Hozier - Swan Upon Leda (Acoustic Video) Chords
Tempo:
93.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A husband [E] waits [B] outside [Bm] A crying [A] child pushes a [G] child into the night
[Bm] [D] She was told he [Em] would come this [Bm] time Without [A] leaving so much as a feather [Em] behind
[Bm] Till he'd [A] knocked at last the [D] perfect [F#] plan [F#] One more sweet [A] boy to be [G] butchered
When the [E] gateway [D] to the [A] world Was still [D] outside the [G] reach of him
[B]
[E] Would never [D] belong [A] to angels Had never [G] belonged to
[Bm] The [D] swan upon [A] a leading [F#] [G] Empire upon [D] Jerusalem
A grandmother [Em] smuggling [Bm] maids Passed [E] where the godchild [D] soldiers
Had done [G] to stood dead [Bm] [D] A [E] graceful turner [G] of [Bm] heads
She weeps [A] through the checkpoints Like a needled end thread
[Bm]
When this frightened [A] boy [D] waves [F#] her arm She offers a mother's [A] smile
[G] And soon she's gone
[E] The gateway [D] to [A] the world The gone in a [G] trembling hand
[Bm]
[Em] Where nature [A] unmakes the boundary The [D] pillar of [G] myth still stands
[Bm] [Em] The swan [C#m] upon a leading [F#] Occupier [G] upon [D] ancient land
[Bm] [D] She was told he [Em] would come this [Bm] time Without [A] leaving so much as a feather [Em] behind
[Bm] Till he'd [A] knocked at last the [D] perfect [F#] plan [F#] One more sweet [A] boy to be [G] butchered
When the [E] gateway [D] to the [A] world Was still [D] outside the [G] reach of him
[B]
[E] Would never [D] belong [A] to angels Had never [G] belonged to
[Bm] The [D] swan upon [A] a leading [F#] [G] Empire upon [D] Jerusalem
A grandmother [Em] smuggling [Bm] maids Passed [E] where the godchild [D] soldiers
Had done [G] to stood dead [Bm] [D] A [E] graceful turner [G] of [Bm] heads
She weeps [A] through the checkpoints Like a needled end thread
[Bm]
When this frightened [A] boy [D] waves [F#] her arm She offers a mother's [A] smile
[G] And soon she's gone
[E] The gateway [D] to [A] the world The gone in a [G] trembling hand
[Bm]
[Em] Where nature [A] unmakes the boundary The [D] pillar of [G] myth still stands
[Bm] [Em] The swan [C#m] upon a leading [F#] Occupier [G] upon [D] ancient land
Key:
D
A
Bm
G
E
D
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A husband [E] waits [B] outside [Bm] A _ crying [A] child pushes a [G] child into the night _ _
[Bm] _ [D] She was told he [Em] would come this [Bm] time Without _ [A] leaving so much as a feather [Em] _ behind
_ [Bm] Till he'd [A] knocked at last the [D] perfect [F#] plan _ _ [F#] One more sweet [A] boy to be [G] butchered
When the _ [E] gateway [D] to the [A] world _ _ Was still [D] outside the [G] reach of him
[B] _ _
[E] Would never [D] belong [A] to angels _ _ _ Had never [G] belonged to _
[Bm] _ _ The [D] swan upon [A] a leading _ [F#] _ _ [G] Empire upon [D] Jerusalem
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ grandmother [Em] smuggling [Bm] maids _ _ Passed [E] where the godchild [D] soldiers
Had done [G] to stood dead [Bm] _ _ [D] A _ [E] graceful turner [G] of [Bm] heads
_ She weeps [A] through the checkpoints Like a needled end thread
[Bm] _ _
When this frightened [A] boy [D] waves [F#] her arm _ _ She offers a mother's [A] smile
[G] And soon she's gone
_ [E] The gateway [D] to [A] the world _ _ _ The gone in a [G] trembling hand
[Bm] _ _
_ [Em] Where nature [A] unmakes the boundary The _ _ [D] pillar of [G] myth still stands
[Bm] _ _ [Em] The swan [C#m] upon a leading _ [F#] _ _ _ Occupier [G] upon _ [D] ancient land _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A husband [E] waits [B] outside [Bm] A _ crying [A] child pushes a [G] child into the night _ _
[Bm] _ [D] She was told he [Em] would come this [Bm] time Without _ [A] leaving so much as a feather [Em] _ behind
_ [Bm] Till he'd [A] knocked at last the [D] perfect [F#] plan _ _ [F#] One more sweet [A] boy to be [G] butchered
When the _ [E] gateway [D] to the [A] world _ _ Was still [D] outside the [G] reach of him
[B] _ _
[E] Would never [D] belong [A] to angels _ _ _ Had never [G] belonged to _
[Bm] _ _ The [D] swan upon [A] a leading _ [F#] _ _ [G] Empire upon [D] Jerusalem
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ grandmother [Em] smuggling [Bm] maids _ _ Passed [E] where the godchild [D] soldiers
Had done [G] to stood dead [Bm] _ _ [D] A _ [E] graceful turner [G] of [Bm] heads
_ She weeps [A] through the checkpoints Like a needled end thread
[Bm] _ _
When this frightened [A] boy [D] waves [F#] her arm _ _ She offers a mother's [A] smile
[G] And soon she's gone
_ [E] The gateway [D] to [A] the world _ _ _ The gone in a [G] trembling hand
[Bm] _ _
_ [Em] Where nature [A] unmakes the boundary The _ _ [D] pillar of [G] myth still stands
[Bm] _ _ [Em] The swan [C#m] upon a leading _ [F#] _ _ _ Occupier [G] upon _ [D] ancient land _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _