SWING DOWN, SWEET CHARIOT

LEVEL 5Bb · 160 BPM · Elvis Presley
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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(CN.C.)Why don’t you (F)swing down, sweet char i ot, stop and let me ride.

Swing down, char i ot, stop and let me ride.

(F7)Rock me, Lord, (Bb)rock me, Lord, calm and eas y.

Well I’ve got a home on the oth er (F)side.

Why don’t you (F)swing down, sweet char i ot, stop and let me ride.

Swing down, char i ot, stop and let me ride.

(F7)Rock me, Lord, (Bb)rock me, Lord, calm and eas y.

Well I’ve got a home on the oth er (F)side.

Why don’t you (F)side.

(Swing, swing, swing, swing.) Well,

well.

(Swing, swing, swing.) Well, well, well, well.

(Swing, swing, swing.) E (F)ze kiel went down in the mid dle of the field, He saw i an an gel work in’ on a char i ot wheel.

Was n’t n’t so par tic u lar ’bout the char in’ i ot wheel,

just want ed to see how a char i ot feel.

Why don’t you oth er (F)side.

Well, I got a Fa ther in the Prom ised Land,

ain’t gon na stop un til I shake His hand.

(F7)Rock me, Lord, (Bb)rock me, Lord, calm and eas y, I’ve got a home on the oth er (F)side.

Why don’t you swing down, sweet char i ot, stop and let me ride;

Swing down, char i ot, stop and let me ride.

(F7)Rock me, Lord, (Bb)rock me, Lord, Calm and eas y.

Well, I’ve got a home on the oth er (F)side.

SONG INFO

Level
5 of 5
Key
Bb
Tempo
160 BPM
Chords
Bb C C7 C9 F F7 G7 Gm
Category
Rock
Artist
Elvis Presley

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