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Chords and Lyrics for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Words and Music by Wallace Willis

VERSE 1

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

                          Bb         C7 
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home?

  F7             Bb           C7 
A band of angels coming after me,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

  
VERSE 2

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

                   Bb     C7 
If you get there before I do,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

     F7                 Bb     C7 
Tell all my friends I'm coming too,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

  
VERSE 3

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

                       Bb     C7 
The brightest day that ever I saw,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

     F7              Bb    C7 
When Jesus washed my sins away,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home. 

  
VERSE 4

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

F                Bb   C7 
Swing low, sweet chariot,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

                     Bb        C7 
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,

F             Dm       C7 
Coming for to carry me home,

    F7                  Bb       C7 
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,

Dm            F     C7 F 
Coming for to carry me home.

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Chords

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Instrument Chords
Banjo Bb Major C7 D Minor F Major F7
Guitar Bb Major C7 D Minor F Major F7
Mandolin Bb Major C7 D Minor F Major F7
Piano Bb Major C7 D Minor F Major F7
Ukulele Bb Major C7 D Minor F Major F7

Sheet Music for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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