Black Sabbath - Swinging the Chain: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Swinging the Chain" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

B

Guitar chord 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.

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