Swift Lizard

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Swift Lizard’ is on “The Lonesome Picker Rides Again”, Warner Brothers, 1971, CD re-issue 1990, Line Records. 

Great live number – sounds best with an amp, but strumming or even picking an acoustic isn´t too bad, either.  Just three chords – what are you waiting for?

 

 

(C7)

Hot sun on the highway,

Burning barefooted boys walking home from (F)school.

(C7) Hot sun on the highway,

Gotta walk on the green grass just to keep 'em (F)cool.

 

(C7) Swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run,(hold) run, run, (F)run.

 

(C7) Hot sun on the highway,

Swift lizard, he's sleeping in the noonday (F)sun.

(C7) Hot boys on the highway,

Swift lizard, he knows he's got to run, run, (F)run.

 

Oh, (C7)swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run,(hold) run, run, (F)run.

 

And I (C7)feel I've been (F)running, (got to feel now)

(C7)Feel I've been (F)running, (got to feel now)

(C7)Feel I've been (F)running,

Too (G)long, too long, too long, too long,

Too long, too long, too long, too long.

 

Oh, (F)swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run,(hold) run, run, (Bb)run.

 

Yeah, (F)swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run, run,

Swift lizard got to run,(hold) run, run, (Bb)run.

 

Oh yeah, (F)swift lizard, won't you look at him run,

Swift lizard, won't you look at him run,

Swift lizard, won't you look at him run,

Swift lizard, won't you look at him run.

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

December 2004