Sweet Caroline Chords

by Neil Diamond
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: B
Capo: 2nd fret
Author Pencom [a] 30,865.
8 contributors total, last edit on Feb 6, 2025
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Chords

E7
E
A
D
F#m
C#m
Bm
D7
G
C
E#m
Em
B#m
Am

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Sweet Caroline chords
Neil Diamond  1969
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline
 
Capo II *
 
[Intro]
 
E7 E7  E E  E7 E7  E E7 A
 
A
 
[Verse 1]
 
A               D
 Where it began, I can't begin to knowin'
A                             E
 But then I know it's growin' strong
A                  D
 Was in the spring, and spring became a summer
A                                E    E7
 Who'd have believed you'd come along?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
A     F#m
Hands,   touching hands
E             D                       E  E D E
 Reaching out,  touching me, touching you
 
[Chorus]
 
A         D   D A D                           E    E D E
Sweet Caroline,    good times never seemed so good
A        D     D A D                      E
I'd be inclined,    to believe they never would
D   C#m Bm
But now I
 
[Verse 2]
 
A                  D
 Look at the night, and it don't seem so lonely
A                        E
 We fill it up with only two
A                D
 And when I hurt, hurting runs off my shoulder
A                            E   E7
 How can I hurt when holding you?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
A    F#m
Warm,   touching warm
E             D                       E  E D E
 Reaching out,  touching me, touching you
 
[Chorus]
 
A         D   D A D                           E    E D E
Sweet Caroline,    good times never seemed so good
A        D     D A D                      E
I'd be inclined,    to believe they never would
D   C#m Bm
Oh  no  no
 
[Instrumental]
 
E7 E7  E E  E7 E7  E E7 A
 
[Chorus]
 
A         D   D A D                           E    E D E
Sweet Caroline,    good times never seemed so good
A         D   D A D                     E
Sweet Caroline,    I believe they never could . . .
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo IV
 
E7  = D7
E   = D
A   = G
D   = C
F#m = E#m (Em)
C#m = B#m (Bm)
Bm  = Am
 
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53 comments
enndubyu
Sounds better if you add some E7's in after those E's.
+8
RichVee
totally love this song. thank you so much
+4
nloeb18
i am going to hang out with this girl tomorrow and her snap story last night had sweet caroline playing in the background so i just had to learn it haha. thanks!
+3