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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.
LAm REm SOL
Swan, swan, hummingbird
LAm REm
Hurrah, we are all free now
LAm REm SOL
What noisy cats are we
LAm REm
Girl and dog he bore his cross
LAm REm SOL
Swan, swan, hummingbird
LAm REm
Hurrah, we are all free now
LAm REm SOL LAm
A long, low time ago, people talk to me
MIm FA
Johnny Reb what's the price of fans
MIm FA
Forty a piece or three for one dollar?
MIm FA
Hey captain don't you want to buy
MIm DO SOL
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
SOL SIm
A pistol hot cup of rhyme
DO RE
The whiskey is water, the water is wine
SOL SIm DO DO/SI
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...
LAm REm SOL LAm REm
(D)--------0-2-|-0---|-----|-------0-2-|-0-|
(A)-0-2-3------|---0-|-----|-0-2-3-----|---| Back over
(E)------------|-----|-3---|-----------|---|
#2
Johnny rep...
MIm FA MIm FA
(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...
MIm FA MIm LAm
(A)-2---0-2-|-3--|-2---|-0-2-3-|
(E)---3-----|----|-----|-------| ... 1st time
SOL RE DO RE
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
RE MIm
(D) -0-0-0- SIx
(A) -------
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