Swamp Music Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
106.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Swamp Music chords
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[A] [E] [A] [Em] [A]
[Em] [E] [A]
[Em] [C#m] [E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E] I'm going down to the swamp, gonna watch me hound dog get taken home.
[D] [E] [D] I'm [A] going down to the [D] swamp, [A] gonna watch me [G#] hound [F#m] dog get [E] taken home.
[A] [E]
You [B] know the hound dog already [E] confused [A] there,
[G] I'm calling [D] somebody's name to let him know.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [D] [E] Love, that's my name, [A] poor man, [E] gonna catch that real man lippin' soon.
[A] [E] [D] [A] Love, that's my name, [D] poor man, [A] gonna catch that real man lippin' [E] soon.
[A] [E] [D]
[Bm] When the hound dog starts [Em] barking, [A] [G] it sounds [Cm] like a [Em] sound house singing [E] room.
[Em] Hound dog thinking that swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp music.
[A] Swamp, swamp, [Em] swamp, swamp music.
[D] [A] [Bm] When the hound dog starts [E] singing, [A] ain't got [E] damn to go and see.
[A] [E] [A] [D] [E]
Are you, are you, are
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
[Em]
[G] [A] [B]
[A] [G] [E]
[Em] you
[E] Go ahead, where the mind of, life is take that shit out of you.
[D] [A] Say go [D] ahead, where the mind [A] of, [D] love [F#m] is take all [E] shit out of you.
[B] Well, I'd rather live with [E] the hound dog, [Am] than for the rest of my [E] natural life.
[A] [E] [G]
Sing [A] [E] it again, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp [G] music.
[E] [A#] [G] [E]
Swamp, [Em] swamp, swamp, swamp music.
[D] [A] [E] [B] Well, I'd rather live [E] with the hound [A] dog, than for [G] the rest of my natural [E] life.
[A] [E] [B] Well, I'd rather live with [E] the hound [A] dog, [Bm] than for the [Em] rest of my [Bm] natural [A] life.
[Em] [E]
[C]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To start learning Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, E, A, D and E in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 53 BPM and then match the original tempo of 107 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ I'm going down to the swamp, gonna watch me hound dog get taken home.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] I'm [A] going down to the [D] swamp, [A] gonna watch me [G#] hound [F#m] dog get [E] taken home.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
You [B] know the hound dog already [E] confused [A] there,
[G] I'm calling [D] somebody's name to let him know.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] Love, that's my name, [A] poor man, [E] gonna catch that real man lippin' soon. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] [A] Love, that's my name, [D] poor man, [A] gonna catch that real man lippin' [E] soon.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D]
[Bm] When the hound dog starts [Em] barking, [A] [G] it sounds [Cm] like a [Em] sound house singing [E] room. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Hound dog thinking that swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp music.
_ _ _ _ [A] Swamp, swamp, [Em] swamp, swamp music.
[D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] When the hound dog starts [E] singing, [A] ain't got [E] damn to go and see. _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ Are you, _ _ _ _ _ are _ you, are _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ you_
[E] Go _ ahead, where the mind of, life is take that shit out of you. _ _ _ _
[D] [A] Say go [D] ahead, where the mind [A] of, [D] love [F#m] is take all [E] shit out of you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Well, I'd rather live with [E] the hound dog, [Am] than for the rest of my [E] natural life. _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Sing _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ it again, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp [G] music. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ Swamp, [Em] swamp, swamp, swamp music.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] [B] Well, I'd rather live [E] with the hound [A] dog, than for [G] the rest of my natural _ [E] life. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Well, I'd rather live with [E] the hound [A] dog, [Bm] than for the [Em] rest of my [Bm] natural [A] life.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _

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