Swing Life Away

Rise Against

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Strum

D-DU-UDU

Chords: : |3 : |3 : |3 : |3 : |3

|3 |3 |3 |3 |3

x= dont G|0 G|0 G|0 G|2 G|0

play D|0 D|2 D|2 D|0 D|2

string A|2 A|3 A|2 A|x A|0

|3 |x |0 |x |x

Strumming: down, rest, down, up, down, up = /

> = a single downstroke on the chord

(Intro.)

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

B|-0------------------|

G|----0-----2---0-----| A5 / / (x3) (third time: end with D5 / / >)

D|-------0---------4--|

A|--------------------|

E|-0--------3---------|

(Verse 1)

Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up?

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

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

> / / /

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

Let's compare scars, I'll tell you who's....is worse

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

(Chorus)

We live on front porches and swing life away,

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,

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

(Verse 2)

> / / /

I've been here so long, I think that it's time to move

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

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

> / / /

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

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

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

(Chorus)

We live on front porches and swing life away,

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,

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

..until you hold my hand

(Solo)

e|----------|------|--0-------|------|--0-------|------|-----------|------|

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

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

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

A|----------|------|----------|------|----------|------|-----------|------|

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

e|----------|------|--0-------|------|--0-------|------|------|------|

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

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

D|--2--0--0-|------|----------|------|----------|------|------|------|

A|----------|------|----------|------|----------|------|------|------|

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

Em7 / D5 / / / >

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

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

G|------|------------|

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

A|------|------------|

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

> > >

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

> > >

Let's compare scars, I'll tell you who's is worse

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

(Chorus)

We live on front porches and swing life away,

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,

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

Swing life away, Swing life away,

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

B|--0---------|

G|-----0------| G5 >

D|--------2---|

A|------------|

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

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Readable chord sheet for Swing Life Away by Rise Against

Chords: [G5]: [E]|3  [Csus4]: [E]|3  [Em7]: [E]|3  [D5]: [E]|3  [A5]: [E]|3
            [B]|3        [B]|3       [B]|3      [B]|3      [B]|3
 x= dont    G|0        G|0       G|0      G|2      G|0
    play    D|0        D|2       D|2      D|0      D|2
   string   A|2        A|3       A|2      A|x      A|0
            [E]|3        [E]|x       [E]|0      [E]|x      [E]|x

  Strumming: down, rest, down, up, down, up = /

  > = a single downstroke on the chord

(Intro.)

e|--------------------|
B|-0------------------|
G|----0-----2---0-----| A5 / / (x3) (third time: end with D5 / / >)
D|-------0---------4--|
A|--------------------|
E|-0--------3---------|

(Verse 1)
Am I loud and[Em7] clear, or a[D5]m I breaki[Csus4]ng up?
Am I still your c[Em7]harm, or am[G5] I jus[Csus]t bad luck?
A[Em7]re we getting [G5]closer, or a[Csus]re we just getting[D5] more lost?
 >            [Em7] /     [D5] /         [Csus4] /
I'll show you mine; you show me yours first
Let's compare[Em7] scars, I'll [G5]tell you who'[Csus]s....is worse
Let[Em7]'s unwrite these p[G5]ages and r[Csus]eplace them with our own.[D5]...words

(Chorus)
We[Em7] live on front p[Csus4]orches and sw[G5]ing life aw[A5]ay,
W[Em7]e get by just[Csus4] fine here on mi[G5]nimum wa[A5]ge
If[Em7] love is[Csus4] a labor I'll sl[G5]ave till the e[A5]nd,
I [Em7]won't cross these st[Csus]reets until y[A5]ou hold my ha[D5]nd

(Verse 2)
[D5] >              [Em7] /             [D5] /         [Csus4] /
I've been here so long, I think that it's time to move
The winter's so [Em7]cold, summer's o[G5]ver to[Csus]o....soon
[Em7]Let's pack our b[G5]ags an[Csus]d settle down where palm tr[D5]ees grow
 >              [Em7] /           [D5] /     [Csus4] /
I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
But we've had some tim[Em7]es, I wouldn't tr[G5]ade for the [Csus]world
We chase these [Em7]days down with ta[D5]lks of the p[Csus]laces that we will.[D5]...go

(Chorus)

[Em7]We live on fron[Csus4]t porches and [G5]swing life [A5]away,
W[Em7]e get by j[Csus4]ust fine here on mi[G5]nimum wa[A5]ge
If[Em7] love is[Csus4] a labor I'll sl[G5]ave till the e[A5]nd,
I [Em7]won't cross these st[Csus]reets until y[A5]ou hold my ha[D5]nd
.[Csus].until you hold my[D5] hand

(Solo)

              [G5]                [G5]                [G5]                 [G5]
e|----------|------|--0-------|------|--0-------|------|-----------|------|
B|--3--3--3-|------|-----0--1-|------|-----0--1-|------|-----------|------|
G|--0--0--0-|------|----------|------|----------|------|--------0--|------|
D|--2--0--0-|------|----------|------|----------|------|--2--4-----|------|
A|----------|------|----------|------|----------|------|-----------|------|
E|----------|------|----------|------|----------|------|-----------|------|

              [G5]                [G5]               [G5]     [Em7]    [G5]
e|----------|------|--0-------|------|--0-------|------|------|------|
B|--3--3--3-|------|-----0--1-|------|-----0--1-|------|------|------|
G|--0--0--0-|------|----------|------|----------|------|------|------|
D|--2--0--0-|------|----------|------|----------|------|------|------|
A|----------|------|----------|------|----------|------|------|------|
E|----------|------|----------|------|----------|------|------|------|

  Em7 /   D5 / / / >
e|------|------------|
B|------|------------|
G|------|------------|
D|------|------------|
A|------|------------|
E|------|------------|

             [Em7] >      [D5] >          [Csus4] >
I'll show you mine; you show me yours first
              [Em7] >       [G5] >             [Csus4] >
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you who's is worse
Let[Em7]'s unwrite these p[G5]ages and re[Csus]place them with our own[D5] words

(Chorus)

[Em7]We live on front[Csus4] porches and [G5]swing life [A5]away,
W[Em7]e get by just[Csus4] fine here on mi[G5]nimum wa[A5]ge
If[Em7] love is[Csus4] a labor I'll sl[G5]ave till the e[A5]nd,
I [Em7]won't cross these st[Csus]reets until y[A5]ou hold my ha[D5]nd

[Em7]Swing [G5]life [Csus]away,    S[Em7]wing l[G5]ife a[Csus]way,
[Em7]Swing [G5]life [A5]away,[Csus]        [Em7]Swing [G5]life [Csus]away,

e|------------|
B|--0---------|
G|-----0------| G5 >
D|--------2---|
A|------------|
E|------------|

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