Released: July 21, 1987
Songwriter: Steven Adler Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Axl Rose Slash
Producer: Mike Clink
[Instrumental Intro/Guitar Riff]
[Verse 1]
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky (Sky)
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long I'd probably break down and cry
[Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine
Woah, oh-oh-oh! Sweet love of mine
[Post-Chorus Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm, safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain to quietly pass me by
[Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine
Ooh, oh-oh-oh! Sweet love of mine
[Post-Chorus Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Oh yeah! Woah-oh-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine
Ooh-oh, oh, oh! Sweet love of mine
Woah, oh-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine, ooh yeah
Ooh! Sweet love of mine
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Ooh, where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Oh, where do we go now?
Where do we go? (Sweet child...)
Ooh, where do we go now?
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Where do we go now? Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, wow
Where do we go?
Oh, where do we go now?
Oh, where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Ooh, where do we go now?
Now, now, now, now, now, now, now
Sweet child, sweet child o' mine
[Verse 1]
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky (Sky)
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long I'd probably break down and cry
[Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine
Woah, oh-oh-oh! Sweet love of mine
[Post-Chorus Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm, safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain to quietly pass me by
[Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine
Ooh, oh-oh-oh! Sweet love of mine
[Post-Chorus Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Oh yeah! Woah-oh-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine
Ooh-oh, oh, oh! Sweet love of mine
Woah, oh-oh-oh! Sweet child o' mine, ooh yeah
Ooh! Sweet love of mine
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Ooh, where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Oh, where do we go now?
Where do we go? (Sweet child...)
Ooh, where do we go now?
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Where do we go now? Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, wow
Where do we go?
Oh, where do we go now?
Oh, where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Ooh, where do we go now?
Now, now, now, now, now, now, now
Sweet child, sweet child o' mine
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- Used to Love Her
- You’re Crazy
- You’re Crazy (Acoustic)
- Shadow of Your Love
- Move to the City (1988 Acoustic Version)
- It’s So Easy (Live at the Marquee Club, London / 1987)
- Welcome To The Jungle (1986 Sound City Session)
- Nightrain (1986 Sound City Sessions)
- Out Ta Get Me (1986 Sound City Session)
- Paradise City (1986 Sound City Sessions)
- Shadow of Your Love (Live)
- Whole Lotta Rosie (Live at the Marquee Club, London / 1987)
- Think About You
- Rocket Queen
- Reckless Life
- Sweet Child O’ Mine
- Mr. Brownstone
- Welcome to the Jungle
- Anything Goes
- It’s So Easy
- Mama Kin
- Move to the City
- My Michelle
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- Nightrain
- Out Ta Get Me
- Patience
- My Michelle (1986 Sound City Sessions)
- Appetite for Destruction (1987)
- Guns N’ Roses (1988)
- WEA U.S. Division 1989 Spring Collection (1989)
- O Sexo Dos Anjos: Internacional (1990)
- Live Era ’87–’93 (1999)
- Greatest Hits (2004)
- Guitar Tribute to Guns N’ Roses (2004)
- Guitar Hero II Soundtrack (2006)
- Appetite for Destruction (Deluxe Edition) (2018)
- Appetite for Destruction (Super Deluxe Edition) (2018)
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- November Rain
- Welcome to the Jungle
- Don’t Cry
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
- Civil War
- Patience
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- One in a Million
- Rocket Queen
- Nightrain
- Estranged
- Mr. Brownstone
- You Could Be Mine
- It’s So Easy
- My Michelle
- This I Love
- Think About You
- Don’t Cry (Alternate Lyrics)
- Used to Love Her
- Chinese Democracy
- Coma
- Since I Don’t Have You
- Live and Let Die