Sonnet

Group: The Verve

Album: Urban Hymns

Song: Sonnet

Music: Richard Ashcroft

Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft

Hut Recordings, Virgin Records (72484491321)

Chorded by: Ross Howard ([email protected])

This is track 2 on The Verve's Urban Hymns. I found a small section of

it on the a Verve Homepage. But as usual it was incomplete and a bit to

sketchy. So here is the best Sonnet that I can do, and some credit to

Bryan Elliot for help from his version.

Chords

C - 032010

Am - X02210

Am7 - X02010

Asus2 - X02200

F - 133211

G - 320033

Em - 022000

Intro: C(final strums with 3rd fret on high E) - Em - Am(for 3 strums

then Am7 for 1 and then Am for 3 strums then Asus4 for 1)- F(ending with

3rd fret on high E).

Verse 1

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C

my friend and me,

Em

looking thru her

Em Am F

red box of memories

C

Faded, I'm sure,

Em

but love seems to

Em Am F

stick in her things you know

Chorus

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F G

yes, there's love if you want it,

Em F

don't sound like a sonnet, my love

F G

yes, there's love if you want it,

Em F

don't sound like a sonnet, my love

Em F

my love.

REPEAT INTRO

Verse 2

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C

why can't you see

Em

that nature has it's way

Em Am F

of warning me?

C

eyes open wide,

Em

looking at the heavens

Em Am F

with a tear in my eye

Chorus

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F G

yes, there's love if you want it,

Em F

don't sound like a sonnet, my love,

F G

yes, there's love if you want it,

Em F

don't sound like a sonnet, my love

Em F

my love.

REPEAT INTRO

Middle 8

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G

Sinking faster than a boat

F

without a hull

F

my love

G

dreaming about the day

F

when i can see you here

F G

by my side

F G F

by my side

Verse 3

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F G

Here we go again

Em

and my head it is gone

F

my love

F G

I stop to say hello

Em

because I think you should know

Em F G F

by now, by now (x7)