Song :
D
Intro :
C F G Bb E7 A7
Dm D A
I've been away from you a long time
Dm
I never thought I'd miss you so
G Dm G
Somehow I feel, your love is real
Dm A7
Near you I wanna be
Dm D A
The birds are singing it is song time
Dm
The banjo's strumming soft and low
G Dm G
I know that you, yearn for me too
Dm A7
Swannee, you're calling me
Pre Chorus :
D
Swanee, how I love you, how I love you,
G D
my dear old Swanee
D Bbdim7
I give the world to be,
A D7
among the folks in D-I-X
Chorus :
D
I even though my mammy, waiting for me,
Gm D
praying for me, down by the Swanee
D G Em
The folks up north will see me no more,
A7 D
when I get to that Swanee shore
Bridge :
A7 D A7 D A7 D
whistling bird
D
I love the old folks at home
Pre Chorus :
D
Swanee, how I love you, how I love you,
G D
my dear old Swanee
D Bbdim7
I give the world to be,
A D7
among the folks in D-I-X
Chorus :
D
I even though my mammy, waiting for me,
Gm D
praying for me, down by the Swanee
D G Em
The folks up north will see me no more,
A7 D
when I get to that Swanee shore
