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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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            Swans  -     I Draw Slow
----------------------------------------------------- 2011 ---------
Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: eBGDAE
Capo 2 to play along with the original full track in D:
The chords a very easy - the tricky bit is the timing of the changes
and the way the guitarist plays what I've called the INTERLUDES.
[Chords         Interlude 1                             Interlude 2]                              
 e|-C0-G71--D90-|    |C0---D----3---2---|C0---------------|     |C0---D----3---2---|C----3---2---0---|
 B|-1-0--3-|    |----3-----------|----------------|     |----3-----------|5---------------|
 G|-0-0--2-|    |----------------|----------------|     |----------------|----------------|
 D|-2-0--0-|    |--2---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|     |--2---4---4---4-|--5---5---5---5-|
 A|-3-2--0-|    |3---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|     |3---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|
 E|-x-3--2-|    |----------------|----------------|     |----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
COh the opening wings are stars in the niGght
They don’t Cknow what is new what is oldG  
COh the opening wings are stars in the nigGht
They don’t Cknow what is new what is oldG  
COh the opening wings are stars in the niGght
CThey don’t know what is new what is oldG  
COh the evergreen hill is home to them stGill
CThey don’t live to be red to be gold,     Gto be Cgold
[Interlude 1]
[Verse 2]
COh the settling birds are home on this hGill
CThey don’t care when it’s warm when it’s coldG  
COh the settling birds are home on this hGill
CThey don’t care when it’s warm when it’s coldG  
COh the settling birds are home on this hGill
CThey don’t care when it’s warm when it’s coldG  
COh the evergreen hill is home to them stGill
CThey don’t live to be young to be old,     Gto be Cold
[Chorus]
   COh, Oh D9Oh take heart in Cthis
   COh, Oh D9Oh take heart in Cthis
Take heart in Cthis
[Verse 3]
COh the opening wings are stars in the niGght
CThey don’t know what is new what is oldG  
COh the evergreen hill is home to them stGill
CThey don’t live to be red to be goldG  
COh the settling birds are home on this hGill
CThey don’t care when it’s warm when it’s coldG  
COh the evergreen hill is home to them stGill
CThey don’t live to be be red to be gold, Gto be Cgold
[Chorus]
   COh, Oh D9Oh take heart in Cthis
   COh, Oh D9Oh take heart in Cthis
Take heart in Cthis
[Interlude 2]
What is Co - D9o - Cold

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Swans

by I Draw Slow

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

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Swans - I Draw Slow

----------------------------------------------------- 2011 ---------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: eBGDAE

Capo 2 to play along with the original full track in D:

The chords a very easy - the tricky bit is the timing of the changes

and the way the guitarist plays what I've called the INTERLUDES.

[Chords Interlude 1 Interlude 2]

C G7 D9 C D C C D C

e|-0-1--0-| |0-------3---2---|0---------------| |0-------3---2---|----3---2---0---|

B|-1-0--3-| |----3-----------|----------------| |----3-----------|5---------------|

G|-0-0--2-| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|

D|-2-0--0-| |--2---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-| |--2---4---4---4-|--5---5---5---5-|

A|-3-2--0-| |3---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---| |3---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|

E|-x-3--2-| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|

[Verse 1]

C G

Oh the opening wings are stars in the night

C G

They don’t know what is new what is old

C G

Oh the opening wings are stars in the night

C G

They don’t know what is new what is old

C G

Oh the opening wings are stars in the night

C G

They don’t know what is new what is old

C G

Oh the evergreen hill is home to them still

C G C

They don’t live to be red to be gold, to be gold

[Interlude 1]

[Verse 2]

C G

Oh the settling birds are home on this hill

C G

They don’t care when it’s warm when it’s cold

C G

Oh the settling birds are home on this hill

C G

They don’t care when it’s warm when it’s cold

C G

Oh the settling birds are home on this hill

C G

They don’t care when it’s warm when it’s cold

C G

Oh the evergreen hill is home to them still

C G C

They don’t live to be young to be old, to be old

[Chorus]

C D9 C

Oh, Oh Oh take heart in this

C D9 C

Oh, Oh Oh take heart in this

Take heart in this

[Verse 3]

C G

Oh the opening wings are stars in the night

C G

They don’t know what is new what is old

C G

Oh the evergreen hill is home to them still

C G

They don’t live to be red to be gold

C G

Oh the settling birds are home on this hill

C G

They don’t care when it’s warm when it’s cold

C G

Oh the evergreen hill is home to them still

C G C

They don’t live to be be red to be gold, to be gold

[Chorus]

C D9 C

Oh, Oh Oh take heart in this

C D9 C

Oh, Oh Oh take heart in this

Take heart in this

[Interlude 2]

C D9 C

What is o - o - old

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