Swan Upon Leda chords by Hozier

Chords with lyrics

Intro

(D MajorD)


Verse 1
Her h(D MajorD)usband wa(E minorEm)its out(B minorBm)side
A augmentedA cryin' ch(A augmentedA)ild pushes a ch(D MajorD)ild into the ni(G+G)ght
(B minorBm) She was to(D MajorD)ld he would c(E minorEm)ome this t(B minorBm)ime
Without le(A augmentedA)avin' so much as a fe(D MajorD)ather beh(G+G)ind
(B minorBm) To enact at (A/C#A/C#)last the p(D MajorD)erfect (F#7F#7)plan
One more sweet (B minorBm)boy to (A augmentedA)be butche(G+G)red by hand
Chorus
But the g(E minorEm)ateway (D MajorD)to the (A/C#A/C#)world
Was still outside of re(D MajorD)ach for t(G+G)hem
(B minorBm) Would ne(E minorEm)ver bel(D MajorD)ong to a(A/C#A/C#)ngels
Had never bel(D MajorD)onged to m(G+G)en
(B minorBm) The s(E minorEm)wan u(D MajorD)pon (A/C#A/C#)Leda (F#7F#7)
Emp(G+G)ire upon Jerusa(D MajorD)lem
Interlude
(D MajorD)
Verse 2
A augmentedA g(D MajorD)randmother s(E minorEm)mugglin' e(B minorBm)ggs
Past where the g(A augmentedA)od child-soldier
Set(D MajorD)anta sto(G+G)od dead
(B minorBm) Our gr(D MajorD)aceful tur(E minorEm)ner of h(B minorBm)eads
Weaves through the ch(A augmentedA)eckpoints like a ne(D MajorD)edle and thr(G+G)ead
(B minorBm) Someone's frightened (A/C#A/C#)boy wa(D MajorD)ves her(F#7F#7) on
She offers a m(B minorBm)other's sm(A augmentedA)ile and so(G+G)on she's gone
Chorus
But the g(E minorEm)ateway (D MajorD)to the (A/C#A/C#)world
Was still outside of re(D MajorD)ach for t(G+G)hem
(B minorBm) Would ne(E minorEm)ver bel(D MajorD)ong to a(A/C#A/C#)ngels
Had never bel(D MajorD)onged to m(G+G)en
(B minorBm) The s(E minorEm)wan u(D MajorD)pon (A/C#A/C#)Leda (F#7F#7)
Occup(G+G)ier upon ancient la(D MajorD)nd
Instrumental Bridge
(E minorEm)  (D MajorD)  (A/C#A/C#)   (D MajorD)  (G+G)  (B minorBm)
(E minorEm)  (D MajorD)  (A/C#A/C#)   (D MajorD)  (G+G)  (B minorBm)
(E minorEm)  (D MajorD)  (A/C#A/C#)   (F#7F#7)   (G+G)  (D MajorD).
Outro
But the g(E minorEm)ateway (D MajorD)to the w(A/C#A/C#)orld
Is still outside the re(D MajorD)ach of ha(G+G)nds
(B minorBm) Would n(E minorEm)ever bel(D MajorD)ong to a(A/C#A/C#)ngels (F#7F#7)
Had n(G+G)ever belonged to (D MajorD)men

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