Learn to play "Swamp Music" 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.
E I'm going down to the swamp Gonna watch me a hound dog catch a 'coon A Well, I'm going down to the swamp E Going to watch me a hound dog catch a 'coon B You know the hound dog make-a music A E On a summer night under a full moon Lord, fetch my cane pole mama Gonna catch a bream or maybe two Lord, fetch my cane pole mama Gonna catch a bream or maybe two And when the hound dog start barking Sounds like ol' Son House singing the blues Chorus: E Hound dog sing that Swamp, Swamp, Swamp, Swamp music Swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp music B7 When the hound dog starts singin', A E I ain't got them big ol' city blues. Well, hey pretty mama Lord, just take that city hike Said go ahead pretty mama Lord, just take your city hike Well, I'd rather live with the hound dogs For the rest of my natural born life Chorus: Singing that Swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp music Swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp music Well, I'd rather live with the hound dogs For the rest of my natural born life Well, I'd wanna live with the hound dogs For the rest of my natural born life You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA E B B7 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 "Swamp Music" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Swamp Music" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.