A Swallow Song Chords

Song Title: A Swallow Song
Artist: Mimi & Richard Fariña
Album: Reflections In A Crystal Wind (1965)
 
https://youtu.be/zHNSAK-iWy0?si=9HxSRms3q-xRb_hO
 
Original in Bbm
 
 
[Intro]
 
Em  Bm     Bm  Em      Am
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
     Em     Em/D         Am/C          B7
Come wander quietly and listen to the wind;
     Em       Em/D   Em/C      B   Bsus2   B
Come near and listen  to  the sky --------- y
     Am      Em             B7
Come walking high above the rolling of the sea
     Am                         B7
And  watch the swallows as they fly
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
      Em    Em/D             Am/C            B
There is no sorrow like the murmur of their wings
      Em    Em/D   Em/C       B Bsus2  B
There is no choir  like their so-------ng
       Am   Em              B7
There is no power like the freedom of their flight,
 Am                        B7
While the swallows roam alone
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
       Em         Em/D        Am/C             B7
Do you hear the calling of a hundred thousand boys?
 Em      Em/D     Em/C     B Bsus2  B
Hear the trembling in the sto-------ne?
        Am       Em          B7
Do you hear the angry bells ringing in the night?
        Am                              B7
Do you hear the swallows when they've flown?
 
 
[Solo]
 
Em    Em/D    Am     B7
Em    Em/D    Em/C   B7
Am    Em      B
Am                  B7
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
    Em        Em/D            Am/C              B7
And will the breezes blow the petals from your hand?
    Em         Em/D  Em/C       B  Bsus2  B
And will some loving ease your pa---------in?
    Am        Em             B7
And will this silence drive confusion from your soul?
    Am                       B7
And will the swallows come again?
 
 
 
   Note #1
   The song's original key off the album is in B flat minor.
   The song is transposed to the key of E minor allowing it to be fingerpicked
   at an easier location on the fretboard and with better chords.
 
   Note #2 - History
   The Swallow Song's melody is haunting yet soothing,having survived
   60's Folk circles. It has Renaissance overtones and takes its theme
   from the traditional Sephardic song "Los Bibilicos".
   There also recorded versions by Joan Baez on the "Memories" album
   (released 1968) as well as Joan Baez's 1995 release "Ring Them Bells"
   featuring a duet with her sister Mimi Farina.
   Off the original liner notes Richard Farina wrote ....
   "A Swallow Song"
   "For Joanie, who coaxed the creatures from the Big Sur wind, and eased
    the trembling of their wings"
 
    Enjoy the magic
    Transcribed and researched by
    Jackie Don Loe
    Dallas, TX - May 5/14/04
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