Swan Song
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Intro:
C#m C#m C#m A B
C#m C#m C#m A B G#m
[Verso 1]
C#m A B G#m
I stand alone as my world comes crashing down
C#m A B
Some things are never meant to be
C#m A B G#m
Accept your fate 'cause there's no second time around
C#m A B
"It's not the stars or sky that shapes our destiny"
[Pré-Refrão]
G#m A G#m B
Just a fateful glance
F#m E/G# A
Just a fleeting chance in the wind
E (or E/G#)
Gone forevermore
[Refrão]
Em G Am
Hear my song, carry on
C (or Am)
Through the lost and lonely air
Em G Dm
Still I sing, can it bring
Am G
All the things that I desire?
C G
With you, I wouldn't change a thing
Am Em
Just for you, I'd do most anything
D/F# C/G
But now you're gone
Em Bsus4 E5 B
And my swan song echoes on
Reintro
C#m C#m C#m A B
C#m C#m C#m A B G#m A F#m G#m
[Verso 2]
C#m A B G#m
I walk alone, like a stranger in this town
C#m A B
Is it best to fail or never try at all?
C#m A B G#m
I face the shadows, as the sun is sinking down
C#m A B
"Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall"
[Pré-Refrão]
G#m A G#m B
Just a fateful glance
F#m E/G# A
Just a fleeting chance in the wind
E (or E/G#)
Gone forevermore
[Refrão]
Em G Am (or Dm)
Hear my song, carry on
C (or Am)
Through the lost and lonely air
Em G Dm
Still I sing, can it bring
Am G
All the things that I desire?
C G
With you, I wouldn't change a thing
Am Em
Just for you, I'd do most anything
D/F# C/G
But now you're gone
Em Bsus4 E5 B
And my swan song echoes on
[Ponte]
Em
Em C
Goddess of shadowy play
Em A D Em
Whose boundless power, divides the night from the day
Em Cadd9 Dadd9 Em
Em C
Plains of woe, eclipsed from all sight
Em A D Em
And wrapped forever in the darkest depths of night
Keys Solo
Em D Em
Em D Em
In the darkest depths of night
Em D Em
Em D Em D Am
Uh, shes scratching and burning my soul, oh
Em
Oh
Break And Guitar Solo
Em
Em C Em F# Bsus2
(I Tried My Best For This Part
But Michael Romeo Is Insane
And This Is Absurdly Difficult
To Figure Out By Ear)
Keys Solo Again
Em D Em
Em D Em
Reintro (new key)
Em D C
[Refrão]
Em G Am (or Dm)
Hear my song, carry on
C (or Am)
Through the lost and lonely air
Em G Dm
Still I sing, can it bring
Am G
All the things that I desire?
C G
With you, I wouldn't change a thing
Am Em
Just for you, I'd do most anything
D/F# C/G
But now you're gone
Em Bsus4 E5 B
And my swan song echoes on
Outro: (Key change up half step)
Fm Ab Bbm
And on and on
Fm Ab Ebm
Still I sing, can I bring
Bbm Ab Db
All the things that I desire with you?
Db Ab
I wouldn't change a thing
Bbm
I'd do most anything
Fm
Anything for you
Eb/G Db/Ab Fm Csus4 F5 C
But now you're gone, oh
Fm Db Fmadd11
How to play Swan Song
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.