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Swans Life After Death by Islands
Swans Life After Death
part 1
F C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 2
Am Em G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 on
2
part 2(switch to this after going through the riff once)
Am Em G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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)
C
swans, swans, swans sing songs
F C
all night long, who know how warm the islands were?
C
while the frogs look on
F C F G
its what the birds prefer, and it's still warm after the sun has gone
Am F C G
i woke up thirsty the day i died and the tide was swirling
E Am Dm G E Am F G
my mouth is so dry, and all i see is sea, two shining seas
C
swans, swans, swans sing songs
F C
all night long, who knew how warm the islands would be?
C
and who knew just how much the
F C
sky covers me, it makes you forget what it means to be free
Am F C
i climbed in through the blowhole, in the ribs i found you
Am F G
with a wick we lit a flame, now look at the smoke that it blew
E Am Dm G E Am
the mouth is so wide, yet all i see is sea and azure sky
F G
a little wave and ebb tide
E Am F
ladadada
riff 1
this riff changes around a bit on certain parts when it repeats, but i play it like this
whole time
C Am
e|-3--0----------------------------|
B|-------3--1--3--3h5--1--1--------|
G|--------------------------2------|
D|-----------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
F
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 1
rivers leak, salt seeps in
Am F X3
heals wounds, winds pry apart
C E Am
ladadadada
F G E Am F G
ladadadadada da ooooooooooooooooh oooooooooooooooooooooooooh
riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
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 3
e|----------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)
C
swans, swans, swans sung songs
F (repeat riff 3) C
til the morning dawned on us, and the sun-smudged peach moon still hung loose
C (repeat riff 3)
bones, bones, grown homes
F (repeat riff 2) C
with the sparrows in the trees we leave them for, they love the marrow
C
lada lada lada lada
F G
lada lada lada lada
riff 4
C Em G
e|--------------------------------------------------|
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 play
C Dm G
I'm thankful for my life
e|---------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 G
I'm thankful for my life
e|------------------------------------------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 outro
Outro
e|-------------------------|
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
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