SWEET THING Recorded by: Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn IF SUNG IN A; CHORDS ARE: [1=A/2=B/4=D/5-E/6=F#] ET-I [1] slipped outta the house about sundown ET-While [4] mama was a-washin' her [1] hair ET-And you can bet your bottom dollar
ET-She'll come lookin' for me ET-When she [2] finds that I'm not [5] there ET-And if she [1] catches her Sweet Thing runnin' around ET-I [4] know there'll be the devil to [1] pay ET-She'll come [4] blowin' like a cyclone ET-Right thru that [6] door ET-And I can [2] hear exactly [5] what she'll [1] say CHANGE TO D CHORD: [1=D/2=E/4=G/5=A/6=B] LL-[nc] Well, has [1] anybody here seen Sweet Thing LL-I've got a [4] notion he'll be headed this a-[1] way LL-'Cause when my Sweet Thing is out tom-cattin' around LL-He finds a [2] sand box, like this, to [5] play LL-I wanta [1] tell all you barroom rosies LL-If my [4] Sweet Thing does happen [1] by LL-You'd better [4] take my advice LL-And if you [1] blink more than [6] Twice LL-You better [2] have somethin' [5] in your [1] eye CHANGE BACK TO A: [1=A/2=B/4=D/5-E/6=F#] ET-[1] I give my baby all my money on payday ET-Except a [4] little she don't know that I [1] got ET-'Cause there's a cute little waitress at the corner cafe ET-And she [2] seems to like me quite a [5] lot ET-Well, we were [1] settin' in this back booth, a-havin' a talk ET-And she's [4] Believin' ev'ry word that I [1] said ET-When the [4] door blew open, Loretta walked [6] in ET-Yellin' [2] loud enough to [5] wake the [1] dead CHANGE TO D: [1=D/2=E/4=G/5=A/6=B] CHORUS LL-[nc] Well, has [1] anybody here seen Sweet Thing LL-I've got a [4] notion he'll be headed this a-[1] way LL-'Cause when my Sweet Thing is out tom-cattin' around LL-He finds a [2] sand box, like this, to [5] play LL-I wanta [1] tell all you barroom rosies LL-If my [4] Sweet Thing does happen [1] by LL-You'd better [4] take my advice LL-And if you [1] blink more than [6] Twice LL-You better [2] have somethin' [5] in your [1] eye TAG: ET-[spoken] She ain't kiddin' either LL-You better [4] take my advice LL-And if you [1] blink more than [6] twice LL-You better [2] have somethin' [5] in your [1] eye