Swing down sweet chariot (1960)
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Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot, stop and let me ride,
A
swing
down, chariot, stop and let me ride !
D G - D
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord, calm and easy,
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well, I
got a home on the other side !
+ CHORUS
D
+ Well, well, well ! Well, well, well !
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1. Ezekiel went down in the middle of a field,
he saw an angel working on a chariot wheel,
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Wasn't so particular 'bout the
chariot wheel,
just
wanted to see how a chariot feel.
+ CHORUS
D
+ Well, well, well !
Well, well, well !
D
2. Ezekiel went down and he got on board,
chariot
went a bumping on down the road.
D
Zeke wasn't so particular
'bout the bumping of the road,
just
wanted to lay down his heavy load.
+ CHORUS
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3. Well, I got a father in the promised land,
A
ain't no more stopping till I shake his hand.
D G - D
Rock me, Lord,
rock me, Lord, calm and easy,
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D -
A D
well, I got a home on the other side !
D
Why don't you swing down, sweet chariot, stop and let me ride,
A
swing
down, chariot, stop and let me ride !
D G - D
Rock me, Lord, rock me, Lord, calm and easy,
- D - A D
well, I got a home on the other side !
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Elvis
Presley)