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                        SWAMP MUSIC - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Written by: E. King/R. Van Zant
Album: "Second Helping"     (1974, MCA Records)
Guitarists: Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Ed King

INTRO:

   E          
   B          
   G          
   D          
   A    0h2 4 
   E          

    E

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2      0h1             4x
   D                                                           0         
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      1/2       0 / 4 
   E  0       0     0      0            0       0     0      0           
                                                             |-----------|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |   (1st time only)

The part below is played with the staff above, starting at Bar 9 (pickup
notes are in Bar 8).

            Bar 9        10

   E                                                                    
   B                                                                    
   G                                                                    
   D        2                                                            
   A  4\2/4                      0 /4                             0h2/4 
   E                                   0                                


   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D                                                                     
   A  7~~                      7\4\2                                     
   E                                 0                                   
                                                                 I'm going

1ST VERSE:
Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0 2 2      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0 2 2 
   A                                                                     
   E  0 0                0              0 0                0             
  | .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2      0h1             
   D                                                                     
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      1/2             
   E  0       0     0      0            0       0     0                  
   down   to   the   swamp,               Gonna watch me a hound dog
                                                             catch a 'coon

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0 2 2      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0     
   A                                                                 2/4 
   E  0 0                0              0 0                0             
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2      0h1             
   D                                                                     
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      1/2             
   E  0       0     0      0            0       0     0                  
                                                           Well, I'm going

Gt2

   E                                                           7         
   B                        1p0                                      10  
   G  2~~                       2           2~~              9     9     
   D                                                                     
   A                              3^q 0                                   
   E                                                                     
  |                  .  .  .     .      .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .   |
Gt1 A                                                                     |

   E                                                     9 8   7     5   
   B      2   x 3   x  5   x 3   3          2   x 3                      
   G      2   x 2   x  2   x 2   2   0 h2   2   x 2      9 8   7   x 6   
   D                                 0 h2                                
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
   down   to   the   swamp,               Gonna watch me a hound dog
                                                             catch a 'coon

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B  9\                                                                 
   G                                                                     
   D  9\  2 2 0 2          2 2 0 0 2 2      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0 2 2 
   A                                                                     
   E                0    0              0 0                0             
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E  4\                                                                 
   B                                                                     
   G  4\  0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2      0h1             
   D                                                                     
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      1/2             
   E          0     0      0            0       0     0                  
                                                              You know the

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      4 4 2 4   4                                                    
   D                                                                     
   A  2                                                             0 /4 
   E                                                                     
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 B                                   A                                 |

   E                                        5   3     2      0           
   B      4   x 5   x  7     5   3                               3       
   G      4   x 4   x  4             0 h2 / 6   4   2 2    0   0         
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                0 /4 
   E                                                                     
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
   hound dog make-a music,                  On a summer night under a full

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D  2~~                                                    0     2     
   A                              0 /4                   0h2   0h2       
   E                                    0                            3^q 
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2                      
   D                                                         0     2     
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      0h2   0h2       
   E  0       0     0      0            0       0                    3^q 
   moon,                                                        Lord,

2ND VERSE:   (follow staves as numbered)  (Gt2 part is same as 1st Verse)
    E

   E                                                                     
   B      9   x 10  x  12  x 10  10         9   x 10  x  9               
   G      9   x  9  x   9  x  9   9         9   x  9  x  9               
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
1.     fetch my cane pole, mama,         Gonna catch a bream, or maybe two
2.                                                              Lord,

    A

   E                                                     9 8   7     5   
   B      2   x 3   x  5   x 3   3          2   x 3                      
   G      2   x 2   x  2   x 2   2   0 h2   2   x 2      9 8   7   x 6   
   D                                 0 h2                                
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
3.     fetch my cane pole, mama,         Gonna catch a bream, or maybe two

   E

   E  4\                                                                 
   B      9   x 10  x  12  x 10  10         9   x 10  x  9               
   G  4\  9   x  9  x   9  x  9   9         9   x  9  x  9               
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
4.                                                            And when the

    B                                   A

   E                                        5   7      8       9 12 /14\12
   B      4   x 5   x  7     5   3                                       
   G      4   x 4   x  4             0 h2 / 6   7  7/8    8/9            
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
5. hound dog start barkin'              Sounds like ol' Son House
                                                         singin' the blues

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0 2 2      2 2 0 2   2      2 0     2 2 
   A                                                               0     
   E  0 0                0              0 0                0             
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B            2      3     2   2                2                      
   G      4                                 4            4               
   D      2   x 2   x  2   x 2   2          2   x 2   x  2               
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
6.                                                     Hound dog sing that

CHORUS 1:
Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                    7~    7~    7~     7~            
   D                                                             9 7 9   
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D                                    5~    5~    5~     5~            
   A                                                             7 5 7   
   E                                                                     
   Swamp swamp swamp    swamp music

