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Swing Life Away

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Tuning: Half-step down
This song's chords are easy; however, it took a long time for this noob to 
find the right way to palm mute and have the right strum pattern. It's a 
[Intro]
eb|------------Cadd9--X---|
Bb|--0-----------3---|
Gb|----0---2-0---0---| x3, then Dsus2
Db|------0-----4-X---|
Ab|--------------3---|
Eb|--------------X---|
[Verse 1]
Am I loud and Emclear or am GI breaking Cadd9up?
Am I still your Emcharm or am GI just Cadd9bad luck?
Are Emwe getting Gcloser, or are Cadd9we just getting Dsus2more lost?
I'll show you Emmine if you Gshow me yours Cadd9first
Let's compare Emscars I'll Gtell you Cadd9whose is worse
Let's Emunwrite these Gpages and reCadd9place them with our Dsus2own words
[Chorus]
We Emlive on front Gporches and Cadd9swing life aDsus2way
We Emget by just Gfine here on Cadd9minimum Dsus2wage
If Emlove is a Glabor I'll Cadd9slave 'til the Dsus2end
I Emwon't cross these Gstreets until Cadd9you hold my Dsus2hand
[Verse 2]
I've been here so Emlong; think that Gits time to Cadd9move
The winter's so Emcold summer's Gover Cadd9too soon
so Emlet's pack our Gbags and Cadd9settle down where palm Dsus2trees grow
I've got some Emfriends, some that GI hardly Cadd9know
But we've had some Emtimes I wouldn't Gtrade for the Cadd9world
We chase these Emdays down with Gtalks of the Cadd9places that we Dsus2will go
[Chorus]
We Emlive on front Gporches and Cadd9swing life aDsus2way
We Emget by just Gfine here on Cadd9minimum Dsus2wage
If Emlove is a Glabor I'll Cadd9slave 'til the Dsus2end
I Emwon't cross these Gstreets until Cadd9you hold my Dsus2hand
EmSwing Glife Cadd9away
EmSwing Glife Cadd9away
EmSwing Glife Cadd9awayDsus2  
EmSwing Glife Cadd9away
[Outro]
eb|--------|
Bb|--0-----|
Gb|----0---| then G
Db|------2-|
Ab|--------|
Eb|--------|

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

"Swing Life Away" is an acoustic ballad with optimistic lyrics that paint a picture of daily life and the working class. It captures a feeling of finding contentment in simple moments, a gentle departure from the band's usual hardcore sound. Though initially appearing on a compilation, the song, written by Tim McIlrath and Neil Hennessy, was later featured on the album Siren Song of the Counter Culture. It plays like a heartfelt reflection on cherishing the everyday.

AI-written from these sources:Swing Life Away — Wikipedia ↗Rise Against — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Swing Life Away

by Rise Against

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus2

Tuning: Half-step down

This song's chords are easy; however, it took a long time for this noob to

find the right way to palm mute and have the right strum pattern. It's a

[Intro]

Cadd9

eb|--------------X---|

Bb|--0-----------3---|

Gb|----0---2-0---0---| x3, then Dsus2

Db|------0-----4-X---|

Ab|--------------3---|

Eb|--------------X---|

[Verse 1]

Em G Cadd9

Am I loud and clear or am I breaking up?

Em G Cadd9

Am I still your charm or am I just bad luck?

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?

Em G Cadd9

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first

Em G Cadd9

Let's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worse

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

[Chorus]

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

We live on front porches and swing life away

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

[Verse 2]

Em G Cadd9

I've been here so long; think that its time to move

Em G Cadd9

The winter's so cold summer's over too soon

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

so let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow

Em G Cadd9

I've got some friends, some that I hardly know

Em G Cadd9

But we've had some times I wouldn't trade for the world

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go

[Chorus]

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

We live on front porches and swing life away

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

Em G Cadd9

Swing life away

Em G Cadd9

Swing life away

Em G Cadd9 Dsus2

Swing life away

Em G Cadd9

Swing life away

[Outro]

eb|--------|

Bb|--0-----|

Gb|----0---| then G

Db|------2-|

Ab|--------|

Eb|--------|

About Swing Life Away Chords by Rise Against

Learn how to play Swing Life Away by Rise Against with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Swing Life Away chords”, “Swing Life Away guitar chords”, or “Rise Against Swing Life Away chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Swing Life Away chords and for experienced players who want accurate Swing Life Away lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Cadd9, Bb, Gb, Dsus2, Db, Ab.

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