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Sweet Caroline

(Neil Diamond)


Copyright Stone Bridge Music Co.

Original by Neil Diamond in 1969


Live Recording for RCA - February 15-19, 1970 - The International Hotel - Las Vegas

 February 16, Dinner show

ZPA5 1293
June 1970 LP RCA LSP 4362 February, 1970 On Stage





Version 1          Version 2   


Where it began, I can't begin to know when
But then I know it's growing strong
Oh, wasn't the spring - (whoooo)
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along
Hands, touching hands, reaching out
Touching me, touching you
Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
Oh, I've been inclined to believe they never would
And now I, I look at the night - (whoooo)
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two - oh
And when I hurt (whoooo)
Hurting runs off my shoulder
How can I hurt when holding you
Oh one, touching one, reaching out
Touching me, touching you
Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
Oh, I've been inclined to believe they never would
Ohhhh
Sweet Caroline, good times never seem so good
Hup 



Standard tuning.
    Intro:
e||---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------
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G||---------------------------------------------------------------------
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D||-----------------------------------6--8--9-----8-6-8-9-8-6--9-8-6----
-|
A||--4--6--7-----6-4-6-7-6-4--7-6-4-------------------------.------.----
-|
E||------------------------.------.-------------------------------------
-|
    e||--------------------------------11-----9---||
    B||-------------------------------------------||
    G||--6--8--9-----8-6-8-9-----8-----11-----9---||
    D||-------------------------------------------||
    A||-------------------------------------------||
    E||-------------------------------------------||

    Riff 1:
    e||---------------------------------||
    B||------7-------5-------4-------2--||
    G||---------------------------------||
    D||--/8-----8\6-----6\4-----4\2-----||
    A||---------------------------------||
    E||---------------------------------||
    Riff 2:
    e||--12--11-------||
    B||----------9----||
    G||---------------||
    D||---------------||
    A||---------------||
    E||---------------||



   B              E
    Where it began, I can't begin to know when
   B                             F#     (Riff 1)
    But then I know it's growing strong
   B                      E
    Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo
   E
    And spring became the summer
   B                         F#    (Riff 1)
    Who'd believe you'd come along

    B    G#m              F#
    Hands, touching hands, reaching out
    E                     F#
    Touching me, touching you
        B         E    (Riff 2)
    Oh, sweet Caroline
                             F#     (Riff 1)
    Good times never seem so good
        B          E  (Riff2)                F#     (Riff 1)
    Oh, I made him climb to believe it never would, and now I,

   B
    I look at the night, whooo
   E
    And it don't seem so lonely
   B                        F#      (Riff 1)
    We fill it up with only two, oh
   B
    And when I hurt
   E
    Hurting runs off my shoulder
   B                            F#  (Riff 1)
    How can I hurt when holding you

       B    G#m           F#
    Oh, one, touching one, reaching out
    E                     F#
    Touching me, touching you
        B         E    (Riff 2)
    Oh, sweet Caroline
                             F#     (Riff 1)
    Good times never seem so good
        B          E  (Riff2)                F#     (Riff 1)
    Oh, I made him climb to believe it never would
        B          E  (Riff2)                    F#     (Riff 1)
    Oh, sweet Caroline, good times never seem so good
        B          E  (Riff2)                F#   (Riff 1)
    Oh, I made him climb to believe it never