Swamp Music Lyrics

SWAMP MUSIC - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Guitarists: Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Ed King
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: December 9, 2009
INTRO:
A ---0h2-4-|
G -----0h1---2-----|-4-----2---2-----|-----0h1---2-----|-0h1-------------|4x
A -----1/2---4-----|-5-----4---4---2-|-----1/2---4-----|-1/2-------0=/-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | (1st time only)
The part below is played with the staff above, starting at Bar 9 (pickup
notes are in Bar 8).
Bar 9 10
D -------2|=-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -4\2/4--|------------|--------0=/4-|-----------------|-----------0h2/4-|
E --------|------------|-------------|-0-=-------------|-----------------|
A -7~~-------------|---------7\4\2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|---------------0-|-=---------------|-----------------|
I'm going
1ST VERSE:
Gt2
Gt1 E |
down to the swamp, Gonna watch me a hound dog
catch a 'coon
Gt2
Gt1 E |
Well, I'm going
Gt2
Gt1 A |
down to the swamp, Gonna watch me a hound dog
catch a 'coon
Gt2
Gt1 E |
You know the
Gt2
Gt1 B A |
hound dog make-a music, On a summer night under a full
Gt2
Gt1 E |
moon, Lord,
2ND VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) (Gt2 part is same as 1st Verse)
1. fetch my cane pole, mama, Gonna catch a bream, or maybe two
2. Lord,
G -----2---x-2---x-|-2---x-2---2---0=|h2---2---x-2-----|-9-8---7---x-6---|
D -----------------|---------------0=|h2---------------|-----------------|
3. fetch my cane pole, mama, Gonna catch a bream, or maybe two
4. And when the
E -----------------|-----------------|-----5---7------8|------9-12=/14\12|
G -----4---x-4---x-|-4-------------0=|h2-/-6---7--7/8--|--8/9------------|
5. hound dog start barkin' Sounds like ol' Son House
singin' the blues
Gt2
Gt1 E |
6. Hound dog sing that
CHORUS 1:
Gt2
Gt1 E |
Swamp swamp swamp swamp music
Gt2
Gt1 E |
Swamp swamp swamp swamp music, When the
Gt1 B A + + +
B -----4---x-5---x-|-7-----5---3-----|---8^q---8^q---8-|----8^q----------|
G -----4---x-4---x-|-4-----------0=/9|-x-----x-----x---|--x-----9p7--7-9~|
hound dog starts singin', I ain't got them big ol' city blues
Gt2
Gt1 E |
GUITAR SOLO: (see end of tab for Guitar 2 part)
E -----|-12~~--------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G 11^w-|-----hb------|--------(13)r11|-9~~-------------|-----------11^w--|
E -12~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------12^w|
G -----hb----------|----------(13)r11|-9~------------9-|---11^w=r^w------|
B ------(14)r12--------12----|-------------------------|
G -hb-----------11^s--|r11----9h11--9-----9--9~-|
G -------9--9~------9--11^w|=--------11^w-------11^w---|
G ----11^w------11^w------11^w|-------11^w------11^w-----|
G -11^w------11^w------11^w--|-(13)r11-9-11-9----9--11=|
D -------------------------hb|----------------11-------|
E -------------12h14-12----|-12-15^w--15^w-15^w--15-12h15|
E p12----------------------|-------------------------|
B ----15^w-----------------|-------------------------|
G -------------------------|---Guitar---2---part-----|
G -11^w----11^w----11^w---|-----11^w----11^w----11^w-|
G -----11^w----11^w----|-11^w----11^w-----------|
. . . . . . . Oh, hey
3RD VERSE: (Guitar 1 part is tabbed, Gt 2 part is same as 1st Verse)
B -----------------|---x-x-x-x-x-11^s|-11^s------------|-----------------|
pretty mama, Lord, just take that city hike
G ---------9--11-9-|-11^w-----9----11---|-9~----------------|------------|
D --9-11p9---------|-------------11--11-|----11-9-----------|------------|
A -----------------|--------------------|---------11\9-7-9-7|~-=---------|
Said, go ahead,
G -----2---x-2---x-|-2---x-2---2---0=|h2---2---x-2-----|-9-8---7---x-6---|
D -----------------|---------------0=|h2---------------|-----------------|
pretty mama, Lord, just take your city hike
G -4\--11^w-----11^w--|----11^w-----11^w--|
G ---11^w----11^w----11^w|=--11-9----9---------|
D -----------------------|--------11---11p9----|
Well, I'd
D -9~--------------|-----------------|------keyboard---|------part-------|
rather live with the hound dogs, For the rest of my natural born
G -----0h1---2-----|-4-----2---2-----|-----0h1---2-----|-0h1-------------|
life, That's right
D -----0-----0-2~--|--2-------0------|-------------2~~-|-----------------|
A -----------------|----0h1h2---1p0--|-----------------|-----------------|
E -3^q---3^q-------|----------------3|-0-0---0-3-0-----|-----------------|
Singing that
CHORUS 2:
Play Bars 1-4 of Chorus 1, then:
Gt1 E
D -----0-----0-2~--|--2-------0------|-------------2~~-|-----------------|
A -------0h2-------|----0h1h2---1p0--|-----------------|-----------------|
Play Bars 5-8 of Chorus 1, then: (Well, I'd)
Gt1 B A
G -----4---x-4---x-|-4-----------0---|----11^w---12^w--|11^w-------------|
rather live with the hound dogs, For the rest of my natural born
G -9~--------|----------|(13)r11--(13)r11--(13)r11|--(13)r11---(13)r11-=-|
life, (pre-bend & release bracketed notes) Well, I'd
G r11--------------|-7h8---9---7h8---|-----9-----7-----|-6-----4---2-----|
wanna live with the hound dogs, For the rest of my natural born
D -----0-----0-2~--|--2-------0------|-------------2~~-|-----------------|
A -----------------|----0h1h2---1p0--|-----------------|-----------------|
E -3^q---3^q-------|----------------3|-0-0---0-3-0-----|-----------------|
life (Whoo)
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Rhythm Guitar part during Guitar Solo: (follow staves as numbered)
(parts of this are a keyboard part)
G ----/4-----2-----|-0h1-1-2---1-----|----/4-----2-----|-0h1-1-2---1-----|
B -----5-----3-----|-0h2-2-3---2-----|-----5-----3-----|-0h2-2-3---2-----|
G -----2-----2-----|-2=--2-2---2-----|-----2-----2-----|-2=--2-2---2-----|
B -----7-----5-----|-2h4-4-5---4-----|-5~----3~--------|-----------------|
G -----4-----4-----|-4=--4-4---4-----|-----------4\2---|---0---0---------|
-Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time.
-Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the
downbeats (1234) fall.
-Guitar 1 is the main guitar part. I put the Guitar 1 part on the lower
staff (of double-staffed parts) so that it would be directly above the
lyrics.
-In some parts of the song, there are 3 guitars playing, but I kept the
tab to two guitar parts.
-Visit my guitar tab website at http://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret
(link on my UG Profile page)
^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi,q=quarter) ~...vibrato
hb..hold bend =...hold note
r...release bend +...pinch harmonic
h...hammer on /...slide up
p...pull off \...slide down
x...muted note
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song.)