Swing Life Away is a song by the band Rise Against, featured on their third studio album, Siren Song of the Counter Culture. It discusses finding contentment in the simple things in life and the value of moments spent with loved ones. It was inspired by simple living and personal relationships.
Key: G
Introduction:
C9
Em
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C9
Am I loud and clear or am I breaking up?
Em
G
C9
Am I still your charm or am I just bad luck?
Em
G
C9
D4
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?
Em
G
C9
I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Em
G
C9
Let's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worse
Em
G
C9
D4
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words
Em
G
C9
D4
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em
G
C9
D4
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em
G
C9
D4
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
Em
G
C9
D4
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
Em
G
C9
I've been here so long; think that its time to move
Em
G
C9
The winter's so cold summer's over too soon
Em
G
C9
D4
so let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow
Em
G
C9
I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
Em
G
C9
But we've had some times I wouldn't trade for the world
Em
G
C9
D4
We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go
Em
G
C9
D4
We live on front porches and swing life away
Em
G
C9
D4
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
Em
G
C9
D4
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
Em
G
C9
D4
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand