Swans Life After Death

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  • part 1
    F C
    e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|---------9------10-------9---------------4-------5-------4---------|
    D|-----7-------7-------7-------7-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
  • A|-8-----8---8---8---8---8---8---8-3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
    E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • part 2
    Am Em G
    e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|---------0-------4---0-------0-----------------------0---4b5---0---|
    D|-------------2---------2-----------------0-------------------------|
  • A|---0-3-0---3---3---3-----3-0---2-----2-------2---------------------|
    E|-3-------------------------------0-----0---0---0-3-----------------|
     
  • this riff is played four times, but the last 3 times are played slightly differently on
    2
     
  • part 2(switch to this after going through the riff once)
    Am Em G
    e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|---------0-----------4---0---4-----------------------0---4b5---0---|
    D|-------------2---2-----------------------0-------------------------|
  • A|---0-3-0---3---3---3---3---3---2-----2-------2---------------------|
    E|-3-------------------------------0-----0---0---0-3-----------------|
     
  • (Lyrics Taken From Disc Booklet)
     
    C
  • swans, swans, swans sing songs
    F C
    all night long, who know how warm the islands were?
  • C
    while the frogs look on
    F C F G
  • its what the birds prefer, and it's still warm after the sun has gone
     
     
  • Am F C G
    i woke up thirsty the day i died and the tide was swirling
    E Am Dm G E Am F G
  • my mouth is so dry, and all i see is sea, two shining seas
     
     
  • C
    swans, swans, swans sing songs
    F C
  • all night long, who knew how warm the islands would be?
     
    C
  • and who knew just how much the
    F C
    sky covers me, it makes you forget what it means to be free
  •  
    Am F C
    i climbed in through the blowhole, in the ribs i found you
  • Am F G
    with a wick we lit a flame, now look at the smoke that it blew
    E Am Dm G E Am
  • the mouth is so wide, yet all i see is sea and azure sky
    F G
    a little wave and ebb tide
  •  
     
    E Am F
  • ladadada
     
    riff 1
  • this riff changes around a bit on certain parts when it repeats, but i play it like this
    whole time
     
  • C Am
    e|-3--0----------------------------|
    B|-------3--1--3--3h5--1--1--------|
  • G|--------------------------2------|
    D|-----------------------------2---|
    A|---------------------------------|
  • E|---------------------------------|
     
    F
  • e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|-2-2-2-5----2-0-2-2s5----2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2-0-2-0h2s5--|
  • D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    C (repeat riff 1
    rivers leak, salt seeps in
  • Am F X3
    heals wounds, winds pry apart
     
  •  
    C E Am
    ladadadada
  • F G E Am F G
    ladadadadada da ooooooooooooooooh oooooooooooooooooooooooooh
     
  •  
    riff 2
    e|--------------------------------------------------|
  • B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
    G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4------------------|
    D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
  • A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------|
     
  • riff 3
    e|----------0--3--0--5--0-----------0--3--0--5--0---|
    B|-0--1--3-----------------0--1--3------------------|
  • G|--------------------------------------------------|
    D|--------------------------------------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------|
  • E|--------------------------------------------------|
     
    (repeat riff 2 lightly)
  •  
    C
    swans, swans, swans sung songs
  • F (repeat riff 3) C
    til the morning dawned on us, and the sun-smudged peach moon still hung loose
     
  • C (repeat riff 3)
    bones, bones, grown homes
    F (repeat riff 2) C
  • with the sparrows in the trees we leave them for, they love the marrow
     
    C
  • lada lada lada lada
    F G
    lada lada lada lada
  •  
    riff 4
    C Em G
  • e|--------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------|
    G|---------5-------4-------5s4---------0---4b5---0--|
  • D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---2-0--------------|
    A|-3-----3-------3-------3--------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    play riff 4 four times, then play
    C Dm G
  • I'm thankful for my life
    e|---------0---------------0--------1---1-------------------|
    B|-----------------4------------------------1-1p0------3-0--|
  • G|----------------------------2~~-----------2-2--0---2------|
    D|-----2-------2-------2---------------------------0--------|
    A|-3-----3-------3-------3----------------------------------|
  • E|----------------------------------------------------------|
     
    C Dm G
  • I'm thankful for my life
    e|------------------------------------------1---------------|
    B|---------5-------4-------5--------1---1-----3---3-----3---|
  • G|----------------------------2~~-----2---------2-----0---0-|
    D|-----2-------2-------2----------------------------0-------|
    A|-3-----3-------3-------3----------------------------------|
  • E|----------------------------------------------------------|
     
    start riff 4 again, and then move into the outro
  •  
    Outro
    e|-------------------------|
  • B|-------------------------|
    G|-------------------------|
    D|----------0-0h2-0--------|
  • A|-0--0-2-3----------------|
    E|-----------------1---0---|
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