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Swallowed chords by Bush (Official Version)

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Ab
Db
C
Fm
Bb

Verse 1

Warm sun feed me up

I'm lee ry loaded up

Loathing for a change

And I slip some, boil away

Chorus 1
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) followed
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) Heavy 'bout everything  (B flat major) but my love
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) sorrowed
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) I'm with everyone  (B flat major) and yet not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and yet not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and yet

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Interlude 1

Just wanted to be

Verse 2
Db 
C 
Fm 
my (D flat major) self  (C major)  (F minor) 
Ab 
Db 
C 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Hey  (D flat major) you said you would  (C major) love  (F minor) to  try some
Ab 
Db 
C 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Hey  (D flat major) you said you would  (C major) love to  (F minor) die some
Ab 
Db 
C 
Fm 
 (A flat major) In  (D flat major) the middle of  (C major) a  world on  (F minor) a   fishhook
Ab 
Db 
C 
 (A flat major) You're  (D flat major) the wave, you're  (C major) the wave,
Fm 
you're  (F minor) the wave

Chorus 2
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) borrowed
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) Heavy 'bout everything  (B flat major) but my love
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) hollowed
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) Sharp about everyone  (B flat major) but yourself
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) oh no
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) I'm with everyone  (B flat major) and yet not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and yet not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and you're not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and yet
C 
C 
 (C major)  (C major) 

Solo 1

Verse 3

Piss on self-esteem

For ward busted knee

Sick head, blackened lungs

And I'm a sim ple selfish son

Chorus 3
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) followed
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) Heavy 'bout everything  (B flat major) but my love
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) Swallowed  (C major) oh no
Db 
Bb 
 (D flat major) I'm with everyone  (B flat major) and yet not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and yet not
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I'm with everyone  (C major) and yet not

Outro 1
Ab 
C 
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major)  (C major)  (A flat major)  (C major) 
Ab 
Got to get away  (A flat major) from here
C 
Got to get away  (C major) from here
Ab 
Got to get away  (A flat major) from here
C 
Got to get away  (C major) from here
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I miss the one  (C major) that I love a lot
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I miss the one  (C major) that I love a lot
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) I miss the one  (C major) that I love a lot
Db 
Bb 
C 
Ab 
 (D flat major) I love  (B flat major)  (C major)  (A flat major) 

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Ab
Db
C
Fm
Bb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 90

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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
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Swallowed by Bush, 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 Swallowed the way Bush intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Swallowed

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