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Swing Down Sweet Chariot by Elvis Presley

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Intro:
F   C


Chorus:

              F
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

F
Stop and let me ride

C
Swing down chariot

C
Stop and let me ride

F
Rock me lord, rock me lord

F
Calm and easy

Dm     Gm            C
Well I got a home on the other side


Chorus:

F
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

F
Stop and let me ride

C
Swing down chariot

C
Stop and let me ride

F
Rock me lord, rock me lord

F
Calm and easy

Dm     Gm            C
Well I got a home on the other side


Break:

F                                  C
Well, well, well, well, well, well


Verse 1:

        F
Ezekiel went down in the middle of a field

          C                          F
He saw an angel working on a chariot wheel

F
Wasn't so particular 'bout the chariot wheel

F
Just wanted to see how a chariot feel


Chorus:

F
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

F
Stop and let me ride

C
Swing down chariot

C
Stop and let me ride

F             Gm
Rock me lord, rock me lord

F
Calm and easy

       C                       F
Well I got a home on the other side


Break:

F
Well, well, well, well, well, well


Verse 2:

F
Well, well, well

F
Ezekiel went down and he got on board

                                   C
Chariot went a bumping on down the road

               F
Zeke wasn't so particular 'bout the bumping of the road

F
Just wanted to lay down his heavy load


Chorus:

F
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

F
Stop and let me ride

C
Swing down chariot

C
Stop and let me ride

F
Rock me lord, rock me lord

F
Calm and easy

Dm     Gm            C
Well I got a home on the other side


Verse 3:

F
Well I got a father in the promised land

C
Ain't no more stopping till I shake his hand

C
Rock me lord, rock me lord

F
Calm and easy

                C
I got a home on the other side


Chorus:

              F
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

F
Stop and let me ride

C
Swing down chariot

C
Stop and let me ride

F
Rock me lord, rock me lord

F
Calm and easy

Dm     Gm            C         F
Well I got a home on the other side