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Swan Hunter

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
    GmAs a kid I'd see the sDmhips
CmSlowly taking sGmhape
Nightshift Cm7riveters and caulDm7kers
EbKeeping us awaGmke
[Verse 1]
   GmMy Gm7dad workGm6ed at DmSwanDsus2  
Cm7In the Neptune YGmard
Worked the slipways in all weaFther
Gm7:30 stEbart
[Chorus]
   BbCall me up boy
   FSit you down by the fGmireside spend some Cm7timeF7  
   BbAll the pride boy
   FAnd the tears
Tears enGmough to fill the TCm7yneF7  
[Verse 2]
   GmGGm7leamGm6ing DmvesDsus2sels
Cm7Filling up the sGmky
Dwarfing rows of terraced Fhouses
GmLarger than Eblife
  GmTell Gm7me what Gm6do you DmdoDsus2  
Cm7When what you did is gGmone
No one throwing you a lifeFline
GmHow do you carry Ebon?
[Chorus]
  BbCall me up boy
  FSit you down by the fGmireside spend some tCm7imeF7  
  BbAll the pride boy
  FAnd the tears
GmTears enough to fill the TCm7yneF7  
[Interlude]
Bb F Gm F
Bb F Gm F
Bb F Gm F
[Trumpet solo during interlude]
e|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------10-----7---|-------10-----7---|----7---------------7---|------------------------| x2
D|8----------------|10----------------|10----8---------10----7-|----------------------7-|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|--10-8------8------10---|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|------10-----7---|-------10-----7---|----7-7--------7------|----------------|
D|8----------------|10----------------|10--------10----------|7-------8---7---|
A|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|
[Bridge]
  EbSo much larger than Dm7life
From father to Cmson
We carry it oFnFsus4  F  
  EbIt isn't going change the woDm7rld
It isn't going to change the pCmast
'Cos sFome things are meant to last
  EbSo much larger than lDmife
From father to Cmson
We carry it FonFsus4  F  
[Chorus]
  BbCall me up boy
  FSit you down by the fGmireside spend some tCm7imeF7  
  BbAll the pride boy
  FAnd the tears
Tears enoGmugh to fill the TCm7yneF7  
Cm7fill the TyneF7  
the TyneF7...Bb  
[Solo to fade out]
Bb F Gm F
Bb F Gm F
Bb F Gm F
Bb F Gm F
Eb Dm Cm F
Eb Dm Cm F
  EbCall me up, boy
Dm Cm F
  EbCall me up boy
Dm Cm F
  EbCall me up boy...
Dm Cm F

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Swan Hunter

by Big Big Train

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Dm7

Gm7

Gm6

Dsus2

Fsus4

[Intro]

Gm Dm

As a kid I'd see the ships

Cm Gm

Slowly taking shape

Cm7 Dm7

Nightshift riveters and caulkers

Eb Gm

Keeping us awake

[Verse 1]

Gm Gm7 Gm6 Dm Dsus2

My dad worked at Swan

Cm7 Gm

In the Neptune Yard

Worked the slipways in all weather

Gm Eb

7:30 start

[Chorus]

Call me up boy

F Gm Cm7 F7

Sit you down by the fireside spend some time

All the pride boy

And the tears

Gm Cm7 F7

Tears enough to fill the Tyne

[Verse 2]

Gm Gm7 Gm6 Dm Dsus2

Gleaming vessels

Cm7 Gm

Filling up the sky

Dwarfing rows of terraced houses

Gm Eb

Larger than life

Gm Gm7 Gm6 Dm Dsus2

Tell me what do you do

Cm7 Gm

When what you did is gone

No one throwing you a lifeline

Gm Eb

How do you carry on?

[Chorus]

Call me up boy

F Gm Cm7 F7

Sit you down by the fireside spend some time

All the pride boy

And the tears

Gm Cm7 F7

Tears enough to fill the Tyne

[Interlude]

Bb F Gm F

[Trumpet solo during interlude]

e|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

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

G|------10-----7---|-------10-----7---|----7---------------7---|------------------------| x2

D|8----------------|10----------------|10----8---------10----7-|----------------------7-|

A|-----------------|------------------|------------------------|--10-8------8------10---|

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

e|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|

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

G|------10-----7---|-------10-----7---|----7-7--------7------|----------------|

D|8----------------|10----------------|10--------10----------|7-------8---7---|

A|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------|

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

[Bridge]

Eb Dm7

So much larger than life

From father to son

F Fsus4 F

We carry it on

Eb Dm7

It isn't going change the world

It isn't going to change the past

'Cos some things are meant to last

Eb Dm

So much larger than life

From father to son

F Fsus4 F

We carry it on

[Chorus]

Call me up boy

F Gm Cm7 F7

Sit you down by the fireside spend some time

All the pride boy

And the tears

Gm Cm7 F7

Tears enough to fill the Tyne

Cm7 F7

fill the Tyne

F7 Bb

the Tyne...

[Solo to fade out]

Bb F Gm F

Eb Dm Cm F

Call me up, boy

Dm Cm F

Call me up boy

Dm Cm F

Call me up boy...

Dm Cm F

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