Sweet Child Of Mine Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Sweet Child Of Mine chord chart by the amazing Guns N Roses. I usually prefer to play Guns N Roses on the drums but this is a pretty cool song. It's not to bad other than the solo has a B chord in it. If you don't know a B chord, I would just play a B bass note (2nd fret on the A string) and play the chord for everything else.

If you know this song very well, yes I am missing a G chord in a few spots, but this is a slightly simplified version. Most chord are a full measure but some are two beats so pay attention to where those are located.

Sweet Child Of Mine Guitar Chords:

Sweet Child Of Mine Strumming Patterns:

Beginners, 4 down strums per chord will work just fine.

Strum 1: 
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D   DU D    DU

Strum 2:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU      U DU

Strum 3:
>      >        >
1 +  2+  3+  4+
DD DD  DD DD

Sweet Child Of Mine Guitar Lesson:

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Sweet Child Of Mine Chord Chart:

Intro: D D C C G G D D x4

 D                                             D                            C                                            C
She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories
                G                                 G                                           D              D
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky
   D                                      D                          C                                            C         
Now and then when I see her face It takes me away to that special place
                 G                               G                                              D     D
And if I stay too long I’d probably break down and cry

Chorus:
A     C                                   D       D

Oh, oh, sweet child of mine
A            C                              D     D  
Oh, oh, oh, sweet love of mine

Interlude: D D C C G G D D

 D                                         D                      C                                  C
She's got eyes of the bluest sky and if they thought of rain
       G                       G                                   D                             D
I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain
          D                                      D                                        C                        C
His hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'd hide
           G                                      G                                   D                         D
And pray for the thunder and for the rain to quietly pass me by

Chorus:
A     C                                   D       D

Oh, oh, sweet child of mine
A            C                              D     D  
Oh, oh, oh, sweet love of mine

 A                     C                                  D    D
Woah oh oh oh sweet child of mine
  A       C                                  D     D  
Ooo ooo sweet love of mine

Solo:
Em C B Am x3
Em C B Am Am
Em G Am |C – D -| x4

Outro:
Em                                 G                                    Am                      |C – D –|

Where do we go, where do we go now, where do we go
  Em                                G                                    Am                      |C – D –|
Where do we go, where do we go now, where do we go
  Em                              G                   Am                        |C – D –|
Where do we go, sweet child, where do we go now
Em                           G                   Am                             |C –       D –|
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, where do we go now, ah-ah-ah-ah
   Em                               G         Am                       |C – D –|
Where do we gooo, ahhh, where do we go now?
   Em                     G         Am                    |C - D –|
Where do we goooooo, where do we go now?
    Em                          G                   Am            | C       C       C        D        D        D |
Where do we go, where do we go now? Now-now-now-now-now-now-
Em                    G                   Am (hold) C (hold) D (hold)    Em(hold)
now! Sweet child, sweet chi -                                   ld of mine

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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