Swing Life Away Uke tab by Rise Against

5 Chords used in the song: C5, D, Em, G, C

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Year:  2004
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3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords and Tablature
[Intro]
C5 C5
A|-3-----0------3-3--33-3-3-3---|
E|---2-----3-2--3-3--33-3-3-3---| x3
C|-----3--------0-0--00-0-0-0---|
G|--------------0-0--00-0-0-0---|

D D
A|-0-0--00-0-0-0----------------|
E|-2-2--22-2-2-2----------------|
C|-2-2--22-2-2-2----------------|
G|-2-2--22-2-2-2----------------|


[Verse 1]
Em Em G G C5 C5
Am Am I loud and clear or am I breaking up?
Em Em G G C5 C5
Am Am I still your charm or am I just bad luck?
Em Em G G C5 C5 C C D D
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?
Em Em G G C5 C5
I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Em Em G G C5 C5
Let's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worse
Em Em G G C5 C5 C C D D
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

[Chorus]
Em Em G G C5 C5
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em Em G G C5 C5
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

[Verse 2]
Em Em G G C5 C5
I've been here so long; think that its time to move
Em Em G G C5 C5
The winter's so cold summer's over too soon
Em Em G G C5 C5 C C D D
Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow
Em Em G G C5 C5
I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
Em Em G G C5 C5
But we've had some times I wouldn't trade for the world
Em Em G G C5 C5 C C D D
We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go

[Chorus]
Em Em G G C5 C5
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em Em G G C5 C5
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
C5 C5 D D
Until you hold my hand

[Bridge]
Em Em G G C5 C5
I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Em Em G G C5 C5
Let's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worse
Em Em G G C5 C5 C C D D
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

[Chorus]
Em Em G G C5 C5
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em Em G G C5 C5
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
C5 C5 D D
Until you hold my hand

[Outro]

Em Em G G C5 C5
Swing life away
Em Em G G C5 C5
Swing life away
Em Em G G C5 C5 D D
Swing life away
Em Em G G C5 C5
Swing life away

A|-3-----0------3--|
E|---2-----3-2--3--|
C|-----3--------0--|
G|--------------0--|

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duckyy avatar
for strumming I just do d ud 1x for each chord
05 Dec 2020
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RoboSerb avatar
strumming pattern??
06 May 2020
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ButalKitten avatar
hum... so here is my thoughts. great tab overall but the finger picking part at the start feels a little off. I'm no musician but I think it sounds better if instead of puttin 3-2-3 on the first 3 notes you used 2-3-2. Just my feeling. If anybody has anything to add I'd be glad to hear it
05 Jan 2020
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ButalKitten avatar
Any hints for the strumming pattern?
01 Sep 2019
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emofrankie avatar
flag for US(ISO2) (Phoenix)
This is absolutely amazing!!
28 Oct 2018
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ACharles avatar
flag for CA(ISO2) (Lachine)
I have played this song over and over with a C instead of a C5 and honestly the fifth makes it so much nicer and softer. 10/10 tab!
17 Jul 2018
Correction

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