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Swing Low

UB40
Tab
★4.3(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

This is the lead guitar:

Swing Low..........

E|-7---7-------------|----------7-7--10-10-|
B|---8---8-8---------|--8-8-8-8------------|
G|-----------9[p]7---|---------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-12/10-7-----------|----------7-7--------|
B|---------8-8-------|-8-8-8-8------10-8---|
G|-------------9[p]7-|---------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|

I looked over................

E|-7--------------------------|---------7-7-10-10-|
B|---8-8-8--------8-8-8-------|-8-8-8-8-----------|
G|---------9-7--7-------9[p]7-|-------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------7-7-------|
B|---8-8-8--------8-8-8-------|-8-8-8-8-----10-8--|
G|---------9-7--7-------9[p]7-|-------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------|

This is the backing:

G C

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

G D

Coming for to carry me home

G C

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

G D G

Coming for to carry me home

G C

I looked over Jordan and what did i see

G D

Coming for to carry me home

G C

I saw a band of angles, coming after me

G D G

Coming for to carry me home

this my first tab please rate it!!!

any qustions please email: ianjameshall@yahoo.co.uk

im not sure weather the second part of the second verse is right,

let me no if you find a better version of it.

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