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  J. Swallow
  
  Music by U2
  Lyrics by Bono
  Transcribed by Brandon Leniart 
  
  This is the B-side for "Fire", and it's available on the "U2 R.O.K." CD, the
  yellow one with Bono on the front with his early 80's haircut.  It also has
  live versions of 11 O'clock Tick Tock and The Ocean, but certainly not the
  best performances of them.  I'd only recommend getting this CD if you're a
  die-hard U2 fan.  J. Swallow is a nice song, but too short.  Niall Stokes, of
  Hot Press Magazine discribed this song as "a jumbled collage of
  sounds...recorded under another element, water."  It is a little confusing to
  listen to, especially the lyrics, which I won't attempt to write out--even
  the U2 Lyric Archive was stumped!  Anyway, tune down 1/2 step, and it sounds
  nice if you use the bridge or bridge/middle pickup.  It's not the best
  transcription, but the beginning part has a major sound, and the vocal has a
  minor sound.  
  
  (these two fills can be heard throughout the song)
  1------------------------------------------
  2--------------5---------------------------
  3------------------------4-------------x--x
  4---2----------------------------2----x--x-
  5------------------------------------------
  6------------------------------------------
  
  (slow and distorted)
  1---------
  2---------
  3---9b11--
  4---------
  5---------
  6---------
  
  Intro (let notes ring):
  1---0--------------------------------------------------------0--
  2-------------2----------------------------------------------0--
  3-----------------------2-------------------------2/4-----------  (twice)
  4-------------------------------------------------2/4----------
  5------------------------------------------0--------------------
  6---------------------------------------------------------------
  
  1---0----------------------------------------------------0----2----0------
  2----------2----------------------------------------0-------------------0-
  3---------------------2-----------------2/4-------------------------------  (twice)
  4---------------------------------------2/4-------------------------------
  5---------------------------------0---------------------------------------
  6-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  (then the vocals come in)
  1-------------------------------------------------------------
  2----------------------0----0------------------------0----3---
  3-------------0-------------3------------------------2----2---
  4---2-----------------------2------------------------2----0---
  5----------------------------0------------------------0-------
  6-------------------------------------------------------------
  
  (ending)
  1---<12>----
  2---<12>----
  3---<12>----
  4-----------
  5-----------
  6-----------
  
  It finishes up with the 1st riff up at the top.  If you have a live version
  of this song with decipherable lyrics, the U2 Lyrics Archive would appreciate
  them.

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