PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
054 - Sweet Caroline
(Tenors/Basses)Da-da-dah— da-da-da-da-da-da-da -da
(add Altos, higher. T/B stay on your same notes)Da-da-dah— da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
(add Sop’s, higher. A/T/B stay on your same notes) Da-da-dah– da-da-dah— dah— dah— dah--
Verse 1
Where it be-gan, I can't be-gin to know-in'
but then I know it's grow-in’ strong (volume)
Was in the spring, and spring be-came the sum-mer
who'd have be-lieved you'd come a-long?
Pre-chorus
Hands,
^ touch-in' hands,
^ reach-in' out,
^ touch-in' me, touch-in' you -
Chorus
Sweet Car-o-line
good times nev-er seemed so good.
I've been in-clined
to be-lieve they nev-er would.
But now I –
Verse 2
Look at the night, and it don't seem so lone-ly,
we fill it up with on-ly two.(volume)
And when I hurt, hurt-in' runs off my shoul-ders,
how can I hurt when hold-in' you?
Pre-chorus
Warm,
^ touch-in' warm,
^ Reach-in' out,
^ touch-in' me, touch-in' you -
Chorus
Sweet Car-o-line
good times nev-er seemed so good.
I've been in-clined
to be-lieve they nev-er would.
Oh, no, no -
[7 x Bar Instrumental building into crescendo ending]
(Tenors/Basses)Da-da-dah— da-da-da-da-da-da-da -da
(add Altos, higher. T/B stay on your same notes)Da-da-dah— da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
(add Sop’s, higher. A/T/B stay on your same notes) Da-da-dah– da-da-dah— dah— dah— dah--
Chorus
Sweet Car-o-line
good times nev-er seemed so good.
I've been in-clined
to be-lieve they nev-er would.
Tag
SWEET CAR-O-LINE!
"Sweet Caroline" is a pop song written and performed by Neil Diamond and officially released on September 16, 1969, as a single.