Swingin'
John Anderson
Intro
B Bb A
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B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
( he does this the whole time he is in the E chord)
Riff 1
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B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(just keep repeating this until you get to the chorus)
E(riff 1)
There's a little girl in our neighborhood
Her name is Charlotte Johnson and she's really lookin' good
I had to go and see her, so I called her on the phone
I walked over to her house, and this was goin' on
Her brother was on the sofa eatin' chocolate pie
Her momma was in the kitchen cuttin chicken up to fry
Her daddy was in the backyard rollin' up a garden hose
I was on the porch with Charlotte feelin' love down to my toes
Chorus:
Riff 2
(And we were swingin ) (Yes we were swingin)
A E
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_anderson/swingin_tab.html ]
Riff 3
charlotte's pretty......sing cant believe............swing
B Bb A
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-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
(Riff 2)
A
And we were swingin
E
Yes we were swingin
Riff 3
(charlotte's pretty......sing) (cant believe............swing)
B Bb A
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-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
B
Little Charlette she's as pretty
As the angels when they sing
A
I can't believe I'm out here
On the front porch in this swing
E
Just A-swingin
Keyboard does a poor solo Then the Chorus Again Then On to the Next Verse
Riff 1
E
Now Charlette's she's a darlin, she's the apple of my eye
And when I'm on the swing with her it makes me almost high
And Charlette is my lover and she has been since the spring
I just can't believe it started on her front porch
in this swing
Chorus then the second half of Chorus(little charlottes just as pretty..)
Ending
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-7--6--4--2~-------|
-5--4--2--2~-------|
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Thats it very simple but it is one of his biggest hits and he actually wrote
this one.
