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Forget the Swan  Dinosaur Jr.

Band Name: Dinosaur Jr.
Album: Dinosaur
Song: Forget the Swan (Track 2)
Written by J. Mascis
Note: Jazzmaster/Jaguar sound the best on the intro, but anything works.
Intro:
(Drums/then Bass/then guitar enters)
 
 E|------1---0---|3-------------|
 B|--1---------1-|----0-1---0---|
 G|2---2---------|--------2---0-|
 D|--------------|--------------|
 A|--------------|--------------|
 E|--------------|--------------|

(Repeat 3 times)
 
 E|--------------|--------------|
 B|--------------|--------------|
 G|0---0-0---0-2-|0-0-0-2-0-----|
 D|--------------|--------------|
 A|--------------|--------------|
 E|--------------|--------------|

Refrain: (Note: Ignore measure marks, altered for readability.)
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]  
 
 E|0---0---------|--------------|0---0---------|--------------|
 B|1---1---1-1-1-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|1---1---1-1-1-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|
 G|2---2---2-2-2-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|
 D|2---2---2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|2---2---2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|
 A|0-------------|2---2-2-2-2-2-|0---0---------|2---2-2-2-2-2-|
 E|0-------------|0---0-0-0-0-0-|0---0---------|0---0-0-0-0-0-|

It's Floating... through the abyss...
(Repeat)
Refrain 2:
 
 E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 G|4---4---4-4-4-|5---5-5-5-5-5-|7---7---7-7-7-|7---7-7-7-7-7-|
 D|4---4---4-4-4-|5---5-5-5-5-5-|7---7---7-7-7-|7---7-7-7-7-7-|
 A|2---2---2-2-2-|3---3-3-3-3-3-|5---5---5-5-5-|5---5-5-5-5-5-|
 E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

This spell would be clear in non - tradition...
(Repeat)
Chorus:
 
 E|0---0---------|0-------------|--------------|--------------|
 B|1---1---1-1-1-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|--------------|
 G|2---2---2-2-2-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|5---5---5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-|
 D|2---2---2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|5---5---5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-|
 A|0---0---0-0-0-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|3---3---3-3-3-|5---5-5-5-5-5-|
 E|0---0---0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|--------------|

Forget the Swan a stone swims near...
(Repeat)
Chorus 2: (This part is difficult to hear due to Lou Barlow's bass parts often sound
similar to Mascis's guitar parts, but here's the general chord structure.)
 
 e|3--3-3--3-3---|0--0-0--0-0---|2--3-3--2-2---|--------------|
 B|0--0-0--0-0---|1--1-1--1-1---|3--3-3--2-2---|3--3-3--------|
 G|0--0-0--0-0---|2--2-2--2-2---|2--2-2--2-2---|0--0-0--------|
 D|0--0-0--0-0---|2--2-2--2-2---|0--0-0--0-0---|2--2-2--------|
 A|2--2-2--2-2---|0--0-0--0-0---|--------------|3--3-3-3-3-2-1|
 E|3--3-3--3-3---|0--0-0--0-0---|--------------|--------------|

How I tried to warn my neighbor...

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