Ride A White Swan chords by T. Rex (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Ab 
Db 
Ride it all out  (A flat major) like a bird in the  (D flat major) skyways
Ab 
Eb7 
Ride it all out  (A flat major) like you were a bird  (E flat7) 
Ab 
Db 
Fly it all out  (A flat major) like an eagle in a  (D flat major) sunbeam
Ab 
Eb7 
Ab 
Ride it all out  (A flat major) like  (E flat7) you   were a bird  (A flat major) 
Ab 
Ab 
Ab 
 (A flat major)  (A flat major)  (A flat major) 

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Verse 2

Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days

Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown

Ride a white swan

like the people of the Beltane

Wear your hair long, babe you can't go wrong

Verse 3
Ab 
Catch a bright  (A flat major) star
Db 
and a place it on your  (D flat major) forehead
Ab 
Eb7 
Say a few spells  (A flat major) and baby, there you go  (E flat7) 
Ab 
Db 
Take a black  (A flat major) cat and sit it on your  (D flat major) shoulder
Ab 
And in the  (A flat major) morning
Eb7 
Ab 
you'll know  (E flat7) all   you know,  (A flat major) oh
Ab 
Ab 
Ab 
 (A flat major)  (A flat major)  (A flat major) 

Solo 1

Verse 4
Ab 
Db 
Wear a tall  (A flat major) hat like a druid in the  (D flat major) old days
Ab 
Eb7 
Wear a tall  (A flat major) hat and a tattooed gown  (E flat7) 
Ab 
Ride a white  (A flat major) swan
Db 
like the people of the  (D flat major) Beltane
Ab 
Eb7 
Ab 
Wear your hair long,  (A flat major) babe you  (E flat7) can't go wrong  (A flat major) 
Ab 
Ab 
Ab 
 (A flat major)  (A flat major)  (A flat major) 

Interlude 1

Outro 1
Ab 
Da-da-di-di-da  (A flat major) 
Da-da-di-di-da
Ab 
Da-da-di-di-da  (A flat major) 
(Da-da-di-di-da)
Da-da-di-di-da
(Da-da-di-di-da)
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 148

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3

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This is the definitive original version of Ride A White Swan by T. Rex, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It suits players who want to learn Ride A White Swan the way T. Rex intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.