SWAN SWAN H


The Rhythm guitar is played on a 12 - string while the other part is
played on a regular 6 - string.

This song is in 6/8 time. In the intro, Peter plays an Am chord. On
beat four, he lifts up his finger on the second fret of the D string
then hammers it right back on. Its an old trick but one of my
favorites. He also does it on the Dm chord when it's played for a
whole 6 beats - except of course, he lifts his finger off of the G
string.


aSwan, swan, dhummingbird  G 
aHurrah, we are adll free now
aWhat noisy cats adre we G 
aGirl and dog he bore dhis cross


aSwan, swan, dhummingbird  G 
aHurrah, we are adll free now
aA long, ldow timGe agao, people talk to me

eJohnny Reb what's the pFrice of fans
eForty a piece or tFhree for one dollar?
eHey captain don'Ft you want to buy
eSome bone chainsC and Gtoothpicks?

same as first verse
Night wings, her hair chains,
Here's your wooden greenback, sing
Wooden beams and dovetail sweep
I struck that picture ninety times,
I walked that path a hundred ninety,
Long, low time ago, people talk to me

GA pistol hbot cup of rhyme
CThe whiskey is water, Dthe water is wine
GMarching feet, Jobhnny Reb, what's the Cprice of heroeC/Bs? 

Em to F progression
Six in one, half dozen the other,
Tell that to the captain's mother,
Hey captain don't you want to buy,
Some bone chains and toothpicks?

Night wings, her hair chains
Swan, swan, hummingbird
Hurrah, we are all free now
What noisy cats are we
Long, low time ago, people talk to me
A pistol hot cup of rhyme,
The whiskey is water, the water is wine

end on Am


Here's what goes on in the background:

#1:
Swan Swan...

a d G a d
(D)--------0-2-|-0---|-----|-------0-2-|-0-|
(A)-0-2-3------|---0-|-----|-0-2-3-----|---| Back over
(E)------------|-----|-3---|-----------|---|

#2:
Johnny rep...

e F e F
(A)-2---0-2-|-3-0---|-2---0-2-|-3-|
(E)---3-----|-----1-|---3-----|---|

When switching from #1 to #2 or #3 do this

...some bones, chains...

e F e a
(A)-2---0-2-|-3--|-2---|-0-2-3-|
(E)---3-----|----|-----|-------| ... 1st time
| G D C D
This on (G)-----|-0-0-0-----|---------|---------|---------|
A Pistol... (D)---0-|-------4-2-|-4-2-0-0-|---------|-0-0-2-4-|
(#3) (A)-----|-----------|---------|-3-3-2-3-|---------|
|2nd time
|D e
(D) |-0-0-0-|Six.--..