City Swans

Neko Case

Transposer:

Notes: The Am in the bridge has a walking bass line. Here are the chords: Am/B: x2x21x Am/C: x3x21x Intro Riff and Verse 1: (Play through twice) |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7------|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5------|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7------|---7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9----| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5------|---5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Verse 1](N.C.) (Continue Intro Riff) Baby come out I’ll meet you in the street At the place by the old fire station We’ll get something to eat Like we talked about. [Verse 2] C Cadd11 Baby come down C Cadd11 It’s been a while now C Cadd11 I’ve got so many things I could tell you If my stubborn mouth doesn’t let me down. [Chorus] And I can’t look at you straight-on You’re made from something different than I know [Verse 3] I try to slip the marching clock But centipedes invade my thoughts Without free will I heel and I go I step onto that metal plate Where it meets the dazzling sound of trains And I beg those trains to run. [Chorus] And I can’t look at you straight-on You’re made from something different than I know [Bridge] My eyes are on the sidewalk It’s gum holding your feet I swear under my breath Because I’m starving in your gravity You’re made from something different than I know [Instrumental Solo] [Verse 4] You linger just a little long I see your gun is drawn with the safety on You can walk me back to my hotel Like it was home. And I smell those fools you made cordwood of In petty dreams that leave me sleeping here in your arms. City swans Our crook’d necks long City swans [Chorus] And I can’t look at you straight-on You’re made from something different than I know [Bridge] And it breaks my heart just like the day That I looked down and I realized I’d been sailing so long I’d become the shore mmmhmmm City swans mmmhmmm Our crook’d necks long City swans [Outro] End on C

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La chanson évoque un rendez-vous entre deux personnes, où l'une invite l'autre à se retrouver dans un lieu familier, plein de souvenirs. Elle reflète une nostalgie et un désir de connexion, tout en soulignant les difficultés de communication et d'ouverture émotionnelle. Les paroles parlent de la beauté et de la complexité des relations, avec l’image des "cygnes de la ville" qui symbolisent à la fois l'élégance et les luttes sous-jacentes du quotidien urbain. Le contexte semble être ancré dans des souvenirs partagés et un amour qui lutte contre les attentes et les révélations personnelles. L'atmosphère est teintée d'un mélange de tendresse et de mélancolie, comme si l'on contemplait avec émotion les moments passés, tout en cherchant à naviguer à travers les incertitudes de l'avenir.

Le Chansonnier