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Key: E
β« Intro:
B EM7
B EM7
β« Verse 1:
B EM7
And what he wanted was a house
B EM7
To fill that house with things he loved
G#m EM7
To walk a garden that he owned
G#m EM7 B EM7
And lie and sleep upon its grass (upon its grass)
B EM7
Upon its grass (Upon its grass)
β« Verse 2:
B EM7
And what he wanted was a wife
B EM7
To be loved returned as he loved her
G#m EM7
To fold around their easy talk
G#m EM7 B EM7
And to wake and stay there in her arms (in her arms)
B EM7
in her arms (in her arms)
B EM7
in her arms (in her arms)
B EM7
in her arms (in her arms)
C#m B EM7
C/G# B/F# EM7
β« Verse 3:
B EM7
And what he wanted was a child
B EM7
To fill that house with her own voice
G#m EM7
To carry her up into her room
G#m EM7 B EM7
And there she walks within her dreams (within her dreams)
B EM7
within her dreams
β« Verse 1:
G#m EM7
Dark greys churn that sky
G#m EM7
Rain down on him (that little man)
B EM7
Rain down on him (that little man)
B EM7
Rain down on him
β« Outro:
G#m EM7 G#m
Pull tight your coat against the cold
EM7
Step by step that dream will come
C#m B EM7 C#m/G#
Pull tight your coat against the cold
B/F# EM7
Step by step that dream will come
C#m B EM7 C#m/G#
Pull tight your coat against the cold
B/F# EM7
Step by step that dream will come
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Lisa-hannigan-and-s-t-a-r-g-a-z-e-swan-live-in-dublin-lyrics
Chords: https://chordify.net/chords/lisa-hannigan-and-s-t-a-r-g-a-z-e-swan-official-video-lisa-hannigan
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Published: February 21, 2023
Last Updated: February 12, 2026