Hal Ketchum

Hal Ketchum - Swing Low guitar chord

Swing Low

Recored by: Hal Ketchum

Album: Every Little Word

Written by: Hal Ketchum & Pere Washer

Submitted by: RoC

Intro (Listen for Timing)

Bm7 C D G C D G D/G C/G

(Verse 1&2)

G C

I MET HER AT THE MISSION

D G

LIVIN' JUST THIS SIDE OF SIN

C G

HER MOUTH WAS SOFT AND WHEN SHE SPOKE

D

LORD, I FELL RIGHT IN

G C

SHE HAD A BABY IN A BLANKET

D G

A DOLLAR AND A HALF

C G

SHE LOOKED A LITTLE LEERY

D

SHE LET OUT A LITTLE LAUGH

G C

I OPENED UP MY OVERCOAT

D G

INVITED THEM INSIDE

C G

TWO FRAGILE LITTLE FLOWERS

D

WITH NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE

C D

SHE SAID HER OLD MAN LEFT HER

Em7 D C

JUST BEFORE THE BABY CAME

Am7

I COULD FEEL THE TEARS WELL UP INSIDE

Dsus D

EACH TIME SHE SPOKE HIS NAME

CHORUS..

Bm7 C D G

SWING LOW, SWING LOW

C D G Am7 G/B

SWEET ANGEL FACE

C D Em7 D C

WHY WOULD SUCH A SIMPLE CHILD

Am7 D G D/G C/G

COME TO SUCH A PLACE

(Verse 3)

WE TALKED UNTIL THE WIND DIED DOWN

THE BABY WOKE AND STIRRED

SHE MADE A LITTLE HUSHING SOUND

SPOKE SOME MAGIC WORD

THE BABY YAWNED AND SMILED AT ME

AS SHE SAID WE CAN'T STAY

SHE THANKED ME FOR MY KINDNESS

TURNED AND WALKED AWAY

REPEAT CHORUS

(Verse 4)

I THINK ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME

I HOPE THEY'VE FOUND A HOME

IT SEEMS THAT IT'S MY CALLING NOW

TO WALK THESE STREETS ALONE

SOMETIMES WHEN THE WIND IS RIGHT

I CAN SMELL HER SWEET PERFUME

AND THINK ABOUT THE WARM EMBRACE

THAT ENDED ALL TOO SOON

REPEAT CHORUS

Note: It's hard to get some of these chords in the Right Place,

But if you listen to the cd, you should be able to get it.

Here's how you play the D/G Chord, Just play and D and use your thumb

for the G note on the low E String

E-2

B-3

G-2

D-0

A-X

E-3

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