Swanee

I've been (Bbm)away from you a (Fm)long time.

I never (G7)thought I'd (Bbm7)miss you (Fm)so.

(Bb)Somehow I (Fm)feel (Bb)your love was (Fm)real.

Near you I long to (C)be.

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

the banjos (G7)strummin' (Bbm7)soft and (Fm)low.

(Bb)I know that (Fm)you (Bb)yearn for me (Fm)too.

Swanee, I long to (C)be.

(C7)you're calling (Fm)me.

(F)Swanee, (Faug)how I love you, how I love you,

(Bb)my (Gm7)dear (C9)old

(F)Swanee; (C)I'd (F)give (C7)the (F)world (Db7)to (C9)be (Gm)(D7)among (Db7)the (C9)folks (C7)in

(F)(C7)DIXIEven though my (F)mammy's (Faug)waiting for me,

praying for me (Bb)down (Gm7)by (C9)the

(F)Swanee. (C)The (F)folks (C7)up (F)north (Faug)will (Bb)see me no more (F#dim)when (C7)I go to the Swanee shore.

(F)Swanee, (Faug)how I love you, how I love you,

(Bb)my (Gm7)dear (C9)old

(F)Swanee; (C)I'd (F)give (C7)the (F)world (Db7)to (C9)be (Gm)(D7)among (Db7)the (C9)folks (C7)in

(F)(C7)DIXIEven though my (F)mammy's (Faug)waiting for me,

praying for me (Bb)down (Gm7)by (C9)the

(F)Swanee. (C)The (F)folks (C7)up (F)north (Faug)will (Bb)see me no more (F#dim)when (C7)I go to the Swanee shore.

(F)(I'll be happy,

I'll be happy.)

(C7)Swanee, (F)Swanee, (C7)I am coming back to

(F)Swanee, (C7)Mammy, (F)Mammy,

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

(C7)Swanee, (F)Swanee, (C7)I am coming back to

(F)Swanee, (C7)Mammy, (F)Mammy,

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

(F)home.