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St Swithins Day

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Here's Billy Bragg's "St. Swithins Day" off of Back to
Basics.  Timing is everything here, so listen to the record
too.  With the main picking pattern, during the verses and
the first two times in the intro, the high E string isn't picked
- everywhere else the progression shows up, it is.  A case
could be made that the C/G is really Gsus4, but the latter
sounds better to me. On the last line of the verse (F, C, G)
stress the bass strings.  Capo on 2nd fret.
Chords
  C/Fxx3010      Fxx321x
  C/Exx2010     Amx02210
    Cx32010    G* xx543x
  C/G3x2010      G320003
Intro  C/F  C/E  C  C/G   G  (2 times w/o high E, next two with)
       C/G  G  C/G  G   C/G   G
Thinking back noC/FwC/E  C  C/G  G  
I suppose C/Fyou were just C/Estating your CviewsC/G  G  
What was it all foC/FrC/E  C  C/G  G  
For the C/Fweather or the C/Ebattle of CAgincourtC/G  G  
                                     F  G*
And the times that we all hoped would last
                                  Am (pick through)
And though we Fstood together at the Cedge of the Gplatform
*Intro with high E and fade into cool keyboard thing*

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St Swithins Day

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/F

C/E

C/G

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Here's Billy Bragg's "St. Swithins Day" off of Back to

Basics. Timing is everything here, so listen to the record

too. With the main picking pattern, during the verses and

the first two times in the intro, the high E string isn't picked

- everywhere else the progression shows up, it is. A case

could be made that the C/G is really Gsus4, but the latter

sounds better to me. On the last line of the verse (F, C, G)

stress the bass strings. Capo on 2nd fret.

Chords

C/F F

xx3010 xx321x

C/E Am

xx2010 x02210

C G

x32010 * xx543x

C/G G

3x2010 320003

Intro C/F C/E C C/G G (2 times w/o high E, next two with)

C/G G C/G G C/G G

C/F C/E C C/G G

Thinking back now

C/F C/E C C/G G

I suppose you were just stating your views

C/F C/E C C/G G

What was it all for

C/F C/E C C/G G

For the weather or the battle of Agincourt

F G

And the times that we all hoped would last

Am (pick through)

F C G

And though we stood together at the edge of the platform

*Intro with high E and fade into cool keyboard thing*

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