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From the live album "Pax Vobiscum" (1996)
Works best with fingerpicking but find the style that works for you!
[Intro]
C G Am C G C
[Verse One]
CSix days I Gwill be Amsober
COn the seventh GI'll take a Amdrink
CSit by the window Gwith a tin of Ambeer
CAnd watch them Gchain up the Cswings
[Verse Two]
CAnd I will Gthink about the Ampower of love
CA most agreGeable Crule
CAnd wonder what on earth they're Gthinking Amof
CWho only GdisappAmrove 
[Refrain]
CAnd every Sunday I will Fcelebrate my life
GI'll dance to Runrig and I'll kiss my wife
CLike the old song says bad Fnews spreads like wildfire
GGood news travels Cslow
[Verse Three]
CLet them gather up their brows and their Gold wives Amtales
FTweed and dashes and the Gspikes and flails
GLet them Cbow down in homage to the FPrince of Wales
GMe, I'm going to get Cpished
[Refrain]
CAnd every Sunday I will Fcelebrate my life
GI'll dance to Mac-Talla and I will kiss my wife
CLike the old song says bad Fnews spreads like wildfire
GGood news travels Cslow
[Verse Four]
CSix days I Gwill be Amsober
COn the seventh GI'll take a Amdrink
CSit by the window Gwith a tin of Ambeer
CAnd watch them Gchain up the Cswings

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Chain Up The Swings

by Michael Marra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

From the live album "Pax Vobiscum" (1996)

Works best with fingerpicking but find the style that works for you!

[Intro]

C G Am C G C

[Verse One]

C G Am

Six days I will be sober

C G Am

On the seventh I'll take a drink

C G Am

Sit by the window with a tin of beer

C G C

And watch them chain up the swings

[Verse Two]

C G Am

And I will think about the power of love

C G C

A most agreeable rule

C G Am

And wonder what on earth they're thinking of

C G Am

Who only disapprove

[Refrain]

C F

And every Sunday I will celebrate my life

I'll dance to Runrig and I'll kiss my wife

C F

Like the old song says bad news spreads like wildfire

G C

Good news travels slow

[Verse Three]

C G Am

Let them gather up their brows and their old wives tales

F G

Tweed and dashes and the spikes and flails

G C F

Let them bow down in homage to the Prince of Wales

G C

Me, I'm going to get pished

[Refrain]

C F

And every Sunday I will celebrate my life

I'll dance to Mac-Talla and I will kiss my wife

C F

Like the old song says bad news spreads like wildfire

G C

Good news travels slow

[Verse Four]

C G Am

Six days I will be sober

C G Am

On the seventh I'll take a drink

C G Am

Sit by the window with a tin of beer

C G C

And watch them chain up the swings

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