“Swan Song”             by Bill Thompson

Verse one

G                                                                   D

I don’t know what you’ve done to me.

Em                                                                B

On that much we can finally agree.

C                                                                  G

Our love song lost its harmony.                                                              

Am                                                              D

Now it’s way off key.  And there’s no melody.

Verse two

A slow death on a lost highway,

Had no place to go, so we both stayed.

Under the pressure of our dismay.

Saw our love fade.  We were so afraid.

Chorus

C                                                                 B

Voice in my brain asked, “What went wrong?”

D                                                                Em

But the truth, I must accept.

C                                                                B

Co-wrote the lines to our swan song.

D                                                                Em

But guilt don’t rhyme with regret.

Am                                                            D

Was nothing I could do… to hold on to you.

Verse three

The leaves fell from our lover’s tree.

The reasons remain a mystery.

Bare branches that looked half-dead.

Loneliness straight ahead.  Was I so misled?

Verse four

Our love silently disappeared.

A danger that I’d always feared.

It just happened like the melting snow.

Seasons’ change you know.  Had to let you go.

Chorus

Bridge

Am                     C                   Em               G

Am                     C                   Em               D

Verse five

Ignored the signs that went unchecked.

Sat quietly through the disconnect.

Unfazed when it first began.

Maybe that was our plan?  Did we give a damn?

Verse six

Confused solace with love it seems.

Thoughts of the good old days replaced future dreams.

The passion only lasted while goin’ strong.

So now we just play along.  To our swan song.

Chorus

C                                                                 B

Voice in my brain asked, “What went wrong?”

D                                                                Em

But the truth, I must accept.

C                                                                B

Co-wrote the lines to our swan song.

D                                                                Em

But guilt don’t rhyme with regret.

Am                                                            D

Was nothing I could do… to hold on to you.

Am                                                            G                        x2

And it won’t be long… until our swan song.

No, it won’t be long… until the swan song.

The TrueVulgarians

Swan Song ft. Joseph Rodriguez

Words & music by Bill Thompson who sang lead vocal and played acoustic guitar; Jacki Grapentine on back-up vocals; all added music, arrangement and production by J. Rodriguez