiculous words which mean exactly nothing
I know just what you mean and that's the funny thing
It's understood, It's understood
Buddy buddy buddy I know why you wander
Through the sweetness on the ground
The sweetness of the flowers
You make your way on a cloudy day
You've got to move
The world you prove is too sweet, yeah
We parted much too soon I know but that's how it goes
There's someone better out there for you and me
Can't wait to get on the road and feel the shows
And be like phenomenon number 1 and 2 and 3
I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast
But I am the guy that could give you the most
It's good good good, It's understood
Buddy buddy buddy I know why you wander
Through the sweetness on the ground
The sweetness of the flowers
You make your way on a cloudy day
You've got to move
The world you prove is too sweet, yeah
** Note: The outtake version does not contain SA, and the Chorus is only played
twice. The song structure looks like this:
Take a chance on something star you gotta
All the live long day
If I had to name one thing you think data
Be hard pressed to say
You can't say I'm gushy, At least you know what I think
I know that I'm lucky, I know you're on the brink
You got it good good good, You got it good so good
You make up ridiculous words which mean exactly nothing
I know just what you mean and that's the funny thing
It's understood, It's understood
We parted much too soon I know but that's how it goes
There's someone better out there for you and me
Can't wait to get on the road and feel the shows
And be like phenomenon number 1 and 2 and 3
I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast
But I am the guy that could give you the most
It's good good good, It's understood