intro: this can be played multiple ways and it sounds alright, but this is the way thatfind sounds the best and is most convenient. some of the notes are played softer thanso listen to the song for timing(its fairly straight-forward). ive put larger spacesthe timing skips a beat.part 1F Ce|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 2Am Em Ge|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 on2part 2(switch to this after going through the riff once)Am Em Ge|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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)Cswans, swans, swans sing songsF Call night long, who know how warm the islands were?Cwhile the frogs look onF C F Gits what the birds prefer, and it's still warm after the sun has goneAm F C Gi woke up thirsty the day i died and the tide was swirlingE Am Dm G E Am F Gmy mouth is so dry, and all i see is sea, two shining seasCswans, swans, swans sing songsF Call night long, who knew how warm the islands would be?Cand who knew just how much theF Csky covers me, it makes you forget what it means to be freeAm F Ci climbed in through the blowhole, in the ribs i found youAm F Gwith a wick we lit a flame, now look at the smoke that it blewE Am Dm G E Amthe mouth is so wide, yet all i see is sea and azure skyF Ga little wave and ebb tideE Am Fladadadariff 1this riff changes around a bit on certain parts when it repeats, but i play it like thiswhole timeC Ame|-3--0----------------------------| B|-------3--1--3--3h5--1--1--------| G|--------------------------2------| D|-----------------------------2---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|Fe|--------------------------------------------------------------| 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 1rivers leak, salt seeps inAm F X3heals wounds, winds pry apartC E AmladadadadaF G E Am F Gladadadadada da ooooooooooooooooh ooooooooooooooooooooooooohriff 2e|--------------------------------------------------| 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 3e|----------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)Cswans, swans, swans sung songsF (repeat riff 3) Ctil the morning dawned on us, and the sun-smudged peach moon still hung looseC (repeat riff 3)bones, bones, grown homesF (repeat riff 2) Cwith the sparrows in the trees we leave them for, they love the marrowClada lada lada ladaF Glada lada lada ladariff 4C Em Ge|--------------------------------------------------| 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 playC Dm GI'm thankful for my lifee|---------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 GI'm thankful for my lifee|------------------------------------------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 outroOutroe|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------0-0h2-0--------| A|-0--0-2-3----------------| E|-----------------1---0---|play this riff till the end. a solo starts in, with two other guitars, and its a bitto tab so i'm going to leave that alone.the end.
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