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Fare you a threat to the west Coh oh
Fsticking out your chest Bboh oh
Fare you a threat to the west
Cprotecting your nest Foh oh
Fare a threat to the west Coh oh
Fsticking out your chest Bboh oh
Fis protecting your nest
                    C            F(C)
a threat to the west oh oh
Ffeathers that grew from your wiCngs
Gmthese things you were born inBbto
Fwhether you choked on that fooCd
Gmor spat some sugar in my boBbwl
Bbswallow Gmswallow
Csomeone would be swallowed wholFe
Fare you a threat to the west oh Coh
Fsticking out your chest Bboh oh
Fare you a threat to the west
                   C          F(C)
protecting your nest oh oh
Fso sing a song for meC  
Gmswallow sitting on a trBbee
Fno words doesn't meanC  
Gmno harmoBbny
Bbit's coming Gmto hear you Cbreathe
Fare you a threat to the west oCh oh
Fsticking out your chest Bboh oh
Fare you a threat to the west 
Cprotecting your nest oFh oh

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Swallows

by Islands

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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it's not in the right key, but you can transpose or capo it up as necessary.

F C

are you a threat to the west oh oh

F Bb

sticking out your chest oh oh

are you a threat to the west

C F

protecting your nest oh oh

F C

are a threat to the west oh oh

F Bb

sticking out your chest oh oh

is protecting your nest

C F C

()

a threat to the west oh oh

F C

feathers that grew from your wings

Gm Bb

these things you were born into

F C

whether you choked on that food

Gm Bb

or spat some sugar in my bowl

Bb Gm

swallow swallow

C F

someone would be swallowed whole

F C

are you a threat to the west oh oh

F Bb

sticking out your chest oh oh

are you a threat to the west

C F C

()

protecting your nest oh oh

F C

so sing a song for me

Gm Bb

swallow sitting on a tree

F C

no words doesn't mean

Gm Bb

no harmony

Bb Gm C

it's coming to hear you breathe

F C

are you a threat to the west oh oh

F Bb

sticking out your chest oh oh

are you a threat to the west

C F

protecting your nest oh oh

About Swallows Chords by Islands

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