Too Sweet
Artist:
Hozier
Genre:
Soul-rock/Indie pop
Difficulty:
Hardness
Key:
Bb
Capo:
10
Hozier Song Too Sweet
Album: Unheard (EP) Release Date: March 22, 2024
Genre: Blues / Soul / Alternative Rock / R&B
Key: Original key, D minor (Some versions or covers transpose to Bb or Gm to match the vocals.) Blues/soul loop chord structure creates a "sluggish" and very groove-heavy sound. Acoustic Guitar Strumming:
Don't strike too hard, focus on heavy downstrokes + light upstrokes.
Technique: Light palm mute. Insert hammer-on/pull-off in some sections. Feel: Slow but heavy, emphasizing groove over tempo. Electric Guitar/Band: Use clean or light crunch, add blues licks between vocals, clear bass line + half-time groove drums. Mood & Feel: Seductive/sexy, sarcastic, dark but cool. Feels like "I don't care" and high self-confidence.
"I don't want to be the 'good person' you want me to be. Too Sweet" refers to a relationship where one person wants a "neat, healthy, perfect" life.
But the narrator is someone who lives late, drinks, is wild, and dislikes rules. He feels the other person is "too sweet" for the world he lives in.
And he doesn't want to change himself for anyone.
Chords:
Bb Original key Gm Eb Bb F D7 Asus2 Cm Dm
Introduction
What key is the song "Too Sweet" in? | Bb
Is it suitable for beginners? | The original key is Bb. The song is tuned a half-step to Eb, making it somewhat challenging to play.
Which capo position should I use? | If using a capo on the 2nd fret, it plays in G major. However, if tuned a half-step to Eb, it plays in A major.
What is the genre/mood of the song? | Sophisticated, sexy, and relaxing (Smooth & Groovy).
What is the guitar strumming style like? | Medium tempo, emphasizing funk muted strumming, which involves strumming chords while using the other hand or palm to shorten the string sound (chuckling) to create a tight rhythm that encourages swaying.
(Lyrics): Hozier - Too Sweet
[Verse 1]
It can't be said I'm an early bird
It's 10 o'clock before I say a word
Baby, I can never tell
How do you sleep so well?
You keep tellin' me to live right
To go to bed before the daylight
But then you wake up for the sunrise
You know you don't gotta pretend
Baby, now and then
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you just wanna wake up
Dark as a lake
Smellin' like a bonfire
Lost in a haze?
If you're drunk on life, babe
I think it's great
But while in this world
[Chorus]
I think I'll take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
I take my whiskеy neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for mе
You're too sweet for me
[Non-Lyrical Vocals]
[Verse 2]
I aim low I aim true, and the ground's where I go
I work late where I'm free from the phone
And the job gets done
But you worry some, I know
But who wants to live forever, babe?
You treat your mouth as if it's Heaven's gate
The rest of you like you're the TSA
I wish that I could go along
Babe, don't get me wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
You know you're bright as the morning
As soft as the rain
Pretty as a vine
As sweet as a grape
If you can sit in a barrel
Maybe I'll wait
Until that day
[Chorus]
I'd rather take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
I take my whiskey neat My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
[Non-Lyrical Vocals]
[Outro]
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
