Swamp River Days Chords by John Fogerty
Tempo:
137 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [Em] [E] [Em]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [E]
to the July dust.
Keep rising up the road out front of [A] my truck.
Pull my [F#m] pickup [E] over the hill.
[B] Down the [E] slide gravel through the chaff pail.
[D] Give me [A] those warm, frimmy [E]
days again.
Back down in the shade [E] of the cottonwood trees.
Pretty soon the swamp cred is calling [A] me.
Skinny [F#] river [E] kids swim in my [A#] mind.
[B] Couple [E] bums with cane pole time.
[D] Give me [A] those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
Old memories [B] out in the creek.
Playing hooky [E] with the hobo sticks.
Old [B] memories starting to fade.
Take me [E] away.
[G] [E] [B] [E]
[Gm] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[B]
[E] Holy river playing on the radio.
Take me back to a girl I used [A] to know.
Sweet Susie, [E] do you think about Mimi?
[A#] [B] That was [E] good as ever [G] gonna [E] be.
[D] Give [A] me those swamp river [E] days again.
[D] Give [A] me those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
Hey, hey, yeah.
[A] [G]
[E]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [G]
[E]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [G]
[E]
[D] [A] [E] [D]
[E]
[Bm] [A] [G] [E]
[N]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [Em] [E] [Em]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [E]
to the July dust.
Keep rising up the road out front of [A] my truck.
Pull my [F#m] pickup [E] over the hill.
[B] Down the [E] slide gravel through the chaff pail.
[D] Give me [A] those warm, frimmy [E]
days again.
Back down in the shade [E] of the cottonwood trees.
Pretty soon the swamp cred is calling [A] me.
Skinny [F#] river [E] kids swim in my [A#] mind.
[B] Couple [E] bums with cane pole time.
[D] Give me [A] those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
Old memories [B] out in the creek.
Playing hooky [E] with the hobo sticks.
Old [B] memories starting to fade.
Take me [E] away.
[G] [E] [B] [E]
[Gm] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[B]
[E] Holy river playing on the radio.
Take me back to a girl I used [A] to know.
Sweet Susie, [E] do you think about Mimi?
[A#] [B] That was [E] good as ever [G] gonna [E] be.
[D] Give [A] me those swamp river [E] days again.
[D] Give [A] me those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
Hey, hey, yeah.
[A] [G]
[E]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [G]
[E]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [G]
[E]
[D] [A] [E] [D]
[E]
[Bm] [A] [G] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
A
D
G
B
E
A
D
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ to the July _ dust. _ _ _ _ _
_ Keep rising up the road out front of [A] my truck. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Pull my [F#m] pickup [E] over the hill. _
[B] Down the [E] slide gravel through the chaff pail.
[D] _ _ Give me [A] those warm, frimmy [E]
days again. _ _ _ _ _ _
Back down in the shade [E] of the cottonwood _ trees. _ _ _ _
Pretty soon the swamp cred is calling [A] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Skinny [F#] river [E] kids swim in my [A#] mind.
[B] _ Couple [E] bums with cane pole time.
[D] _ Give me [A] those swamp river [G] days [E] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Old memories [B] out in the creek.
_ Playing hooky [E] with the hobo sticks.
_ Old [B] memories starting to fade.
_ Take me _ _ [E] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ Holy river playing on the radio. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Take me back to a girl I used [A] to know. _ _ _ _ _
_ Sweet Susie, [E] do you think about Mimi?
[A#] _ [B] That was [E] good as ever [G] gonna [E] be.
[D] _ _ Give [A] me those swamp river [E] days again. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Give [A] me those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
_ _ Hey, hey, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ to the July _ dust. _ _ _ _ _
_ Keep rising up the road out front of [A] my truck. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Pull my [F#m] pickup [E] over the hill. _
[B] Down the [E] slide gravel through the chaff pail.
[D] _ _ Give me [A] those warm, frimmy [E]
days again. _ _ _ _ _ _
Back down in the shade [E] of the cottonwood _ trees. _ _ _ _
Pretty soon the swamp cred is calling [A] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Skinny [F#] river [E] kids swim in my [A#] mind.
[B] _ Couple [E] bums with cane pole time.
[D] _ Give me [A] those swamp river [G] days [E] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Old memories [B] out in the creek.
_ Playing hooky [E] with the hobo sticks.
_ Old [B] memories starting to fade.
_ Take me _ _ [E] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ Holy river playing on the radio. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Take me back to a girl I used [A] to know. _ _ _ _ _
_ Sweet Susie, [E] do you think about Mimi?
[A#] _ [B] That was [E] good as ever [G] gonna [E] be.
[D] _ _ Give [A] me those swamp river [E] days again. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Give [A] me those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
_ _ Hey, hey, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _