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Title: Swing on Down
Artist: Donavon Frankenreiter
Album: Donavon Frankenreiter
Year: 2004
Riff X:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--7-7--6--5--|
D|-------------|
A|--5-5--4--3--|
E|-------------|
Intro:
Riff X    G    B7    CRiff X    G    B7    CRiff X
         G      B7          CRiff X
(Swing on down, swing on down to me.
 Swing on down, swing on down to me.)
GIn the morning when the B7sun still shines,
Cand the last star lingers in the D7pale blue sky, that's when
GI know you're aroundB7, said that's when CI know you're around.D7  
Gand in the evenin' when the B7light comes through the trees
the Cbirds sing a song as if they're D7singin' to me. That's when
GI know you're aroundB7, said that's when CI know you're aroundD7  
                                   G      B7               CRiff X
I'm dreamin' if you could, swing on down, swing on down to me
                                  G        B7                  CRiff X
I wanna know if you would swing on down, swing on down to me
every time I Gsee somethin' like that... (swing on B7down)
              C              Riff X
I want you to ... (swing on down to me)
baby, won't yGou just ... (swing on dB7own to me) SwCing on down to me.
  Riff X
(swing on down to me)
GEvery time the B7rain comes out, Cbut the sun still wD7ants to shout,
that's when GI know you're aroundB7, I said that's when CI know you're aroundD7  
Yuh Gknow all the colors, they jusB7t speak to me
Ctell me stories of how it D7used to be when you were Gstill aroundB7  
I wish you were sCtill around D7‘cause I want you to
                         G                            B7              CRiff X
swing on down, (swing on down) swing on down to me (swing on down to me)
from the cloudGs won't you just, (swing on doB7wn)
          C                    Riff X
swing on down to me (swing on down to me)
                              G       B7             CRiff X
baby won't you just (swing on down) swing on down to me
I wanna see yGou today (swing on doB7wn, Cswing on down to me)
             Riff X                    G  B7  
I want you to swing on down to me
it's gonna fCeel so goodD7  
G  B7  C  D7  G  B7  C  D7
And all the colors theGy tell me things,
the B7birds in the trees,
Cand the stars in the skyD7...G  

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Swing On Down

by Donavon Frankenreiter

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Title: Swing on Down

Artist: Donavon Frankenreiter

Album: Donavon Frankenreiter

Year: 2004

Riff X:

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

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

G|--7-7--6--5--|

D|-------------|

A|--5-5--4--3--|

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

Intro:

G B7 C G B7 C

Riff X Riff X Riff X

G B7 C

Riff X

(Swing on down, swing on down to me.

Swing on down, swing on down to me.)

G B7

In the morning when the sun still shines,

C D7

and the last star lingers in the pale blue sky, that's when

G B7 C D7

I know you're around, said that's when I know you're around.

G B7

and in the evenin' when the light comes through the trees

C D7

the birds sing a song as if they're singin' to me. That's when

G B7 C D7

I know you're around, said that's when I know you're around

G B7 C

Riff X

I'm dreamin' if you could, swing on down, swing on down to me

G B7 C

Riff X

I wanna know if you would swing on down, swing on down to me

G B7

every time I see somethin' like that... (swing on down)

C Riff X

I want you to ... (swing on down to me)

G B7 C

baby, won't you just ... (swing on down to me) Swing on down to me.

Riff X

(swing on down to me)

G B7 C D7

Every time the rain comes out, but the sun still wants to shout,

G B7 C D7

that's when I know you're around, I said that's when I know you're around

G B7

Yuh know all the colors, they just speak to me

C D7 G B7

tell me stories of how it used to be when you were still around

C D7

I wish you were still around ‘cause I want you to

G B7 C

Riff X

swing on down, (swing on down) swing on down to me (swing on down to me)

G B7

from the clouds won't you just, (swing on down)

C Riff X

swing on down to me (swing on down to me)

G B7 C

Riff X

baby won't you just (swing on down) swing on down to me

G B7 C

I wanna see you today (swing on down, swing on down to me)

G B7

Riff X

I want you to swing on down to me

C D7

it's gonna feel so good

G B7 C D7 G B7 C D7

And all the colors they tell me things,

the birds in the trees,

C D7 G

and the stars in the sky...

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