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.





Am          Dm           G

Swan, swan, hummingbird

   Am              Dm

Hurrah, we are all free now

      Am               Dm    G

What noisy cats are we

         Am                   Dm

Girl and dog he bore his cross





Am          Dm           G

Swan, swan, hummingbird

   Am              Dm

Hurrah, we are all free now

   Am       Dm    G   Am

A long, low time ago, people talk to me



Em                     F

Johnny Reb what's the price of fans

Em                F

Forty a piece or three for one dollar?

      Em              F

Hey captain don't you want to buy

     Em              C    G

Some bone chains and toothpicks?



{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



   G         Bm

A pistol hot cup of rhyme

    C                     D

The whiskey is water, the water is wine

G                Bm                   C             C/B

Marching feet, Johnny Reb, what's the price of heroes?



{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...



   Am           Dm    G     Am          Dm

(D)--------0-2-|-0---|-----|-------0-2-|-0-|

(A)-0-2-3------|---0-|-----|-0-2-3-----|---| Back over

(E)------------|-----|-3---|-----------|---|



#2:

   Johnny rep...



   Em        F       Em        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...



   Em        F    Em    Am

(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       Em

                                                   (D) |-0-0-0-|Six.--..