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Bats And Swallows chords by Strawbs

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Asus4

  • Em

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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major)
(Asus4) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor)
Verse 1
(D major) Swallows come a- (E minor) swooping down
The day (D major) begins to cool (E minor)
(D major) Veering through the (E minor) olive trees
De (D major) fying every rule (E minor)
Circling (D major) at break (E minor) neck speed
To splash (D major) into the (Asus4) pool

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Verse 2
Steep (E minor) climb to the (Asus4) temple steps
Is (E minor) worth it for the view (Asus4)
(E minor) Dragonflies, (Asus4) but terflies (A major)
In (E minor) every shade of blue (Asus4)
(E minor) Ruins on the moun (Asus4) tainside
Where (E minor) cypress trees once (Asus4) grew
Interlude 1
(Asus4) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major)
(Asus4) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 3
Out (D major) side the old (E minor) (D major) taverna
Laughter everywhere (E minor)
Smell (D major) of outdoor bar (E minor) becues
(D major) Hanging in the air (E minor)
(D major) Bats take on the night (E minor) shift
Gently brushing (D major) through your (A major) hair
Verse 4
The (Asus4) (A major) (E minor) village centre comes (A major) alive
Mul (E minor) ti- coloured light (Asus4)
(A major) Fiesta (E minor) in the church (Asus4) yard
(A major) Fires (E minor) burning (A major) bright
Children (E minor) leaping (A major) through the flames
Make (E minor) wishes in the night
Interlude 2
(A major) (Asus4) (A major) (D major) (G major) (Asus4) (D major)
(G major) (Asus4) (A major) (D major) (G major) (Asus4)
(D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 5
(D major) Garlands for the fire (E minor)
(D major) Rosemary and sage (E minor)
Bats (D major) replace the swallows
(E minor) Shad (D major) ows on the page (E minor)
(D major) Ladies in their finery (E minor)
In (D major) sensitive to (Asus4) age
Verse 6
(Asus4) (A major)
The (E minor) ancient village (Asus4) weaving loom
Still (E minor) used every (Asus4) spring
(E minor) Great- grandmother learned (Asus4) to weave
Be (E minor) fore she learned to sing (Asus4) (A major)
(E minor) To Irene I sang (A major) goodnight
What pleasure (E minor) it would bring
Outro 1
(A major) (D major) (G major) (Asus4) (D major) (G major)
(Asus4) (D major) (G major) (Asus4) (D major) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (G major) (A major)
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