Swingin' — John Anderson
Chords and lyrics for Swingin' by John Anderson (key of A).
Verse 1
This song is in the key of E
Play along at:
Chords
(These three forms are used all through
the song moving up the neck then starting over)
E 022100
A 54222x
E 7x645x
A 54222x
E 022100
Intro
[B] [Bb] [A]
[E] [A] [D] [D] [A] [E]
[E] [A] [D] [D] [A] [E]
Verse
[E]There's a [A]little [E]girl [A] [E]in our [A][E]neighborhood
[E]Her name is [A]Charlotte [E]Johnson [A]and she's [E]really [A]lookin' [E]good
[E]I had to [A]go and [E]see her, [A]so I [E]called her [A]on the [E]phone
[E]I walked [A]over to [E]her [A]house, and [E]this was [A]goin' [E]on
[E]Her brother [A]was on the [E]sofa [A] [E]eatin' [A]chocolate [E]pie
[E]Her momma was [A]in the [E][A]kitchen [E]cuttin [A]chicken up[E] to fry
[E]Her daddy was [A]in the [E]backyard[A] [E]rollin' [A]up a garden [E]hose
[E]I was on the [A]porch with [E]Charlotte [E]feelin' [A]love down to my [E]toes
Chorus
[A]And we were swingin
[A]Yeah just a [E]swinging
[B7]And Charlotte she’s damn pretty
[B7]As the angels when they [A]sing
[A]I can’t believe I’m out here
[A]On her front porch in the swing
[E]Just a swingin
Instrumental
[E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [A] [A] [A] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B7] [B7] [A] [A] [E]
Verse
[E]Now Charlette's [A]she's a [E]darlin, [E]she's the [A]apple of [E]my eye
[E]And when I'm [A]on the [E]swing with [A]her it [E]makes me [A]almost [E7]high
[E]And Charlette is [A]my [E]lover [A]and [E]she has [A]been since the [E]spring
[E]I just can't [A]believe it [E]started [A]on her [E]front [A]porch int the [E]swing
[A]in this swing
Chorus
[A]And we were swingin
[A]Yeah just a [E]swinging
[B7]And Charlotte she’s damn pretty
[B7]As the angels when they [A]sing
[A]I can’t believe I’m out here
[A]On her front porch in the swing
[E]Just a swingin
Outro
[E] [A] [D] [D] [A] [E]
[A]I said and [B7]Charlotte she’s damn pretty
[B7]As the angels when they sing[A]
[A]I can’t believe I’m out here
[A]On her front porch in the swing
[E7]Just a [A][E][A][E]swingin[E][A][B7][B7]
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