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3 Swallows

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Emajor

90BPM

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBE (standard).
Capo: 3rd fret.
Riff 1 is played repeatedly throughout Verse 1 and Chorus 1. Each repetition begins where I have denoted 
E chords during those two sections (alternatively, you could just strum E).
[Riff 1]
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------4--------4-----4----|
A|--------2--------2-----2L---|--2--------2----------------|
E|--0-----------0-----0-------|-----0--------0-----0-------|
Riff 2 is played once during the Outro, beginning at the first G (voiced as E relative to the capo) 
chord during that section. It is immediately followed by a single strum of G (E relative to the capo) to close
out the song.
[Riff 2]
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------4-----4-----4-------|
A|--------2--------2-----2L---|--2--------2-----2-----2----|
E|--0-----------0-----0-------|-----0----------------------|
[Verse 1]
EI'm getting old
EWorse than before
EUn-invincible
EClose but not pitiful
EI discovered
ETo drink it slowly
EThe great unfolding
EAnd wait for their arms to hold me
[Verse 2]
ADown the hall
EAlcohol for free
F#mAll alone wAith me
EAll alone with me
[Chorus 1]
EYou used to be so beautiful
EBut tomorrow dawns for me
[Verse 3]
AI was there
EThis city far away
F#mGone are all the pAressures of
EAll that comes with getting old
[Chorus 2]
F#mYou used to bAe so beautifulE  
F#mBut tomorrow dAawns for meE  
F#mAnd three swallows tAhere for meE  
[Chorus 3]
F#mAnd I used to light my cAigarettes
EOn the fire that you had in your eyes
F#mAnd I was the king of hAanging around with wEastes of time
F#mAnd three swallows tAhere for meE  
[Outro]
EAnd three swallows there for me, for me
For meE  

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3 Swallows

by Protomartyr

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Tuning: EADGBE (standard).

Capo: 3rd fret.

Riff 1 is played repeatedly throughout Verse 1 and Chorus 1. Each repetition begins where I have denoted

E chords during those two sections (alternatively, you could just strum E).

[Riff 1]

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|--------4--------4-----4----|

A|--------2--------2-----2L---|--2--------2----------------|

E|--0-----------0-----0-------|-----0--------0-----0-------|

Riff 2 is played once during the Outro, beginning at the first G (voiced as E relative to the capo)

chord during that section. It is immediately followed by a single strum of G (E relative to the capo) to close

out the song.

[Riff 2]

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|--------4-----4-----4-------|

A|--------2--------2-----2L---|--2--------2-----2-----2----|

E|--0-----------0-----0-------|-----0----------------------|

[Verse 1]

I'm getting old

Worse than before

Un-invincible

Close but not pitiful

I discovered

To drink it slowly

The great unfolding

And wait for their arms to hold me

[Verse 2]

Down the hall

Alcohol for free

F#m A

All alone with me

[Chorus 1]

You used to be so beautiful

But tomorrow dawns for me

[Verse 3]

I was there

This city far away

F#m A

Gone are all the pressures of

All that comes with getting old

[Chorus 2]

F#m A E

You used to be so beautiful

F#m A E

But tomorrow dawns for me

F#m A E

And three swallows there for me

[Chorus 3]

F#m A

And I used to light my cigarettes

On the fire that you had in your eyes

F#m A E

And I was the king of hanging around with wastes of time

F#m A E

And three swallows there for me

[Outro]

And three swallows there for me, for me

For me

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