[Refrain]
A      D  A 
Sweet emotion 
A      D  A 
Sweet emotion
[Strophe]
A                          C     
You talk about things that nobody
     G  D 
 cares 
You talk about things that nobody cares 
A                              C     
You're wearing out things that nobody
        G  D 
 wears 
You're wearing out things that nobody wears 
A                            C    
You're calling my name but I gotta
           G  D 
 make clear 
You're calling my name but I gotta make clear 
A                           C      
I can't say baby where I'll be in a
          G  D 
 year 
I can't say baby where I'll be in a year 
A                               C   
When some sweet hog mama with a face
               G  D 
 like a gent 
When some sweet hog mama with a face like a gent 
A                             C     
Said my get up and go must've got up
               G  D 
 and went 
Said my get up and go must've got up and went 
A                             C   
Well I got good news, she's a real
                 G  D 
 good liar 
Well I got good news, she's a real good liar 
A                                   
'Cause the backstage boogie set your
 C             G  D 
 pants on fire
'Cause the backstage boogie set your pants on fire
[Refrain]
A      D  A 
Sweet emotion 
A      D  A 
Sweet emotion
[Strophe]
A                            C     
When I pulled into town in a police
                G  D 
 car 
When I pulled into town in a police car 
A                               
Your daddy said I took it just a
 C                 G  D 
 little too far 
Your daddy said I took it just a little too far 
A                                
You're telling me things but your
 C                G  D 
 girlfriend lied 
You're telling me things but your girlfriend lied 
A                             C     
You can't catch me 'cause the rabbit
               G 
 done died 
You can't catch me 'cause the rabbit done died 
D 
Yes it did 
A                             C      
You stand in the front just a shakin'
                          G  D 
 your ass 
You stand in the front just a shakin' your ass 
A                               
I'll take you backstage, you can
 C                  
 drink from my glass
           G  D 
 
I'll take you backstage, you can drink from my glass 
A                            C   
Your telling me things I can sure
           
 understand
                   G  D 
 
Your telling me things I can sure understand 
A                                  
'Cause a month on the road an' I'll
    C                       G  D 
 be eating from your hand
'Cause a month on the road an' I'll be eating from your hand
[Refrain]
A      D  A 
Sweet emotion 
A      D  A 
Sweet emotion