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Bill Ryder-Jones - Wild Swans
Verse
DmI’ve never Ammeant to hurt yGou
I found myself in Bmwooden waters
COooGh
COooGhAm  
DmWhen everyAmthing went wickedG  
I only wanted Bmto be saved
C  G
C  G  Am
DmThere’s this Amplace I goG  
But you won’t Bmever know
CI find myself returning Gto there
CI felt like I did gold with tGhe waters gloCw
Chorus
GSo I rDun to the easCt
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
I never Dwanted the beastC  
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
It’s not Dover till I say it’s ovCer
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
It’s not Dover till I say it’s ovCer
Verse
DmI went to Amfetch some wateGr
You hadn’t eateBmn for some time
C  G
C  G  Am
DmYou said we Amtoo was onceG  
Oh how it Bmturned me on
CYou said it wouldn’t last Gforever
You said Cthat every song Glasted only Cso long
Chorus
GSo I rDun to the easCt
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
I never Dwanted the beastC  
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
It’s not Dover till I say it’s ovCer
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
It’s not Dover till I say it’s ovCer
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
It’s not Dover till I say it’s ovCer
CDon’t tell me that it’s ovGer
It’s not Dover till I say it’s ovCer

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Wild Swans

by Bill Ryder-Jones

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Bill Ryder-Jones - Wild Swans

Verse

Dm Am G

I’ve never meant to hurt you

I found myself in wooden waters

C G

Oooh

C G Am

Oooh

Dm Am G

When everything went wicked

I only wanted to be saved

C G

C G Am

Dm Am G

There’s this place I go

But you won’t ever know

C G

I find myself returning to there

C G C

I felt like I did gold with the waters glow

Chorus

G D C

So I run to the east

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

I never wanted the beast

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

It’s not over till I say it’s over

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

It’s not over till I say it’s over

Verse

Dm Am G

I went to fetch some water

You hadn’t eaten for some time

C G

C G Am

Dm Am G

You said we too was once

Oh how it turned me on

C G

You said it wouldn’t last forever

C G C

You said that every song lasted only so long

Chorus

G D C

So I run to the east

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

I never wanted the beast

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

It’s not over till I say it’s over

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

It’s not over till I say it’s over

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

It’s not over till I say it’s over

C G

Don’t tell me that it’s over

D C

It’s not over till I say it’s over

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