INTRO - C - Am7 - Bb - G = 2x's verse 1 C Am7 He was sitting on a corner with a bottle of beer, Bb G And the same shopping cart he'd been pushing for years, C A big smile on his face, Am7 Like the first day of spring, Bb All the people looked the other way, G but they heard him sing, and he sang, (chorus) C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve, love is a sweet thing, He sang love, C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve is a sweet thing, verse 2 C She shot out of Texas, Am7 Like a bullet from a gun, Bb G With a van full of hippies and a band on the run, C She didn't want to be famous, Am7 She just wanted to play, Bb G In old dive bars and pool halls she got up on stage, And she sang, (chorus) C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve, love is a sweet thing, She sang love, C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve is a sweet, sweet thing, (bridge) F It's everywhere you look, Fm If you look hard enough, C Its really not hard to see, F Yeah, once you put your arms around it, Fm You can never get too much, G G7 Love is a sweet, sweet thing, (lead chords - C - Am7 - Em7 - G = 2x's) F It's in the smile of a stranger, Fm In the eyes of a child, C On the corner of a crowded street, F Its everywhere around us, Fm Its always growing wild, G G7 Love is a sweet, sweet thing, (chorus) C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve, love is a sweet thing, I sang love, love, love, C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve is a sweet, sweet thing, C Am7 I sang, love, love, love, Em7 G Love is a sweet, sweet thing C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve, love is a sweet thing, I sang love, C - Am7 Em7 G Lo--ve is a sweet, sweet thing