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                    7 h8  7                          
   G                                                9      7 9 7         
   D                                                             9 7     
   A                                                                 9   
   E                                                                     
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                    7 h9  7                          
   D                                              9\7      5 7 5         
   A                                                             7 5     
   E                                                                 7   
   Swamp swamp swamp    swamp music,                              When the

Gt1 B                                  A  +     +            +

   E                                                                     
   B      4   x 5   x  7     5   3        8^q   8^q   8     8^q          
   G      4   x 4   x  4           0 /9  x     x     x     x     9p7  7 9~
   D                                                               9     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .  .   .    .
   hound dog starts singin',           I ain't got them big ol' city blues

Gt2

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                     2     2     2   
   D      2 2 0 2   2      2 0   0 2 2      2 2 0 2   0  0     0     0   
   A                                                                     
   E  0 0                0              0 0                              
  |                                                                       |
Gt1 E                                                                     |

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2                      
   D                                                         0     2     
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      0h2   0h2       
   E          0     0      0            0       0                    3^q 

GUITAR SOLO:   (see end of tab for Guitar 2 part)
         E

   E       12~~                                                         
   B                                                                    
   G 11^w      hb              (13)r11  9~~                        11^w  
   D                                                                    
   A                                                                    
   E                                                                    

   E

   E  12~~                                                               
   B                                                                 12^w
   G      hb                    (13)r11  9~            9    11^w r^w      
   D                                               11                    
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     

   A

   E    12                                               
   B       (14)r12        12                             
   G  hb           11^s  [12 12] r11    9h11  9     9  9~ 
   D                                            11       
   A                                                     
   E                                                     
    .     .      .      .       .     .     .     .

   A

   E                             12 12      12 12      12
   B                             12 12      12 12      12
   G        9  9~      9  11^w          11^w       11^w   
   D    11          11                                   
   A                                                     
   E                                                     
    .     .     .    .        .    .       .     .

   E

   E  12                                                   
   B  12     12 12     12 12      12 12     12 12     12 12
   G     11^w      11^w      11^w        11^w      11^w     
   D                                                       
   A                                                       
   E                                                       
    .      .     .      .        .     .      .      .

   E

   E                                                     
   B      12 12     12 12     12                          
   G  11^w      11^w      11^w   (13)r11 9 11 9    9  11 
   D                          hb                 11       
   A                                                     
   E                                                     
    .      .      .     .        .      .    .    .

   B

   E              12h14 12     12 15^w  15^w 15^w  15 12h15
   B     12 12 14          14                              
   G /13                                                   
   D                                                       
   A                                                       
   E                                                       
    .     .     .     .       .      .      .     .

   A

   E p12                                               
   B     15^w                                          
   G                             Guitar   2   part     
   D                                                   
   A                                                   
   E                                                   
    .      .    .     .       .     .     .     .

   E

   E      12      12      12          12      12       
   B                                                   
   G  11^w    11^w    11^w        11^w    11^w    11^w 
   D                                                   
   A                                                   
   E                                                   
    .     .     .   .        .       .   .     .

   E

   E  12      12      12       12      12         
   B                                              
   G      11^w    11^w     11^w    11^w           
   D                                              
   A                                              
   E                                              
    .   .     .     .     .     .     .   Oh, hey

3RD VERSE:    (Guitar 1 part is tabbed, Gt 2 part is same as 1st Verse)
    E                             +     +

   E                                                                     
   B                     x x x x x 11^s  11^s                             
   G                     x x x x x                                       
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
              pretty mama,                  Lord, just take that city hike

    E

   E                                                                     
   B                         12                                          
   G          9  11 9  11^w     9    11    9~                            
   D   9 11p9                      11  11     11 9                       
   A                                               11\9 7 9 7 ~           
   E                                                                     
   .   .    .  .      .     .   .   .      .  .    .      .    .  .  .  .
                                                           Said, go ahead,

    A

   E                                                     9 8   7     5   
   B      2   x 3   x  5   x 3   3          2   x 3                      
   G      2   x 2   x  2   x 2   2   0 h2   2   x 2      9 8   7   x 6   
   D                                 0 h2                                
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
              pretty mama,                  Lord, just take your city hike

   E

   E  4\        9         9        9       9
   B             12        12       12      
   G  4\  11^w     11^w      11^w     11^w  
   D                                        
   A                                        
   E                                        
    .   .     .  .       .  .     .  .

    E

   E         9       9                           
   B  12      12      12                         
   G    11^w    11^w    11^w    11 9    9         
   D                                11   11p9    
   A                                          11 
   E                                             
    .      .  .     .       .    .    .    .
                                       Well, I'd

    B                                   A

   E                                                                     
   B      4   x 5   x  7   x 5          2                                
   G      4   x 4   x  4   x 4          2                                
   D  9~                                     keyboard         part       
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
   rather live with the hound dogs,        For the rest of my natural born

    E

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G      0h1   2      4     2   2          0h1   2      0h1             
   D                                                                     
   A      1/2   4      5     4   4   2      1/2   4      1/2             
   E  0       0     0      0            0       0     0                  
   life,                                                      That's right

                                                    E

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D      0     0 2~    2       0                   2~~                  
   A                      0h1h2   1p0                                    
   E  3^q   3^q                       3  0 0   0 3 0                      
                                                              Singing that

CHORUS 2:
Play Bars 1-4 of Chorus 1, then:
Gt1                                                 E

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D      0     0 2~    2       0                   2~~                  
   A        0h2           0h1h2   1p0                                    
   E  3/4                             3  0 0   0 3 0                      

Play Bars 5-8 of Chorus 1, then:    (Well, I'd)
Gt1 B                                  A

   E                                     10     10    10      10  10      
   B      4   x 5   x  7     5   3                                   10 8
   G      4   x 4   x  4           0       11^w   12^w  11^w             
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
   rather live with the hound dogs,        For the rest of my natural born

    E

   E                       12       12       12       12        12       
   B                                                                     
   G  9~                  (13)r11  (13)r11  (13)r11   (13)r11   (13)r11   
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
   life,             (pre-bend & release bracketed notes)        Well, I'd

    B                                   A

   E                                 7                                   
   B                                        8     7      5     3   2     
   G r11               7h8   9   7h8        9     7      6     4   2     
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
   wanna live with the hound dogs,         For the rest of my natural born

                                                    E

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G                                                                     
   D      0     0 2~    2       0                   2~~                  
   A                      0h1h2   1p0                                    
   E  3^q   3^q                       3  0 0   0 3 0                      
   life                                                  (Whoo)

Rhythm Guitar part during Guitar Solo:   (follow staves as numbered)(parts of this are a keyboard part)

    E

   E                                                                     
   B                                                                     
   G     /4     2      0h1 1 2   1         /4     2      0h1 1 2   1     
   D                                                                     
   A     /5     4      1/2 2 4   2         /5     4      1/2 2 4   2     
   E                                                                     
1./2./4./6.                             .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .

    A

   E                                                                     
   B      5     3      0h2 2 3   2          5     3      0h2 2 3   2     
   G      2     2      2   2 2   2          2     2      2   2 2   2     
   D                                                                     
   A                                                                     
   E                                                                     
3.

    B                                   A

   E                                                                     
   B      7     5      2h4 4 5   4      5~    3~                         
   G      4     4      4   4 4   4                4\2      0   0         
   D                                                             2 0     
   A                                                                 2   
   E                                                                     
5.                                      .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .

Notes:

^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi,q=quarter)      ~...vibrato
hb..hold bend                                 =...hold note
r...release bend                              +...pinch harmonic
h...hammer on                                 /...slide up
p...pull off                                  \...slide down
x...muted note

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their
 interpretation of the song.)
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E
B
G 0h1 2	4 2 2	0h1 2	0h1	4x
D			0
A 1/2 4	5 4 4 2	1/2 4	1/2 0 / 4
E 0 0 0	0	0 0 0	0
E				9 8 7 5
B	2 x 3 x	5 x 3 3	2 x 3
G	2 x 2 x	2 x 2 2 0	h2 2 x 2	9 8 7 x 6
D		0	h2
A
E
E			9 8 7 5
B 2 x 3 x	5 x 3 3	2 x 3
G 2 x 2 x	2 x 2 2 0	h2 2 x 2	9 8 7 x 6
D	0	h2
A
E
E 4\
B 9 x 10 x	12 x 10 10	9 x 10 x	9
G 4\ 9 x 9 x	9 x 9 9	9 x 9 x	9
D
A
E
E		5 7 8	9 12 /14\12
B 4 x 5 x	7 5 3
G 4 x 4 x	4 0	h2 / 6 7 7/8	8/9
D
A
E
E
B 4 x 5 x	7 5 3	8^q 8^q 8	8^q
G 4 x 4 x	4 0 /9	x x x	x 9p7 7 9~
D			9
A
E
E	12 12 12 12 12
B	12 12 12 12 12
G 9 9~ 9 11^w	11^w 11^w
D 11 11
A
E
E 12
B 12 12 12 12 12	12 12 12 12 12 12
G 11^w 11^w 11^w	11^w 11^w
D
A
E
E
B 12 12 12 12 12
G 11^w 11^w 11^w	(13)r11 9 11 9 9 11
D hb	11
A
E
E		10 10 10	10 10
B 4 x 5 x	7 5 3		10 8
G 4 x 4 x	4 0	11^w 12^w	11^w
D
A
E
E	12 12 12	12 12
B
G 9~	(13)r11 (13)r11 (13)r11	(13)r11 (13)r11
D
A
E
E
B
G /4 2	0h1 1 2 1	/4 2	0h1 1 2 1
D
A /5 4	1/2 2 4 2	/5 4	1/2 2 4 2
E