Black Sabbath - Swinging the Chain: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Swinging the Chain" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Swinging the Chain Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Black Sabbath
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Swinging the Chain" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Am It's against my uniform To be a civil judge All the songs are history now 'Bout rock stars and their grudge Let us cast our minds back To thirty years or more You took up all the vandals Will Hitler beat 'em all? Chorus: Dm C And we're sad and sorry Dm C We're really sorry that it happened that way Dm C Yes, we're sad and sorry B E But why'd you have to treat us that way? Compare ourselves with others And cover them in sin Oh, God what a terrible A terrible state we're in There must be some way out of here A compromise that's right If we cannot work it out We're gonna have to fight Chorus: And we're sad and sorry We're really sorry that it happened that way Yes, we're sad and sorry We cannot go on in those days Dm I'm talking about my brothers Yeah, I'm talking 'bout sisters as well And I wish you good luck Good luck! Gm C Gm Oh, but the world's still on fire C (you gotta believe) Chain the hope you take on, liar (you gotta believe) This fire (you gotta believe) We're on fire, we're on fire, yeah! (you gotta believe) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  E  Gm  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Swinging the Chain" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Swinging the Chain" by Black Sabbath.