Paul McCartney - Sweet Sweet Memories: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Sweet Sweet Memories' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Sweet Sweet Memories Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paul McCartney

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Sweet Sweet Memories' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

                      A
I know something you don't know
                             B
I want you to listen to the tale
                     E
I know a reasonable woman
                           A
Handsome and witty, yet a friend

               D               A/C#
She’s got the right amount of passion
    Bm          A
She isn't into rumour
         D      A/C#   Bm  A
Not too serious or too dumb
   D             A/C#    Bm     A
An equal mixture of good humour
      G                       Gmaj7
And sweet, sweet memories, (ah, sweet memories)

Chorus:
  A               Bm
Sweet, sweet memories, sweet memories,
  D                A
Sweet, sweet, memories,
            A               Bm
She’s got sweet, sweet memories, sweet memories,
  D               A  E
Sweet, sweet memories

Has she got any faults then?
Yes, she has one I must admit
When all the world tries to praise her
She refuses to hear it

She's got the right amount of passion
She isn't into rumour
Not too serious or too dumb
An equal mixture of good humour

Chorus:
And sweet, sweet memories
Sweet, sweet memories
Yeah, we got sweet, sweet memories
Sweet, memories
Sweet, sweet memories
She's got sweet, sweet memories
Yeah, sweet memories
Sweet, sweet memories

She's got the right amount of passion
She isn't into rumour
Not too serious or too dumb
An equal mixture of good humour

Chorus:
And sweet, sweet memories
Sensible soft and melancholy
Sweet, sweet memories
Sweet memories
Sweet, sweet memories

She's got sweet, sweet memories
Sweet memories
Sweet, sweet memories
Oh, memory, memories
Sweetest thing you ever saw
Hey yeah, sweet, sweet memories
Sweet, sweet memories
Taking me back
Taking me back
Taking me back


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Sweet Sweet Memories' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Sweet Sweet Memories' by Paul McCartney.

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