Swing low chords by Hal Ketchum
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I met her at the mission
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Living just this side of sin
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Her mouth was soft and when she spoke
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Lord, I fell right in
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She had
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Verse 2
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a baby in a blanket
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A dollar and a half
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She looked a little leery
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She let out a little laugh
Verse 3
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Opened up my overcoat
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Invited them inside
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Two fragile little flowers
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With nowhere left to hide
Verse 4
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She said her old man left her
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Just before the baby came
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I could feel the tears well up inside
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Each time she spoke his name
Verse 5
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Bm
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Swing low, swing low
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Sweet angel face
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Why would such a
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simple child
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Come to such a place?
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Verse 6
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We talked until the wind died down
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Baby woke and stirred
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She made a little hushing sound
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Spoke some magic word
Verse 7
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The baby yawned and smiled at me
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But she said, "We can't stay"
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She thanked me for my kindness
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Turned and walked away
Verse 8
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Swing low, swing low
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Sweet angel face
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Why would such a
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simple child
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Come to such a place?
Interlude 1
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Verse 9
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I think about them all the time
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Hope they found their home
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Seems that it's my calling now
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To walk these streets alone
Verse 10
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Sometimes when the wind is right
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I can smell her sweet perfume
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I think about the warm embrace
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That ended all too soon
Verse 11
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Swing low, swing low
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Sweet angel face
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Why would such a
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simple child
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Come to such a place?
Verse 12
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Oh, oh, oh, why would such
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a simple child
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Come to such a place?
Outro 1
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Swing low
Hal ketchum
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