Swamp River Days Chords by John Fogerty

Tempo:
137 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[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]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn John Fogerty - Swamp River Days chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, A, E, D, A, G and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 68 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 137 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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[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] _ _

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This song was penned by John Fogerty.

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