----------------------------------------------------------------------- SWALLOWS OF SAN JUAN – Alejandro Escovedo ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: eboswald Email: Tuning: Standard Capo on 2 Gonna {G} crawl upon the shore {C} {D} Roll in the {G} mud and the clay (C) (D) Like the {G} swallows of San Juan I’m gonna get {C} back {D} some day {G} {C} {D} A thousand steps to the water A thousand steps you must take There’s a thousand worlds on the head of a pin A thousand rules to break Chorus {Em }Next time you see me I’m gonna {Bm} smile for the camera Like some {C} wild man from Pom{G}peii {Em} Take my word, go {Bm} down to the sea It’s {C} breaking bigger than anything any of us have ever seen Repeat 1st verse Instrumental verse Had a blond TV special* And an English half stack** I lost the both in a deal But some day, some day I’ll get them back Repeat chorus Repeat Verse 1 (fade out on repeating last line) * a Gibson circa 1955 - 1961 ** a Marshall half stack or a Vox?