I’ve been a (Bbm)way from you a (Fm)long time.

I nev er (G7)thought I’d (Bbm7)miss you (Fm)so.

(Bb)Some how I (Fm)feel

(Bb)your love was (Fm)real.

(Fm)Near you I long to (C)be.

The birds are (Bbm)sing ing, it is (Fm)song time,

the ban jos (G7)strum min’ (Bbm7)soft and (Fm)low.

(Bb)I know that (Fm)you

(Bb)yearn for me (Fm)too.

(Fm)Swan ee, I long to (C)be.

you’re call ing (Fm)me.

(F)Swan

ee,

(F)how I love you, how I love you, (Bb)my

(Gm7)dear (C9)old (F)Swan ee;

(C)I’d (F)give (C7)the (F)world

(Db7)to

(C9)be

(Gm)a (D7)mong (Db7)the (C9)folks

(C7)in

(F)D I X I (C7)E ven though my (F)mam

my’s

(F)wait ing for me, pray ing for me (Bb)down

(Gm7)by (C9)the (F)Swan ee.

(C)The (F)folks (C7)up (F)north

(F)will

(Bb)see me (Bb)no more

(F#dim)when (C7)I go to the Swan ee shore.

(F)Swan

ee,

(F)how I love you, how I love you, (Bb)my

(Gm7)dear (C9)old (F)Swan ee;

(C)I’d (F)give (C7)the (F)world

(Db7)to

(C9)be

(Gm)a (D7)mong (Db7)the (C9)folks

(C7)in

(F)D I X I (C7)E ven though my (F)mam

my’s

(F)wait ing for me, pray ing for me (Bb)down

(Gm7)by (C9)the (F)Swan ee.

(C)The (F)folks (C7)up (F)north

(F)will

(Bb)see me (Bb)no more

(F#dim)when (C7)I go to the Swan ee shore.

(I’ll be hap py, I’ll be hap py.) (C7)Swan ee,

(F)Swan ee,

(C7)I am com ing back to (F)Swan ee,

(C7)Mam my,

(F)Mam my,

I (F)love the (G9)old (C7)folks at (F)home.

(C7)Swan ee,

(F)Swan ee,

(C7)I am com ing back to (F)Swan ee,

(C7)Mam my,

(F)Mam my,

I (F)love the (G9)old (C7)folks at (F)home.

(F)home.