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[Intro]  C#  G#  
C#Swing me down Ol’ Carolina
C#Swing me back Virginia
F#Swing the girl C#who takes you home
G#Then swing the girBbml that brings ya
F#Hey hey hey, hey G#hey hey.
BbmHey hey hey.F#  
G#I wake up every morning, and F#I sleep most every C#night
G#And I drive but still the highway just F#keeps bending out of C#sight
C#And I ride until the sunset bows its head down to the light
C#Then I bow down to my partner too and wF#e promenade all C#night
C#Swing me down to Ol’ Wyoming
C#Swing me back Dakota
C#Swing the girl who cleans you up
G#Then swing the girl that Bbmbroke ya
F#Hey hey hey, heG#y hey hey.
BbmHey hey hey.F#  
G#There’s one that likes to Lindy, and F#there’s one that likes to C#sway
G#And there’s one that likes to lead, and then F#there’s one that likes to C#stray
C#And you’re crazy if you leave, but jF#ust as crazy if you C#stay
C#Cause there’s something about the way that F#caller’s calling it C#today
C#Swing me down OBbml’ Arkansas
C#Swing me back-lahoma
C#Swing the girl who rents your heart
G#Then swing the girl that Bbmowns you
F#Hey hey hey, hey G#hey hey
Hey Bbmhey hey.F#  
G#So burn me down a dance floor, and F#blur me down a C#line
G#And turn me down the chance before I F#chance to make you C#mine 
C#Cause it’s the holler of the heart that leads the making of the mind
C#It’s not that I don’t love you, I’m F#in love with your whole C#kind
C#Swing me up down Ol’ Colorado
C#Swing me back Nebraska
C#Swing the girl who tells you what
G#Then swing the girl thaBbmt asks ya
HF#ey hey hey, hey G#hey hey.
Hey Bbmhey hey.F#  
G#I can’t promise it’s a blessing, but I F#swear it’s not a C#curse
G#To love to love so much it must juF#st make a heart to C#burst
C#Like a dandelion sneeze, or like a cF#loud that’s raining C#thirst
C#There’s a love that swings around us spreading F#seeds upon the C#earth
C#Swing me down Ol’ Illinois
C#Swing me back Missouri
C#Swing the girl who boils your blood
G#Then swing the girl thaBbmt stirs ya
HF#ey hey hey, hey G#hey hey.
Hey Bbmhey hey, hey F#hey hey.
Hey G#hey hey.

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Swing Me Down

by Danny Schmidt

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Bbm

C# G#

[Intro]

Swing me down Ol’ Carolina

Swing me back Virginia

F# C#

Swing the girl who takes you home

G# Bbm

Then swing the girl that brings ya

F# G#

Hey hey hey, hey hey hey.

Bbm F#

Hey hey hey.

G# F# C#

I wake up every morning, and I sleep most every night

G# F# C#

And I drive but still the highway just keeps bending out of sight

And I ride until the sunset bows its head down to the light

C# F# C#

Then I bow down to my partner too and we promenade all night

Swing me down to Ol’ Wyoming

Swing me back Dakota

Swing the girl who cleans you up

G# Bbm

Then swing the girl that broke ya

F# G#

Hey hey hey, hey hey hey.

Bbm F#

Hey hey hey.

G# F# C#

There’s one that likes to Lindy, and there’s one that likes to sway

G# F# C#

And there’s one that likes to lead, and then there’s one that likes to stray

C# F# C#

And you’re crazy if you leave, but just as crazy if you stay

C# F# C#

Cause there’s something about the way that caller’s calling it today

C# Bbm

Swing me down Ol’ Arkansas

Swing me back-lahoma

Swing the girl who rents your heart

G# Bbm

Then swing the girl that owns you

F# G#

Hey hey hey, hey hey hey

Bbm F#

Hey hey hey.

G# F# C#

So burn me down a dance floor, and blur me down a line

G# F# C#

And turn me down the chance before I chance to make you mine

Cause it’s the holler of the heart that leads the making of the mind

C# F# C#

It’s not that I don’t love you, I’m in love with your whole kind

Swing me up down Ol’ Colorado

Swing me back Nebraska

Swing the girl who tells you what

G# Bbm

Then swing the girl that asks ya

F# G#

Hey hey hey, hey hey hey.

Bbm F#

Hey hey hey.

G# F# C#

I can’t promise it’s a blessing, but I swear it’s not a curse

G# F# C#

To love to love so much it must just make a heart to burst

C# F# C#

Like a dandelion sneeze, or like a cloud that’s raining thirst

C# F# C#

There’s a love that swings around us spreading seeds upon the earth

Swing me down Ol’ Illinois

Swing me back Missouri

Swing the girl who boils your blood

G# Bbm

Then swing the girl that stirs ya

F# G#

Hey hey hey, hey hey hey.

Bbm F#

Hey hey hey, hey hey hey.

Hey hey hey.

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