Chords for She's Like The Swallow - Canadian Folk Song
Tempo:
92.6 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Bb
Am
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] The song is about a young girl who falls in love and [Abm] ends up becoming pregnant and then
her lover leaves her and so she takes her life at the end.
It's not a very sad song.
She's like the swallow.
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [Bb]
[Bb] [A]
[Am] [Dm]
She's like the swallow that [Bb] flies [Dm] so high.
She's [Bb] like the river that [Dm] never runs [Am]
dry.
[F] She's [Gm] like the sunshine [F] [Dm] on the shore.
[F] I loved [Gm] her love, [Bb] but she'll [C] love no [Dm]
[D] more.
[Dm]
Twas out in the garden [Bb] this fair maid [Dm] did go.
[Bb] A picking [Gm] the grass with a prayer.
[G]
[Am] [Bb] [Gm] She plucked [F] what [Dm] she [C] caught until [Dm] [Gm] she got [Bb] a [C] leaf [Dm] from a clove.
[D] [Dm] [D] [Dm]
Twas out of those roses [Bb] she made [Dm] a bed.
[Gm] A soft [Dm]
[Am] [B]
[Bb] [Am] [Dm]
[C] spot [Dm] [Am]
[Bb] was where her heart [Dm] was grown.
[Bb] [Dm]
She's [D] like the swallow that [Bb] flies [A] so high.
[Bb] She's like [Gm] the river that [Dm] never [Am] runs dry.
[Bb] She's like the [F] sunshine on [C] [Dm] the shore.
She [F]
loved [Gm] [C]
[Bb] her love, but she'll love [C] no [Dm] more.
She [F] loved [Gm] her love,
[Bb] but she'll love no more.
[D]
[N]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] The song is about a young girl who falls in love and [Abm] ends up becoming pregnant and then
her lover leaves her and so she takes her life at the end.
It's not a very sad song.
She's like the swallow.
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [Bb]
[Bb] [A]
[Am] [Dm]
She's like the swallow that [Bb] flies [Dm] so high.
She's [Bb] like the river that [Dm] never runs [Am]
dry.
[F] She's [Gm] like the sunshine [F] [Dm] on the shore.
[F] I loved [Gm] her love, [Bb] but she'll [C] love no [Dm]
[D] more.
[Dm]
Twas out in the garden [Bb] this fair maid [Dm] did go.
[Bb] A picking [Gm] the grass with a prayer.
[G]
[Am] [Bb] [Gm] She plucked [F] what [Dm] she [C] caught until [Dm] [Gm] she got [Bb] a [C] leaf [Dm] from a clove.
[D] [Dm] [D] [Dm]
Twas out of those roses [Bb] she made [Dm] a bed.
[Gm] A soft [Dm]
[Am] [B]
[Bb] [Am] [Dm]
[C] spot [Dm] [Am]
[Bb] was where her heart [Dm] was grown.
[Bb] [Dm]
She's [D] like the swallow that [Bb] flies [A] so high.
[Bb] She's like [Gm] the river that [Dm] never [Am] runs dry.
[Bb] She's like the [F] sunshine on [C] [Dm] the shore.
She [F]
loved [Gm] [C]
[Bb] her love, but she'll love [C] no [Dm] more.
She [F] loved [Gm] her love,
[Bb] but she'll love no more.
[D]
[N]
Key:
Dm
Bb
Am
Gm
F
Dm
Bb
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] The song is about a young girl who falls in love and _ [Abm] ends up becoming pregnant and then
her lover leaves her and so she takes her life at the end.
It's not a very sad song.
She's like the swallow.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
She's like the swallow that [Bb] flies [Dm] so high.
She's _ [Bb] like the river that [Dm] never runs [Am]
dry.
[F] She's [Gm] like the sunshine [F] _ [Dm] on the shore.
_ [F] I _ loved [Gm] her love, _ _ _ _ [Bb] but she'll [C] love no [Dm] _ _
_ [D] more.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ Twas out in the garden [Bb] this fair maid [Dm] did go.
[Bb] A picking [Gm] the grass with a prayer.
[G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] She plucked [F] _ what [Dm] she [C] caught until [Dm] _ _ [Gm] she got [Bb] a [C] leaf [Dm] from a clove.
_ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ Twas out of those roses [Bb] she made [Dm] a bed.
[Gm] A soft _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] spot _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ was where her heart [Dm] was grown. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's [D] like the swallow that [Bb] _ flies [A] so high.
[Bb] She's like [Gm] the river that [Dm] _ never [Am] runs _ dry.
[Bb] She's _ like the _ [F] sunshine on [C] [Dm] the shore.
_ She [F] _
_ loved _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ her love, but _ she'll love [C] no [Dm] more. _ _ _
_ _ _ She [F] _ loved _ [Gm] her love, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ but _ she'll love no more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] The song is about a young girl who falls in love and _ [Abm] ends up becoming pregnant and then
her lover leaves her and so she takes her life at the end.
It's not a very sad song.
She's like the swallow.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
She's like the swallow that [Bb] flies [Dm] so high.
She's _ [Bb] like the river that [Dm] never runs [Am]
dry.
[F] She's [Gm] like the sunshine [F] _ [Dm] on the shore.
_ [F] I _ loved [Gm] her love, _ _ _ _ [Bb] but she'll [C] love no [Dm] _ _
_ [D] more.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ Twas out in the garden [Bb] this fair maid [Dm] did go.
[Bb] A picking [Gm] the grass with a prayer.
[G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] She plucked [F] _ what [Dm] she [C] caught until [Dm] _ _ [Gm] she got [Bb] a [C] leaf [Dm] from a clove.
_ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ Twas out of those roses [Bb] she made [Dm] a bed.
[Gm] A soft _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] spot _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ was where her heart [Dm] was grown. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's [D] like the swallow that [Bb] _ flies [A] so high.
[Bb] She's like [Gm] the river that [Dm] _ never [Am] runs _ dry.
[Bb] She's _ like the _ [F] sunshine on [C] [Dm] the shore.
_ She [F] _
_ loved _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ her love, but _ she'll love [C] no [Dm] more. _ _ _
_ _ _ She [F] _ loved _ [Gm] her love, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ but _ she'll love no more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _