Intro: Em C Em C
Em
She's a swan in the city
C
She belongs to the melody line
Em
Every push is a promise
C
Every pull is a bottle of wine
Em
I'm a gull in the gutter
C
I belong to the clutter and rain
Em
She's a swan in the city
C
And I let her get away
G G/F# Em C
I should be gone, and on to another fair maiden by now
G G/F# Em C
Shoot for the spring, put wing to the water and soar out of this town
G G/F# Em C
But I'll be here when the winter trades the color for the white
D
And she'll be gone and on to another sky
Em C
Em
She is lost to the lions
C
She believes in the heavier things
Em
Every kiss has a cadence
C
Every kill has the courage of kings
Em
I'm a sheep to the slaughter
C
I'm asleep in a watery grave
Em
She is lost to the lions
C
And I let her get away
G G/F# Em C
I should be gone, and on to another fair maiden by now
G G/F# Em C
Shoot for the spring, put wing to the water and soar out of this town
G G/F# Em C
But I'll be here when the winter trades the color for the gray
D
And she'll be gone and on, she'll be gone and on
G G/F# Em C
I should be gone, and on to another fair maiden by now
G G/F# Em C
Head for the south, the mouth of the river that cuts across this ground
G G/F# Em C
But I'll be here when the winter drains the summer from the sun
D
And she'll be gone and on, she'll be gone and on to another love
Em C
Em
She's a swan in the city
C
She belongs to the melody line
Em
Every push is a promise
C
Every pull is a bottle of wine
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