sweet young thing : the monkees .
album – the monkees – #1 usa in 1966
and uk in 1967 .

intro : A

#1 .
A
i know that something very strange is happening to my brain .
A
i’m either feeling very good or else i Am insane .
G A
the seeds of doubt you planted have started to grow wild .
G D A
but i feel that i must yield before the wisdom of a child .

chorus :
A
and it’s love you bring . . no , that i can’t deny .
G A
with your wings , i can learn to fly . . sweet young thing .

#2 .
A
people try to talk to me , their words are ugly sounds .
A
but i resist all their attempts to try and bring me down .
G A
turned on to the sunset like i’ve never done before .
G D A
i listen for your footsteps and your knock upon the door .

chorus :
A
and it’s love you bring . . no , that i can’t deny .
G A
with your wings , i can learn to fly . . sweet young thing .

( interlude : ) A G A

outro :
A
and it’s love you bring , with dreams of bluer skies .
G
all these things , when i see it in your eyes . .
A
sweet young thing . .
A E A
sweet . . young . . thing . . ahhh . .

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .