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Swing The Cellar Door

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Intro
  wait-wait-waGit-
  before you Bmgo i want you to knoEmw
  all that you werAme and the Dsound that you made when you moveGd
  before you leavBme i need you to seEme
  all that you meaAmn, you would Dhardly believe itAm  
    (bass build-up on G)
Verse 1
  Gsitting in the kitchen wondering Emhow it is i'll tell you this
  when the pAmhone rings, so i stCart right in then:
  Gwe are shells or instruments, inEmside there's sound that speaks to us
  if yoAmu listen, and i've been lDistening
Chorus 1
  and i'm Gsorry to reduce you to this usEmeless imagistic bullshit
  but Fmaybe that's all i've got, mCaybe that's all i've got
  sGorry to confuse you with some foEmolish thing that misses truth
  but Fmaybe that's all we are, around a Cbrightly dying star
Verse 2
  these sGpiralled shells so sexual, cEmould out-reveal the texts
  we dwell uponAm, or maybe noCt, but certainly
  Ga sound that's free can open Emme and easily
  just rip my hAmeart out, and start me sDhouting:
Interlude 1 (played on piano)
  Gthis is how i feC#mel... D(rD#mepeatEm)Em7  C  Cm  
Chorus 2
  i'm Gsorry to reduce you to this uEmseless imagistic bullshit
  but mFaybe that's all i've got, mCaybe that's all i've got
  sGorry to abuse you with this ruEmthlessly sadistic music
  but mFaybe that's all i want (i'm just a rCeally pretentious guy)
Interlude 2
  but wait! wait! wait! wait! wait! wGait!
  before you Bmgo, i want you to kEmnow
  all that you wAmere, and the soDund that you made when you moGved
  before you lBmeave, i need you to sEmee
                am              D (start making it funky!)
  all that you mean, you would hardly believe it
  Amyou would hardly believe it, Dyou would hardly believe it...
  Amif i could just speak it, yoDu would hardly believe it...
  Dyou would hardly believe
Outro (piano again)
  Gbut this is how C#mi feeDl..D#m.Em  Em7  C  Cm  

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Swing The Cellar Door

by Hey Rosetta!

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

D#m

Em7

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Tuning: Standard

These are just the raw chords for this song. It's up to you to figure out

the strumming pattern and shapes/positions of the chords that are used.

Intro

wait-wait-wait-

Bm Em

before you go i want you to know

Am D G

all that you were and the sound that you made when you moved

Bm Em

before you leave i need you to see

Am D Am

all that you mean, you would hardly believe it

(bass build-up on )

Verse 1

G Em

sitting in the kitchen wondering how it is i'll tell you this

Am C

when the phone rings, so i start right in then:

G Em

we are shells or instruments, inside there's sound that speaks to us

Am D

if you listen, and i've been listening

Chorus 1

G Em

and i'm sorry to reduce you to this useless imagistic bullshit

F C

but maybe that's all i've got, maybe that's all i've got

G Em

sorry to confuse you with some foolish thing that misses truth

F C

but maybe that's all we are, around a brightly dying star

Verse 2

G Em

these spiralled shells so sexual, could out-reveal the texts

Am C

we dwell upon, or maybe not, but certainly

G Em

a sound that's free can open me and easily

Am D

just rip my heart out, and start me shouting:

Interlude 1 (played on piano)

G C#m D D#m Em Em7 C Cm

this is how i feel... (repeat)

Chorus 2

G Em

i'm sorry to reduce you to this useless imagistic bullshit

F C

but maybe that's all i've got, maybe that's all i've got

G Em

sorry to abuse you with this ruthlessly sadistic music

F C

but maybe that's all i want (i'm just a really pretentious guy)

Interlude 2

but wait! wait! wait! wait! wait! wait!

Bm Em

before you go, i want you to know

Am D G

all that you were, and the sound that you made when you moved

Bm Em

before you leave, i need you to see

am D (start making it funky!)

all that you mean, you would hardly believe it

Am D

you would hardly believe it, you would hardly believe it...

Am D

if i could just speak it, you would hardly believe it...

you would hardly believe

Outro (piano again)

G C#m D D#m Em Em7 C Cm

but this is how i feel...

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