Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Chords
by Johnny Cash
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, A#, C7 and F7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
F A# F
Swing low, sweet chariot,
C7
Comin' for to carry me home.
F7 A# F
Swing low, sweet chariot,
C7 F
Comin' for to carry me home.
F A# F
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
C7
Comin' for to carry me home.
F7 A# F
A band of angels comin' after me,
C7 F
Comin' for to carry me home.
F A# F
If you get there before I do,
C7
Comin' for to carry me home.
F7 A# F
Just tell my friends that I'm a comin' too.
C7 F
Comin' for to carry me home.
F A# F
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
C7
Comin' for to carry me home.
F7 A# F
But still my soul feels heavenly bound.
C7 F
Comin' for to carry me home.