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From: "Scott A. Yanoff"
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Subject: Sweetest THing (U2)
U2
The Sweetest Thing (a B-side to one of the Rattle and Hum singles)
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Note: Taken from Issue 13 of Propaganda
INTRO: C G/C F /G C G/C F /G
The same chord pattern repeats throughout for each of the 3 verses:
C G/C F /G C G/C F /G
1. My love she throws me like a rubber ball Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
2. I wanted to run she made me crawl Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
3. Blue eyed boy meets a brown eyed girl Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
1. But she won't catch me or break my fall Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
2. Eternal fire, she turned me to straw Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
3. You can sew it up but you still see the tear Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
1. Baby's got blue skies over head but in this I'm a rain cloud.
2. You know I got black eyes, but they burn so brightly for her
3. Baby's got blue skies over head and in this I'm a rain cloud.
1. You know she likes a dry kind of love. Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
2. Mine is a blind kind of love. Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
3. You know we got a stormy kind of love. Ohhhhhh the sweetest thing
I'm losing you, yeahhhh heyyyy, I'm losing you, yeahhh
Dm Dm/C G Dm Dm/C G
Ain't love the sweetest thing. Ohhhhh the sweetest thing. Ohhhh, yes.
Gsus4 /C F/C Gsus4 /C F/C
ENDING:
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
C G/C F /G C G/C F /G C G/C F /G C G/C F /G
Ohhhh the sweetest thing Ohhh the sweetest thing.
C G/C F C G/C F C
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Jarrett Lead Player |
#1 by Jarrett Sandlin at Sep 4, 1971 at 2:27 PM EST |
| I love the random elephant in the back too. Awesome video for an awesome song. It always makes me smile. I'm sure his wife does love him, it was just a momentary thing probably. I don't really know....I listen to music not news. | |
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The Real Slim S Average |
#2 by The Real Slim Shady at Jun 8, 1972 at 1:54 PM EST |
| My love she throws me like a rubber ball But in this I'm a rain cloud You know she wants a dry kind of love I wanted to run but she made me crawl Eternal fire, she turned me to straw You can sew it up but you still see the tear ~ I can't get over the imageries! Simple, but effective. This is the song that first made me interested in U2 :) | |
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Dustin Wanna Be |
#3 by Dustin Cogburn at Jul 31, 1981 at 12:07 PM EST |
| this is the song that made me interested in then to begin with when it came out. it's basically about a guy who is has fallen hardcore for some chick who neglets. He knows it but that can't change how he feels. | |
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Renee Wanna Be |
#4 by Renee Saenz at Jul 27, 1982 at 7:06 AM EST |
| i agree. this song is beautiful... it's kinda sad though. how she treats him bad, and he still loves her... but the song is still good. ohh. and about the video... when he sings "blue-eyed boy meets a brown eyed girl..." and he takes his glasses off, he has the prettiest blue eyes! just a random though. =] | |
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bob Average |
#5 by bob bob at Nov 30, 1984 at 4:12 PM EST |
| Personally, this is one of my favorite songs. It's not their usual sound, but I think that fact makes it very unique. And yes, I had no idea Bono's eyes were blue until I saw the music video! | |
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Julian Average |
#6 by Julian . at Apr 12, 1990 at 3:55 AM EST |
| Easily my favorite U2 video | |
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♥brian Lead Player |
#7 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Apr 2, 1991 at 12:13 PM EST |
| my favorite old U2 song.. its different, but it still really good. bono has a cool voice in this song. "ours is a stormy kind of love" i like that part. | |
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bec Average |
#8 by bec madden at Feb 2, 1992 at 6:43 AM EST |
| I heard this song was written by Bono after he once cheated on his wife whilst on tour. I think the line 'You can sew it up but you still see the tear' shows that he's sorry for what he did and no matter what he does to make up for it there is still some 'scars' in their relationship. Don't know if it's true, but he clearly is trying eveything to say he's sorry. Comedy appearance by Westlife. Class. | |
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Eric Average |
#9 by Eric Boozer at Apr 21, 1997 at 6:36 AM EST |
