Biography:
John Swan, better known as Swanee, is an Australian rock singer. He was born John Archibold Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952. He is the older brother of rock legend Jimmy Barnes and the uncle of singer and stage performer David Campbell, and of singers Mahalia Barnes, Eliza-Jane Barnes, Elly-may Barnes and Jackie Barnes (who performed as Tin Lids). He emigrated to Australia with his family in 1961. When his mother remarried in the mid-60s, he was the only child to keep his natural father's surname.
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[Verse 1]
D Bm
What can I say, what can I do
Dsus2 D
You don't know I'm in love with you
Bm Gm A Ab Dsus4
You walk on by to pass the time of day
D Bm
My eyes meet yours, I'm in dispair
Dsus2 D
I have to hide my face somewhere
Bm Gm A
I try to speak but words cannot explain
A D7
I must refrain
[Bridge 1]
Gmaj7
I'm writing a letter
A
But then what should I say?
Gmaj7
Well, I'm going to write to ask you
[Chorus]
G D Dmaj7
Lady what's your name?
Bm G
And can I walk beside you in the rain?
A D Dmaj7
Just a little smile will make my day
Bm G A Dsus4
Loving you will make me live agaaaaaaaaain
[Verse 2]
D Bm
I search for ways to make a play
Dsus2 D
When it comes down to it I run away
Bm Gm A Ab Dsus4
To get so near but yet I don't know how
D Bm
To break that spell that keeps me high
Dsus2 D
Too fast, too soon, you're gone, my hopes run dry
Bm Gm A
I wonder if you feel the same way too
D7
What can I do
[Bridge 2]
Gmaj7
I could write it in a letter
A
But it all winds up the same
Gmaj7
Guess I'm gonna have to ask you
[Chorus]
G D Dmaj7
Lady what's your name?
Bm G
And can I walk beside you in the rain?
A D Dmaj7
Just a little smile will make my day
Bm Ab
Loving you will make me live a-ga-aaa-in
[Outro]
Eb Ebmaj7
What's your name?
Cm Ab
And can I walk beside you in the rain
Bb Eb Ebmaj7
Just a little smile will make my day
Cm Ab Bb Ebsus4
Loving you will make me live agaaaaaaaaain
D Bm
What can I say, what can I do
Dsus2 D
You don't know I'm in love with you
Bm Gm A Ab Dsus4
You walk on by to pass the time of day
D Bm
My eyes meet yours, I'm in dispair
Dsus2 D
I have to hide my face somewhere
Bm Gm A
I try to speak but words cannot explain
A D7
I must refrain
[Bridge 1]
Gmaj7
I'm writing a letter
A
But then what should I say?
Gmaj7
Well, I'm going to write to ask you
[Chorus]
G D Dmaj7
Lady what's your name?
Bm G
And can I walk beside you in the rain?
A D Dmaj7
Just a little smile will make my day
Bm G A Dsus4
Loving you will make me live agaaaaaaaaain
[Verse 2]
D Bm
I search for ways to make a play
Dsus2 D
When it comes down to it I run away
Bm Gm A Ab Dsus4
To get so near but yet I don't know how
D Bm
To break that spell that keeps me high
Dsus2 D
Too fast, too soon, you're gone, my hopes run dry
Bm Gm A
I wonder if you feel the same way too
D7
What can I do
[Bridge 2]
Gmaj7
I could write it in a letter
A
But it all winds up the same
Gmaj7
Guess I'm gonna have to ask you
[Chorus]
G D Dmaj7
Lady what's your name?
Bm G
And can I walk beside you in the rain?
A D Dmaj7
Just a little smile will make my day
Bm Ab
Loving you will make me live a-ga-aaa-in
[Outro]
Eb Ebmaj7
What's your name?
Cm Ab
And can I walk beside you in the rain
Bb Eb Ebmaj7
Just a little smile will make my day
Cm Ab Bb Ebsus4
Loving you will make me live agaaaaaaaaain
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Swearin
Swearing at Moto (...)
Sweater Beats (f (...)
Sweatshop Union