Swing Life Away Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author DeadSilent [a] 82. 2 contributors total, last edit on Jul 19, 2017
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Eb Tuning (down a half step)
I had to learn this song for my band, and found many versions which I thought were
inaccurate. This is what I hear; it's not perfect but I believe it's closer than most other
versions I've found. The numbers like this (2) above lyrics mean how many measures that
chord is strummed. I tried my best to notate this accurately, but you'll have to know the
song to get it perfect.
Chords
G5: 355xxx
C5: x355xx
D5: x577xx
E5: 022xxx
G : 320033
Dadd4: x54035
Dsus4: xx0233
Em7: 022030
Cadd9: x32033
Intro: (4x) (last time only)
E|----------------------(3)--|
B|-0-----------3--------(3)--|
G|---0---2-0---0--------(2)--|
D|-----0-----4-x-------------|
A|-------------3-------------|
E|-0-----3-------------------|
Strumming pattern
D D U D U
1 + 2 + 3 +
[Verse 1]
E5 G5 C5 (2)
Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up
E5 G5 C5 (2)
Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck
E5 G5 C5 (2) Dadd4 (4)
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost
E5 G5 C5 (2)
I'll show you mine, if you show me yours first
E5 G5 C5 (2)
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you who's is worse
E5 G5 C5 (2) Dadd4 (4)
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words
[Chorus]
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
If love is a labor I'll slave 'till the end
Em7 G Cadd9 Dadd4
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
[Verse 2]
E5 G5 C5 (2)
Been here so long, think that it's time to move
E5 G5 C5 (2)
The winter's so cold, summer's over too soon
E5 G5 C5 (2) Dadd4 (4)
Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow
E5 G5 C5 (2)
I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
E5 G5 C5 (2)
But we've had some times, I wouldn't trade for the world
E5 G5 C5 (2) Dadd4 (4)
We chased these days down with talks of the places that we will go
[Chorus 2]
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
If love is a labor I'll slave 'till the end
Em7 G Cadd9 Dadd4 (4)
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
Dadd4 (3)
Until you hold my hand
[Solo:] (this part may not be 100% right, but it still works)
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
Em7 G Cadd9 Dadd4
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
Em7 G Cadd9 Dadd4
Dadd4 (4) then pause
Verse 3: (first 2 lines; just strum once, then 3rd resume normal pattern)
E5 G5 C5 (2)
I'll show you mine, if you show me yours first
E5 G5 C5 (2)
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you who's is worse
E5 G5 C5 (2) Dadd4 (4)
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words
[Chorus 3]
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
If love is a labor I'll slave 'till the end
Em7 G Cadd9 Dadd4 (3)
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
Swing Life Away
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
Swing Life Away
Em7 G Cadd9 Dsus4
Swing Life Away
Em7 G Cadd9 (3)
Swing Life Away
[Ending]
E|---------------------------|
B|-0-----3-------------------|
G|---0---0-------------------|
D|-----0-0-------------------|
A|-------x-------------------|
E|-0-----3-------------------|
X×
Swing Life Away – Rise Against
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[tab]Intro: (4x) (last time only)
E|-------------X--------(3)--|
B|-0-----------3--------(3)--|
G|---0---2-0---0--------(2)--|
D|-----0-----4-2-------------|
A|-------------3-------------|
E|-0-----3-----X-------------|[/tab]
It's a C instead of a G. Otherwise good tab.
+2
Good tab overall, thanks!
The Cadd9 and G in the chorus are reversed in majority of the versions on here...
Chorus should be:
Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4
+2
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