R.E.M. - Nightswimming (Later… with Jools Holland on BBC1, 14 October 2003) Chords
Tempo:
104.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
A
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] Night [C]
swimming [D] [G] deserves a quiet [Cm] night.
[A] [C] [D]
[G] The photograph on [Cm] the dashboard [D] [G] taken years [Cm] ago
[A] turned [C] around backwards so [D] the windshield shows
[G] every street light [C]
[D] reveals a [G] picture in [C] reverse.
[A] Still [C] it's so much [D] clearer.
[G] I forgot my [Cm] shirt [D] at the [G] water's edge.
[C] The moon is [A] low [C] tonight.
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] Night [C] swimming [D] [G] deserves a quiet night.
[Cm]
[A] [C] I'm not sure all [D] these people [G] understand.
It's [Cm] not [D] like [G] years ago.
The [C]
[A] fear of getting [C] caught.
[D] Of recklessness and [G] water.
They cannot see me naked.
[C] These things they go away.
[D] Replaced by everyday.
[G] Night [C] swimming.
[D] [G] Remember in that [C]
night
[A] [C] September's coming [D] soon.
[G] Hiding for the [C] moon.
[D] [G] And what if there were [C] two
[A] side by [C] side in orbit
[D] around the fairest [G] sun?
[C] That bright [D] tide [G] forever drawn
could [C] not [A] describe night [C] swimming.
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [C] [D]
[G] You I thought [C] I knew [D] you.
[G] You I cannot [C]
judge.
[A] [C] You I thought you [D] knew me.
The [G] swan laughing quietly
[C]
[D] underneath [G] my breath.
[C]
[A] [C] Night swimming.
The [D]
[G] photograph [C] reflects
[D] every [G] street light a [C]
reminder.
[A] [C] Night swimming [D]
deserves a quiet [G] night.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] Deserves [A] a quiet [C] night.
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[N]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] Night [C]
swimming [D] [G] deserves a quiet [Cm] night.
[A] [C] [D]
[G] The photograph on [Cm] the dashboard [D] [G] taken years [Cm] ago
[A] turned [C] around backwards so [D] the windshield shows
[G] every street light [C]
[D] reveals a [G] picture in [C] reverse.
[A] Still [C] it's so much [D] clearer.
[G] I forgot my [Cm] shirt [D] at the [G] water's edge.
[C] The moon is [A] low [C] tonight.
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] Night [C] swimming [D] [G] deserves a quiet night.
[Cm]
[A] [C] I'm not sure all [D] these people [G] understand.
It's [Cm] not [D] like [G] years ago.
The [C]
[A] fear of getting [C] caught.
[D] Of recklessness and [G] water.
They cannot see me naked.
[C] These things they go away.
[D] Replaced by everyday.
[G] Night [C] swimming.
[D] [G] Remember in that [C]
night
[A] [C] September's coming [D] soon.
[G] Hiding for the [C] moon.
[D] [G] And what if there were [C] two
[A] side by [C] side in orbit
[D] around the fairest [G] sun?
[C] That bright [D] tide [G] forever drawn
could [C] not [A] describe night [C] swimming.
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [C] [D]
[G] You I thought [C] I knew [D] you.
[G] You I cannot [C]
judge.
[A] [C] You I thought you [D] knew me.
The [G] swan laughing quietly
[C]
[D] underneath [G] my breath.
[C]
[A] [C] Night swimming.
The [D]
[G] photograph [C] reflects
[D] every [G] street light a [C]
reminder.
[A] [C] Night swimming [D]
deserves a quiet [G] night.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] Deserves [A] a quiet [C] night.
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[N]
Key:
C
G
D
A
Cm
C
G
D
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Night [C]
swimming [D] _ [G] deserves a quiet [Cm] night.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] The photograph on [Cm] the dashboard [D] _ [G] taken _ years [Cm] ago
_ [A] turned [C] around backwards so [D] the windshield shows
[G] every street light [C] _
[D] reveals a [G] picture in [C] reverse.
_ [A] Still [C] it's so much [D] clearer.
_ _ [G] I forgot my [Cm] shirt [D] at the [G] water's edge.
[C] The moon is [A] low _ [C] tonight.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Night [C] swimming [D] _ [G] deserves a quiet night.
[Cm] _
[A] _ [C] I'm not sure all [D] these people _ [G] understand.
_ It's [Cm] not [D] like [G] years ago.
_ The [C]
[A] fear of getting [C] caught.
_ _ _ [D] Of recklessness and [G] water.
_ They cannot see me naked.
_ _ [C] These things they go away.
_ _ [D] Replaced by everyday.
[G] _ _ Night [C] swimming.
_ [D] _ [G] Remember in that [C]
night
[A] _ _ [C] September's coming [D] soon.
_ _ _ [G] Hiding for the [C] moon.
_ [D] _ [G] And what if there were [C] two
[A] side by [C] side in orbit
[D] around the fairest [G] sun?
_ [C] That bright [D] tide [G] forever drawn
could [C] not [A] describe night [C] swimming.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] You I thought [C] I knew [D] you.
_ [G] You I cannot [C]
judge.
[A] _ _ [C] You I thought you [D] knew me.
The [G] swan laughing quietly
[C] _
_ [D] underneath [G] _ my breath.
[C] _
_ [A] _ [C] Night swimming.
The [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ photograph _ [C] reflects
[D] every [G] street light a [C]
reminder.
[A] _ [C] Night swimming _ _ [D]
deserves a quiet [G] _ night. _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] Deserves [A] a quiet [C] _ night.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Night [C]
swimming [D] _ [G] deserves a quiet [Cm] night.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] The photograph on [Cm] the dashboard [D] _ [G] taken _ years [Cm] ago
_ [A] turned [C] around backwards so [D] the windshield shows
[G] every street light [C] _
[D] reveals a [G] picture in [C] reverse.
_ [A] Still [C] it's so much [D] clearer.
_ _ [G] I forgot my [Cm] shirt [D] at the [G] water's edge.
[C] The moon is [A] low _ [C] tonight.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Night [C] swimming [D] _ [G] deserves a quiet night.
[Cm] _
[A] _ [C] I'm not sure all [D] these people _ [G] understand.
_ It's [Cm] not [D] like [G] years ago.
_ The [C]
[A] fear of getting [C] caught.
_ _ _ [D] Of recklessness and [G] water.
_ They cannot see me naked.
_ _ [C] These things they go away.
_ _ [D] Replaced by everyday.
[G] _ _ Night [C] swimming.
_ [D] _ [G] Remember in that [C]
night
[A] _ _ [C] September's coming [D] soon.
_ _ _ [G] Hiding for the [C] moon.
_ [D] _ [G] And what if there were [C] two
[A] side by [C] side in orbit
[D] around the fairest [G] sun?
_ [C] That bright [D] tide [G] forever drawn
could [C] not [A] describe night [C] swimming.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] You I thought [C] I knew [D] you.
_ [G] You I cannot [C]
judge.
[A] _ _ [C] You I thought you [D] knew me.
The [G] swan laughing quietly
[C] _
_ [D] underneath [G] _ my breath.
[C] _
_ [A] _ [C] Night swimming.
The [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ photograph _ [C] reflects
[D] every [G] street light a [C]
reminder.
[A] _ [C] Night swimming _ _ [D]
deserves a quiet [G] _ night. _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] Deserves [A] a quiet [C] _ night.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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