Chords for Laura Marling 'Alas I Cannot Swim' Live
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [C]
[A]
There's a [C] house across the river but [F] alas I [C] cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty that the [G] flowers seem to grin
[F] There's a [C]
house across the river but alas I cannot swim
I live my life regretting that I never jumped in
[F]
[C] There's a boy across the river with [F] short black [C] curly hair
He wants to be my lover and I want [G] to be his peer
[C] There's a boy across the river but [F] alas I cannot [C] swim
I never will get to put [G] my arms around [C] him
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] There's a life across the river that [F] was meant for [C] me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
There's a [C] life across the river but [F] I do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will [G] never [C] be pleased
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
There [Am] is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [Am] none
There is gold across the river but [F] I don't want [C] none
Gold is [Am] fleeting, gold [F] is fickle, gold [C] is fun
Gold [Am] is fleeting, gold is [F] fickle, gold [C] is fun
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't [C] want none
I would rather be driving held [G] up by a golden gun
[C] Saying work more and [F] more, live more, have more [C] fun
Saying work more and [F] more, live more, [C] have more fun
Saying work more [F] and more, live more, have more fun
[C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
There's a life across the river that was [F] meant [C] for me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
[C] There's a life across the river but I [F] do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will never be pleased
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
There is [Am] gold across the river but I don't want none
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
I would
[G] rather be driving [F] held
[C] up by a golden gun
Saying work more and more, live more, have more fun
Saying work more [F] and more, live more, [C] have more fun
[G]
[E]
[A] [G]
[E]
[F]
[A]
There's a [C] house across the river but [F] alas I [C] cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty that the [G] flowers seem to grin
[F] There's a [C]
house across the river but alas I cannot swim
I live my life regretting that I never jumped in
[F]
[C] There's a boy across the river with [F] short black [C] curly hair
He wants to be my lover and I want [G] to be his peer
[C] There's a boy across the river but [F] alas I cannot [C] swim
I never will get to put [G] my arms around [C] him
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] There's a life across the river that [F] was meant for [C] me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
There's a [C] life across the river but [F] I do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will [G] never [C] be pleased
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
There [Am] is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [Am] none
There is gold across the river but [F] I don't want [C] none
Gold is [Am] fleeting, gold [F] is fickle, gold [C] is fun
Gold [Am] is fleeting, gold is [F] fickle, gold [C] is fun
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't [C] want none
I would rather be driving held [G] up by a golden gun
[C] Saying work more and [F] more, live more, have more [C] fun
Saying work more and [F] more, live more, [C] have more fun
Saying work more [F] and more, live more, have more fun
[C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
There's a life across the river that was [F] meant [C] for me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
[C] There's a life across the river but I [F] do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will never be pleased
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
There is [Am] gold across the river but I don't want none
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
I would
[G] rather be driving [F] held
[C] up by a golden gun
Saying work more and more, live more, have more fun
Saying work more [F] and more, live more, [C] have more fun
[G]
[E]
[A] [G]
[E]
[F]
Key:
C
F
G
Am
A
C
F
G
[N] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a _ [C] house across the river but [F] alas I [C] cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty that the [G] flowers seem to grin
[F] _ There's a [C]
house across the river but alas I cannot swim
I live my life regretting that I never jumped in
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ There's a boy across the river with [F] short black [C] curly hair
He wants to be my lover and I want [G] to be his peer
[C] There's a boy across the river but [F] alas I cannot [C] swim
I never will get to put [G] my arms around [C] him
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ There's a life across the river that [F] was meant for [C] me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
_ There's a [C] life across the river but [F] I do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will [G] never [C] be pleased _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
There [Am] is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [Am] none
There is gold across the river but [F] I don't want [C] none
Gold is [Am] fleeting, gold [F] is fickle, gold [C] is fun
Gold [Am] is fleeting, gold is [F] fickle, gold [C] is fun
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't [C] want none
I would rather be driving held [G] up by a golden gun
[C] Saying work more and [F] more, live more, have more [C] fun
Saying work more and [F] more, live more, [C] have more fun
_ Saying work more [F] and more, live more, have more fun
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a life _ across the river that was [F] meant [C] for me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
[C] There's a life across the river but I [F] do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will never be pleased
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ There is [Am] gold across the river but I don't want none
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
_ Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun _
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
I would _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ rather be driving [F] held _ _
[C] _ _ up by a golden gun
Saying work more and more, live more, have more fun
_ Saying work more [F] and more, live more, [C] have more fun _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a _ [C] house across the river but [F] alas I [C] cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty that the [G] flowers seem to grin
[F] _ There's a [C]
house across the river but alas I cannot swim
I live my life regretting that I never jumped in
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ There's a boy across the river with [F] short black [C] curly hair
He wants to be my lover and I want [G] to be his peer
[C] There's a boy across the river but [F] alas I cannot [C] swim
I never will get to put [G] my arms around [C] him
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ There's a life across the river that [F] was meant for [C] me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
_ There's a [C] life across the river but [F] I do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will [G] never [C] be pleased _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
There [Am] is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [Am] none
There is gold across the river but [F] I don't want [C] none
Gold is [Am] fleeting, gold [F] is fickle, gold [C] is fun
Gold [Am] is fleeting, gold is [F] fickle, gold [C] is fun
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't [C] want none
I would rather be driving held [G] up by a golden gun
[C] Saying work more and [F] more, live more, have more [C] fun
Saying work more and [F] more, live more, [C] have more fun
_ Saying work more [F] and more, live more, have more fun
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a life _ across the river that was [F] meant [C] for me
Instead I live my life in constant [G] misery
[C] There's a life across the river but I [F] do not [C] see
Why I should please those who will never be pleased
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ There is [Am] gold across the river but I don't want none
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
_ Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun _
There is gold across the river but I [F] don't want [C] none
I would _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ rather be driving [F] held _ _
[C] _ _ up by a golden gun
Saying work more and more, live more, have more fun
_ Saying work more [F] and more, live more, [C] have more fun _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _