Swing Life Away Chords by Rise Against
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
D#m
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#m] .
[F#] .
[C#] .
[G#] Am I [D#] loud and clear, [F#] or am I bringing [B] up?.
Am I still [D#m] your chump, [F#] or am I just [B] bad luck?.
[D#] Are we [F#] getting closer, [B] or are we just getting [F#] more lost?.
I'll show [D#] you mine, [F#] if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is worse.
[D#] Let's unwrite [F#] these pages [B] and replace them with our [C#] own words.
[D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [C#] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [D#] until you hold [C#] my hand.
I've [G#m] been here [D#] so long, [F#] think that it's time [B] to move.
The [D#] winter's so cold, [F#] summer's oh [B] so soon.
[D#] Let's pack [F#] our bags and [B] settle down where palm [C#] trees grow.
[F#] I've [D#] got some friends, [F#] some that I hardly [B] know.
We've had [D#] some times, [F#] I wouldn't trade for [B] the world.
We chase [D#] these days [F#] down with talks of [B] places that we [F#] will [C#] go .
[D#m] We live on [C#] front [F#] porches and swing light [C#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine [F#] here on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [G#m] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave [G#] till the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets until you hold my hand.
Until you hold my hand.
[D#m] [F#] I'll .
[D#m] [C#] [D#m] [F#] .
[B] [F#] [B] [F#] .
[G#] .
[B] .
[D#] show you [F#] mine, if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is [F#] worse.
[D#] And let's [F#] unwrite these [B] pages and replace them with [F#] our [C#] own words.
[D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love is [B] a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [F#] until you hold [C#] my hand.
[D#] .
[C#] Swing light [F#] away.
Swing light away .
[C#] Swing light [G#] away.
[B] [D#] .
[F#] Swing light away .
[B] [F#] .
[F#] .
[C#] .
[G#] Am I [D#] loud and clear, [F#] or am I bringing [B] up?.
Am I still [D#m] your chump, [F#] or am I just [B] bad luck?.
[D#] Are we [F#] getting closer, [B] or are we just getting [F#] more lost?.
I'll show [D#] you mine, [F#] if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is worse.
[D#] Let's unwrite [F#] these pages [B] and replace them with our [C#] own words.
[D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [C#] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [D#] until you hold [C#] my hand.
I've [G#m] been here [D#] so long, [F#] think that it's time [B] to move.
The [D#] winter's so cold, [F#] summer's oh [B] so soon.
[D#] Let's pack [F#] our bags and [B] settle down where palm [C#] trees grow.
[F#] I've [D#] got some friends, [F#] some that I hardly [B] know.
We've had [D#] some times, [F#] I wouldn't trade for [B] the world.
We chase [D#] these days [F#] down with talks of [B] places that we [F#] will [C#] go .
[D#m] We live on [C#] front [F#] porches and swing light [C#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine [F#] here on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [G#m] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave [G#] till the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets until you hold my hand.
Until you hold my hand.
[D#m] [F#] I'll .
[D#m] [C#] [D#m] [F#] .
[B] [F#] [B] [F#] .
[G#] .
[B] .
[D#] show you [F#] mine, if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is [F#] worse.
[D#] And let's [F#] unwrite these [B] pages and replace them with [F#] our [C#] own words.
[D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love is [B] a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [F#] until you hold [C#] my hand.
[D#] .
[C#] Swing light [F#] away.
Swing light away .
[C#] Swing light [G#] away.
[B] [D#] .
[F#] Swing light away .
[B] [F#] .
Key:
F#
C#
B
D#m
D#
F#
C#
B
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G#] Am I [D#] loud and clear, [F#] or am I bringing [B] up?.
Am I still [D#m] your chump, [F#] or am I just [B] bad luck?.
[D#] Are we [F#] getting closer, [B] or are we just getting [F#] more lost?.
_ _ I'll show [D#] you mine, [F#] if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is worse.
[D#] Let's unwrite [F#] these pages [B] and replace them with our [C#] _ own words.
_ _ [D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [C#] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [D#] until you hold [C#] my _ hand.
I've [G#m] been here [D#] so long, [F#] think that it's time [B] to move.
The [D#] winter's so cold, [F#] summer's oh [B] so _ soon.
[D#] Let's pack [F#] our bags and [B] settle down where palm [C#] trees grow.
_ [F#] I've [D#] got some friends, [F#] some that I hardly [B] _ know.
We've had [D#] some times, [F#] I wouldn't trade for [B] the world.
We chase [D#] these days [F#] down with talks of [B] places that we [F#] will [C#] go _ _ _ .
[D#m] We live on [C#] front [F#] porches and swing light [C#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine [F#] here on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [G#m] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave [G#] till the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets until you hold my _ hand.
_ Until you hold my _ _ _ hand.
[D#m] _ [F#] I'll _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ .
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D#] show you [F#] mine, if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is [F#] worse.
[D#] And let's [F#] unwrite these [B] pages and replace them with [F#] our [C#] _ own _ words.
_ [D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love is [B] a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [F#] until you hold [C#] my _ hand.
_ _ [D#] _ .
[C#] Swing light [F#] away.
_ _ _ Swing light away _ _ _ .
[C#] Swing light [G#] away.
[B] _ _ [D#] _ .
[F#] Swing light away _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G#] Am I [D#] loud and clear, [F#] or am I bringing [B] up?.
Am I still [D#m] your chump, [F#] or am I just [B] bad luck?.
[D#] Are we [F#] getting closer, [B] or are we just getting [F#] more lost?.
_ _ I'll show [D#] you mine, [F#] if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is worse.
[D#] Let's unwrite [F#] these pages [B] and replace them with our [C#] _ own words.
_ _ [D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [C#] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [D#] until you hold [C#] my _ hand.
I've [G#m] been here [D#] so long, [F#] think that it's time [B] to move.
The [D#] winter's so cold, [F#] summer's oh [B] so _ soon.
[D#] Let's pack [F#] our bags and [B] settle down where palm [C#] trees grow.
_ [F#] I've [D#] got some friends, [F#] some that I hardly [B] _ know.
We've had [D#] some times, [F#] I wouldn't trade for [B] the world.
We chase [D#] these days [F#] down with talks of [B] places that we [F#] will [C#] go _ _ _ .
[D#m] We live on [C#] front [F#] porches and swing light [C#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine [F#] here on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love [G#m] is a labor, [F#] I'll slave [G#] till the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets until you hold my _ hand.
_ Until you hold my _ _ _ hand.
[D#m] _ [F#] I'll _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ .
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D#] show you [F#] mine, if you show me [B] yours first.
Let's [D#] compare scars, [F#] I'll tell you [B] whose is [F#] worse.
[D#] And let's [F#] unwrite these [B] pages and replace them with [F#] our [C#] _ own _ words.
_ [D#m] We live on [C#] front porches [F#] and swing light [G#] away.
[D#m] We get by [C#] just fine here [F#] on minimum [C#] wage.
[D#m] If love is [B] a labor, [F#] I'll slave till [G#] the end.
[D#m] I'll cross [C#] these streets [F#] until you hold [C#] my _ hand.
_ _ [D#] _ .
[C#] Swing light [F#] away.
_ _ _ Swing light away _ _ _ .
[C#] Swing light [G#] away.
[B] _ _ [D#] _ .
[F#] Swing light away _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .