Biography:
Swans is a band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.
Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea.
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Artist: Swans
Title: Will We Survive
C Bb6 A G x2
Verse:
C
I'll drink the moonlight from your hands
Bb6 A
I'll swim an ocean filled with sorrow
G
No lover please don't go
C
We can crucify tomorrow
Bb6
Let the sunlight feed the air
A
Let it fill our lungs with lies
G
We'll be memorized by shadows
C
But our loneliness will survive
Chorus:
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
Bb A6 x4
G C
Verse:
C Bb6
Now the sugar in your soft voice
A
Makes the sweetness in your weeping
G
And the black rose that you swallowed
C
Feeds the solitude you're dreaming
Bb6
No I'll never taste your tears again
A
In the darkness that we're breathing in
G
Now the sun will kill the garden
C
In a universe that is bleeding.
Chorus:
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
Solo:
You can strum G in different voicings or repeat this rhythm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-8-8-8---10-8-8-8-8---10-8-8-8-8-10--12--10--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Title: Will We Survive
C Bb6 A G x2
Verse:
C
I'll drink the moonlight from your hands
Bb6 A
I'll swim an ocean filled with sorrow
G
No lover please don't go
C
We can crucify tomorrow
Bb6
Let the sunlight feed the air
A
Let it fill our lungs with lies
G
We'll be memorized by shadows
C
But our loneliness will survive
Chorus:
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
Bb A6 x4
G C
Verse:
C Bb6
Now the sugar in your soft voice
A
Makes the sweetness in your weeping
G
And the black rose that you swallowed
C
Feeds the solitude you're dreaming
Bb6
No I'll never taste your tears again
A
In the darkness that we're breathing in
G
Now the sun will kill the garden
C
In a universe that is bleeding.
Chorus:
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
C
Na-nanana na
Bb6
Na-nanana na
A G
Na-nanana na
Will we survive?
Solo:
You can strum G in different voicings or repeat this rhythm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-8-8-8---10-8-8-8-8---10-8-8-8-8-10--12--10--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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