Swamp River Days Chords by John Fogerty

Tempo:
137.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

B

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Swamp River Days chords
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[D] [E] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A] [B]
[Em] [E] [Em] and [D] [E]
[D] let me turn it over to you.
[E]
Blue lane shine in the July dust
♪ Me rising off the road
♪ Out front of [A] my truck
♪ Pull my pick [F#m] [E] up
over the hem
[B] ♪ Down the [E] slide gravel
through the cat's tail.
[D] Give me [A] those swamp river [G]
[E] days again.
Sat down in the shade of a cottonwood tree.
Very soon the swamp critters calling [A] me.
Skinny [F#] river kids [E] swim in my mind.
[A#]
[B] Puffer [E] bums and canes all the [D] time.
Give me [A] those swamp river [G] days [E] again.
Old memories [B] out in the creek.
[Bm] Playing [E] hooky with a hobo stick.
Old [B] memories start to fade.
Take me away.
[E]
All right.
[G] [E]
[Gm] [E]
Holy
[A] [Bm] [E]
[B]
[E] river playing on the radio.
Takes me back to a girl I used [A] to know.
Sweet Susie, [E] do you think about me?
[B] That was good [E] as [Bm] hell to wanna [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] [Em]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [A] [Gm] [E]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn John Fogerty - Swamp River Days chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, A, E, D, G, E, A and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 68 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 137 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ and [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] let me turn it over to you.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Blue lane shine in the July _ dust
_ ♪ _ _ _ Me rising off the road
♪ Out front of [A] my truck _ _ _ _ _ _
♪ Pull my pick [F#m] [E] up
over the hem
[B] ♪ Down the [E] slide gravel
through the cat's tail.
[D] _ Give me [A] those swamp river [G]
[E] days again. _ _ _ _ _ _
Sat down in the shade of a cottonwood tree. _ _ _ _ _ _
Very soon the swamp critters calling [A] me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Skinny [F#] river kids [E] swim in my mind.
[A#] _
[B] _ Puffer [E] bums and canes all the [D] time.
_ Give me [A] those swamp river [G] days [E] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Old memories [B] out in the creek.
_ [Bm] Playing [E] hooky with a hobo stick.
_ Old [B] memories start to fade.
_ Take me _ away.
[E] _
_ _ All right. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Holy _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ river playing on the radio. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Takes me back to a girl I used [A] to know. _ _ _ _ _
_ Sweet Susie, [E] do you think about me?
[B] _ That was good [E] as [Bm] hell to wanna [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] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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The Blue Moon Swamp album includes this song.

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