Hedley – The Sweater Song Capo: no capo Tuning: Down half a step As with most finger-style songs, you can use this fingering for your picking/strumming hand: eb – ring finger Bb – middle finger Gb – index finger Db – thumb Ab – thumb Eb – thumb Your pinky can be used to brace your hand against the body of the guitar. This is the main pattern used throughout the song: eb|————————————–|—-|——————————| Bb|——–0——–0——–0——–0–|—-|——–0——–0————| Gb|—–1——–1——–2——–2—–|(x3)|—–2——–2—————| Db|—————————–2——–|—-|———–2——————| Ab|———–2——–0—————–|—-|–0—————————| Eb|–0———————————–|—-|——————–0———| E Asus2 Asus2 E This is a variation that is sometimes played: (the only difference being the high-e string is plucked during the Asus2) eb|————————————–|—-|——————————| Bb|——–0——–0——–0——–0–|—-|——–0——–0————| Gb|—–1——–1——–2——–2—–|(x3)|—–2——–2—————| Db|—————————–2——–|—-|———–2——————| Ab|———–2——–0—————–|—-|–0—————————| Eb|–0———————————–|—-|——————–0———| E Asus2 Asus2 E Lead riff/melody: eb|——————————-|——————————————| Bb|——————————-|——————————————| Gb|——————————-|——————————————| Db|–2—–4—–6——-7–6–4–|–2—————————————| Ab|——————————-|——–4—–4\2————————-| Eb|——————————-|——————————————| E Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 Asus2 E Chords: E 022100 Asus2 x02200 She said, “Baby, don’t leave Be home, stay close, be close to me Boy, don’t be gone Boy, don’t be gone” He said, “Baby, you know I gotta run, I gotta go I won’t be long Girl, I won’t be long” She said, “Boy, don’t you flirt And baby, please just don’t get hurt And if you feel alone Then here take my shirt” He said, “Forever, girl I know you hate the weather, girl So maybe you should Hold onto my sweater, girl” She ran, picked up the phone Said, “Babe, I miss you, come back home It can’t be long, boy, it can’t be long” He said, “I hate this place I miss your smile, I miss your face I wrote a song girl, girl, I wrote a song” She said, “You make me better, boy I just mailed you a letter boy And oh, so you know I’m still in your sweater, boy” He said, “Girl, don’t be hurt I’ve sweat a lot and smell of dirt But I think I’d feel naked Without your shirt” He said, “You’re looking great I’m home, I’m back I couldn’t wait Girl, way too long That was way too long” She said, “Get over here I crave you close, I need you near Now play that song Boy, play me our song” He said, “Back to forever, girl Hope you endured the weather, girl Now all I wanna do is Get you outta that sweater, girl” She said, “I love the way you flirt I’m so glad you didn’t get hurt Now let me see you naked Without that shirt” ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************