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Oh I Swear

Richard Thompson
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D-DU-UDU
 Oh, I swear  and I swear  and I swear
 That my heart’s  not in it
 I can deadpan  as dead  as I can
 But my heart’s  not in it
What  little of yours, what  little of mine
 And we’ll  get by
 Like jailbirds locked in a cell
 We go well together
 Like a marriage arranged in hell
 We go well together
 Cruel poverty is the tie that binds
 And we’ll get by
Can’t  run in a dead  end street
Can’t  run in a dead  end street
No  wings upon  your feet
All  your dreams are shackled  to the ground (repeat)
 And it couldn’t be love
 And it couldn’t be love
 Oh it couldn’t be love
 Oh it couldn’t be love
 What little of yours, what little of mine
 And we’ll get by

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Readable chord sheet for Oh I Swear by Richard Thompson

Oh, I [Bm]swear and I [A]swear and I [F#m]swear
That my [G]heart’s not in it
I can [Bm]deadpan as [A]dead as I [F#m]can
But my [G]heart’s not in it
[Em7]What little of yours, w[Bm]hat little of mine
And [A]we’ll get b[Bm]y

Like jailbirds locked in a cell
We go well together
Like a marriage arranged in hell
We go well together
Cruel poverty is the tie that binds
And we’ll get by

[G]Can’t run in a [F#m]dead end street
[G]Can’t run in a [F#m]dead end street
[G]No wings u[F#m]pon your feet
[Bm]All your dreams are s[G]hackled to the ground (repeat)

And it couldn’t be love
And it couldn’t be love
Oh it couldn’t be love
Oh it couldn’t be love
What little of yours, what little of mine
And we’ll get by

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