| This song is so cool, the lyrics are really clever. The video was really good too. | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#10 by Dan Z at Oct 13, 2002 at 6:35 AM EST |
| I'm a big U2 fan, but the song (and the video) is nauseating. | |
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jamie Lead Player |
#11 by jamie soad at Jun 6, 2006 at 6:04 PM EST |
| the videos gr8, and the song is too. somehow appears to be a nice song though sweetest thign is steeped in irony | |
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Alex Average |
#12 by Alex Zaphiropoulos at Jun 17, 2006 at 2:10 AM EST |
| I can't stand U2 usually, but this is one of my favourite songs...yeah, I don't get it either. I guess it's because according to a lot of the other posts, it's different from U2's usual sound. Well, it's a great song, and it's really cool that he loves her even after she treats him like shit. Now THAT'S real love. On his part, at least | |
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Damien Wanna Be |
#13 by Damien Pritchard at Aug 17, 2006 at 5:06 PM EST |
| I love this song. It's so cute. This guy is still so in love with this girl, even though she totally disrespects him. It is kinda sad, though. But all in all, great song. | |
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Dakota Lead Player |
#14 by Dakota Sparks at Aug 28, 2006 at 12:32 PM EST |
| Alli and Bono have a very happy marriage. Just because he went a little overboard in an "I'm sorry" gesture doesn't change that. Both of them deserve the best the world can offer, they are actully getting out there and helping the world. | |
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btotherizzad Average |
#15 by btotherizzad moriznad at Sep 5, 2006 at 2:59 AM EST |
| one of my fav U2 songs, the video is super sweet, bono is super sweet (his wife is the luckiest woman ever to be married to a bono!!!) its about bono surprising his wife after he forgot her birthday and saying he is sorry for forgetting her birthday ..how sweet :) | |
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Allen Average |
#16 by Allen Stone at Oct 29, 2006 at 10:55 AM EST |
| this a very sweet song, the unusual U2. But i kew why. Bono made this song for his wife ten years before the singlewas released. He forgot her birthday and she got mad with him. he drank a lot and made the song. Even so un-U2, i loved it, and the clip is really nice. | |
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Jamie Wanna Be |
#17 by Jamie Smith at Nov 22, 2006 at 2:23 AM EST |
| I remember seeing an interview about this song once, and some of the previous posts are correct, Bono wrote it after he forgot his missus birthday. This explains all the 'I'm Sorry' messages in the video. All in all, this is a truely remarkable song, and I love it to bits. | |
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Your Mom Average |
#18 by Your Mom at Jan 2, 2007 at 10:32 AM EST |
| Easily my favorite U2 video | |
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Steil Wanna Be |
#19 by Steil Lionhart at May 7, 2007 at 3:08 PM EST |
| ^^ yep.. proceeds for this song went to a charity that Ali founded to, i believe. i think i read that in propaganda | |
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jacob Average |
#20 by jacob ap at May 26, 2007 at 5:33 PM EST |
| yeah, i think it was about his wife about almost losing her or something. and when he took his shades off, that was so cute! *blink blink* "blue eyed boy meets a brown eyes girl" hehe :) | |
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Dudevill Average |
#21 by Dudevill at May 30, 2007 at 9:29 AM EST |
| I believe Bono said that this song was written for his wife after he forgot about her birthday... | |
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Ulti` Average |
#22 by Ulti` 89 at Jun 16, 2007 at 10:15 PM EST |
| Bono sure seems to like the word 'crawling' a lot | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#23 by Zach Pain at Jul 1, 2007 at 11:23 AM EST |
| anafashion so you say he was drunk when he wrote this. don't you think Bono should drink more then? it's amazing. it's so sad that his wife doesn't love him back as much as he loves her, Bono really deserves that | |
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health risk Rhythm Player |
#24 by health risk at Jul 24, 2007 at 2:37 AM EST |
| this was "our song" with an old boyfriend, so it's bittersweet for me it was our song 'cos he would sing it to me only he sang it "green-eyed boy meets a brown-eyed girl" | |
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The Random Rock Average |
#25 by The Random Rocker at Aug 5, 2007 at 9:53 PM EST |
| why are there no comments on this song? this is one of the best U2 songs! has anyone seen the video? it's so sweet. | |