Swan Swan Hummingbird by Rem guitar tab (text):

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To: jamesb@nevada.edu
From: Michael Higgins 
Date:     16 Sep 92 13:58:54 MST
Subject:  REM - Swan Swan Hummingbird Tablature and Chord
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                     REM - Swan Swan Hummingbird

  This is the tablature and chords for REMs Swan Swan Humming Bird.  I
got the words and chords from Scott A. Yanoff
(yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu).  I have included my tablature for what
goes on behind the singing.  I hope it is satisfactory, being my
first tablature.

  The Rhythm guitar is played on a 12 - string while the other part is
played on a regular 6 - string.


>  This song is in 6/8 time. In the intro, Peter plays an Am chord. On
>beat four, he lifts up his finger on the second fret of the D string
>then hammers it right back on. Its an old trick but one of my
>favorites.  He also does it on the Dm chord when it's played for a
>whole 6 beats - except of course, he lifts his finger off of the G
>string.


  Am        Dm           G
> Swan swan hummingbird
     Am              Dm
> Hurrah we are all free now
        Am               Dm    G
> What noisy cats are we
           Am                   Dm
> Girl and dog he bore his cross
     Am       Dm    G Am
> A long low time ago people talk to me



>
  Em                     F
> Johnny Reb what's the price of pans
  Em                F
> Forty a piece or three for one dollar
        Em              F
> Hey captain don't you want to buy
       Em              C    G
> Some bone chains and toothpicks
>
 {same as first verse}
> Night weaves her hair chains
> Years you wouldn't bring back sing
> Wooden beams and dove tails sweep
> I struck that picture ninety times
> I walked that path a hundred ninety
> Long low time ago people talk to me
>
     G         Bm
> A pistol hot cup of rhyme
       C                    D
> The whiskey is water the water is wine
  G               Bm                   C             C/B
> Marching feet Johnny Reb what's the price of heroes
>
> Six and one half dozen the other
> Tell that to the captain's mother
> Hey captain don't you want to buy
> Some bone chains and toothpicks
>
> Night weaves her hair chains
> Swan swan hummingbird
> Hurrah we are all free now
> What noisy cats are we
> Long low time ago people talk to me
> A pistol hot cup of rhyme
                                   {end on Am}
> The whiskey is water the water is wine

Here's what goes on in the background:

#1:
   Swan Swan...

   Am           Dm    G     Am          Dm
(D)--------0-2-|-0---|-----|-------0-2-|-0-|
(A)-0-2-3------|---0-|-----|-0-2-3-----|---| Back over
(E)------------|-----|-3---|-----------|---|

#2:
   Johnny rep...

   Em        F       Em        F
(A)-2---0-2-|-3-0---|-2---0-2-|-3-|
(E)---3-----|-----1-|---3-----|---|

When switching from #1 to #2 or #3 do this

...some bones, chains...

   Em        F    Em    Am
(A)-2---0-2-|-3--|-2---|-0-2-3-|
(E)---3-----|----|-----|-------| ...                    1st time
                       | G          D         C           D
 This on       (G)-----|-0-0-0-----|---------|---------|---------|
A Pistol...    (D)---0-|-------4-2-|-4-2-0-0-|---------|-0-0-2-4-|
(#3)           (A)-----|-----------|---------|-3-3-2-3-|---------|
                                                       |2nd time
                                                       |D       Em
                                                   (D) |-0-0-0-|Six...
                                                   (A) |-------|

I hope that you can make sense out of this mess.  Well figuring it
out should be interesting.
        Enjoy,
            Michael.

PS. Thanks for keeping this up James!