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[Intro]
  C    G    Am    Em    F    G    Cx2
[Verse]
Swallow, Gswallow, Amlittle Emswallow
FMust you Cfly aGway?
CWhy must you Gleave us?
AmEvery summer Emgrieve us
FWouldn't you Glike to Cstay?
[Verse]
GI must be gone, Cautumn has come
The Fleaves are Cturning to Gbrown
CIf I don't Gfly
Then AmI will surely Emdie
Then FI could Gnot reCturn
[Instrumental]
C  G  Am  Em  F  G  C
[Verse]
Swallow, Gswallow, Amlittle Emswallow
FCan I Ccome with Gyou?
The Cwind is getting Gcolder
AmI am growing Emolder
FWouldn't you Gtake me Ctoo?
[Verse]
GCome with me, Cover the sea
FLeave the Cmist and the Grain
CCome and find the Gsun now
AmSummertime has Emgone now
FI must Ggo aCgain
[Instrumental]
  C    G    Am    Em    F    C    Gx2
G    C    F  C  G
C  G  Am  Em  F  G  C
[Verse]
Swallow, Gswallow, Amlittle Emswallow
FTime is Cdrifting Gby
CYou must go withGout me
AmNever think aEmbout me
FNever Greason Cwhy
[Verse]
GYou had your chance to Cjoin in the dance
Now Fit's too Clate to beGgin
The Colive tree's a-Gcalling
But Amhere the leaves are Emfallin'
You'll Fnever see Gme aCgain
[Outro]
C  G  Am  Em  F  G  C G C

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Swallow Swallow

by Allan Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am Em F G C

[Verse]

G Am Em

Swallow, swallow, little swallow

F C G

Must you fly away?

C G

Why must you leave us?

Am Em

Every summer grieve us

F G C

Wouldn't you like to stay?

[Verse]

G C

I must be gone, autumn has come

F C G

The leaves are turning to brown

C G

If I don't fly

Am Em

Then I will surely die

F G C

Then I could not return

[Instrumental]

C G Am Em F G C

[Verse]

G Am Em

Swallow, swallow, little swallow

F C G

Can I come with you?

C G

The wind is getting colder

Am Em

I am growing older

F G C

Wouldn't you take me too?

[Verse]

G C

Come with me, over the sea

F C G

Leave the mist and the rain

C G

Come and find the sun now

Am Em

Summertime has gone now

F G C

I must go again

[Instrumental]

C G Am Em F C G

G C F C G

C G Am Em F G C

[Verse]

G Am Em

Swallow, swallow, little swallow

F C G

Time is drifting by

C G

You must go without me

Am Em

Never think about me

F G C

Never reason why

[Verse]

G C

You had your chance to join in the dance

F C G

Now it's too late to begin

C G

The olive tree's a-calling

Am Em

But here the leaves are fallin'

F G C

You'll never see me again

[Outro]

C G Am Em F G C G C

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