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3 Swallows by Protomartyr 3 Swallows Tuning: EADGBE (standard). Capo: 3rd fret. Riff 1 is played repeatedly throughout Verse 1 and Chorus 1. Each repetition begins where I have denoted E chords during those two sections (alternatively, you could just strum E). [Riff 1] E|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|--------4--------4-----4----| A|--------2--------2-----2L---|--2--------2----------------| E|--0-----------0-----0-------|-----0--------0-----0-------| Riff 2 is played once during the Outro, beginning at the first G (voiced as E relative to the capo) chord during that section. It is immediately followed by a single strum of G (E relative to the capo) to close out the song. [Riff 2] E|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|--------4-----4-----4-------| A|--------2--------2-----2L---|--2--------2-----2-----2----| E|--0-----------0-----0-------|-----0----------------------| [Verse 1] E I'm getting old E Worse than before E Un-invincible E Close but not pitiful E I discovered E To drink it slowly E The great unfolding E And wait for their arms to hold me [Verse 2] A Down the hall E Alcohol for free F#m A All alone with me E All alone with me [Chorus 1] E You used to be so beautiful E But tomorrow dawns for me [Verse 3] A I was there E This city far away F#m A Gone are all the pressures of E All that comes with getting old [Chorus 2] F#m A E You used to be so beautiful F#m A E But tomorrow dawns for me F#m A E And three swallows there for me [Chorus 3] F#m A And I used to light my cigarettes E On the fire that you had in your eyes F#m A E And I was the king of hanging around with wastes of time F#m A E And three swallows there for me [Outro] E And three swallows there for me, for me E For me ------------