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Sweet Creature

by Harry Styles • Lesson #73 • Jun 1, 2017

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Chord progressions

INTRO

| G  .  .  .  C  .  Bm . | x3
| G  .  .  .  G  .  .  . | x1

VERSE

| G  . . . | C . Bm . | G . . . | G . . . |
| Em . . . | D . .  . | C . . . | G . . . |

PRE-CHORUS

| Am . . . | Am . . . | Em . . . | Em . . . |
| G  . . . | G  . . . | D  . . . | D  . . . |
                                  (play twice)
CHORUS

| G  .  .  . | C  .  Bm . |
| G  .  .  . | C  .  Bm . |
| G  .  .  . | C  .  Bm . | Am .  G  . |
| D7 .  .  . | D7 .  .  . | D7 .  .  . | D7 .  .  . |

Chords needed

Use your right thumb on the bass note of each chord. Use your right index & middle finger on the highest two notes.

E |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B |–––0–––––1––––––3––––––5––––––7–––––8–––––
G |–––0–––––2––––––4––––––5––––––7–––––9–––––
D |––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A |–––––––––0––––––2––––––3––––––5–––––7–––––
E |–––3––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
      G     Am     Bm     C      D     Em

Intro tabs

Here’s how you play the intro:

E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–         E |––––––––––––––––––|
B |–––0–––––––––0––––|––5–––––––3––––––|–         B |–––0–––––––––0––––|
G |–––––––––0––––––––|––5–––––––4––––––|–         G |–––––––––0––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|– x3      D |––––––––––––––––––|  x2
A |––––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––2––––––|–         A |––––––––––––––––––|
E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|–––––––––––––––––|–         E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|
      G                 C       Bm                      G

Verse tabs

“Sweet creature…”

E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
B |–––0–––––––––0––––|––5–––––––3––––––|––0–––––––––0––––|––0–––––––––0––––|
G |–––––––––0––––––––|––5–––––––4––––––|––––––––0––––––––|––––––––0––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |––––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––2––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|–––––––––––––––––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|
      G                 C       Bm        G                 G

“Had another talk about where it’s going wrong…”

E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
B |–––8–––––––––8––––|––7–––––––––7––––|––5–––––––––5––––|––3–––––––––3––––|
G |–––––––––9––––––––|––––––––7––––––––|––––––––5––––––––|––––––––4––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |–––7–––7–––7–––7––|––5–––5–––5–––5––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|––2–––2–––2–––2––|
E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
      Em                D                 C                 Bm

Pre-chorus

I don’t show the tabs here, but follow this chord progression using the same picking style used in the verse:

| Am . . . | Am . . . | Em . . . | Em . . . |
| G  . . . | G  . . . | D  . . . | D  . . . |
                                  (play twice)

Chorus

Same as before, but finish things w/ this transition to Aminor, G, etc.

E |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
B |–––0–––––––––0––––|––5–––––––3––––––|––1–––––––––1––––|––0–––––––––0––––|
G |–––––––––0––––––––|––5–––––––4––––––|––––––––2––––––––|––––––––0––––––––|
D |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|
A |––––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––2––––––|––0–––0–––0–––0––|–––––––––––––––––|
E |–––3–––3–––3–––3––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|
      G                 C       Bm        Am                 G

E |–––2–––––––––2––––|––2–––––––––2––––|––2––––––––––––––||
B |–––––––––1––––––––|––––––––1––––––––|––1––––––––––––––||
G |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––2––––––––––––––||
D |–––0–––0–––0–––0––|––0–––0–––0–––0––|––0––––––––––––––||
A |––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––||
E |––––––––––––––––-–|–––––––––––––––-–|–––––––––––––––––||
      D7                D7                D7

Chords with lyrics

VERSE

    G      C   Bm  G
    Sweet..... creature
    Em          D          C                G
    Had another talk about where it's going wrong
        G      C   Bm    G
    But we're..... still young
       Em                     D            C               G
    We don't know where we're going but we know where we belong

PRE CHORUS

    Am     Em           G             D
    No, we started, two hearts in one home
         Am           Em                G           D
    It's hard when we argue, we're both stubborn I know

CHORUS

        G     C     Bm  G       C     Bm  G
    But oh... sweet creature... sweet creature...
    C      Bm   Am  G  D7
    Where--ev---er  I  go----
                 G      C     Bm  G       C     Bm  G
    You bring me home...sweet creature... sweet creature...
         C  Bm   Am   G  D7
    When I  run  out  of rope-----
                 G       C  Bm  G
    You bring me home

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